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League Championship: Detroit vs. Buffalo

January 25, 2026
70°
Indianapolis Stadium (Indianapolis, IN) Attendance: 59,149 (94%)
Detroit 7 21 0 17 - 45
Buffalo 0 14 0 6 - 20

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Detroit: 2-7-BUF 9 (0:04) 24-James Hanson ran for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Edmond Wagner. BUF 0 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Detroit: 1-6-BUF 6 (11:29) 86-Issac Buendia ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Edmond Wagner. BUF 0 DET 14
(Qtr 2) Buffalo: 3-2-DET 12 (5:55) 14-Larry Dubreuil pass complete to 15-Theron Junker for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-David Kern. BUF 7 DET 14
(Qtr 2) Buffalo: 1-1-DET 1 (3:39) 28-Joseph Wilson ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-David Kern. BUF 14 DET 14
(Qtr 2) Detroit: 3-10-DET 25 (3:28) 4-Carlos Davis pass complete to 24-James Hanson for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Edmond Wagner. BUF 14 DET 21
(Qtr 2) Detroit: 3-20-BUF 29 (1:47) 4-Carlos Davis pass complete to 47-Paul Battista for 29 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Edmond Wagner. BUF 14 DET 28
(Qtr 4) Detroit: 4-12-BUF 12 (10:27) 1-Edmond Wagner 30 yard field goal is GOOD. BUF 14 DET 31
(Qtr 4) Detroit: 1-10-BUF 18 (7:23) 24-James Hanson ran for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Edmond Wagner. BUF 92-John Simmons was injured on the play. BUF 14 DET 38
(Qtr 4) Buffalo: 4-15-DET 15 (4:32) 5-David Kern 32 yard field goal is GOOD. BUF 17 DET 38
(Qtr 4) Buffalo: 4-16-DET 25 (0:59) 5-David Kern 42 yard field goal is GOOD. BUF 20 DET 38
(Qtr 4) Detroit: 2-16-BUF 4 (0:02) 14-Larry Dubreuil pass INTERCEPTED by 50-Junior Grubbs at BUF 7. 50-Junior Grubbs to BUF 0 for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Edmond Wagner. BUF 20 DET 45

Team Statistics

Buffalo Detroit
First Downs 16 16
- Rushing 6 5
- Passing 8 7
- Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 317 410
- Offensive Plays 71 62
- Yards Per Play 4.46 6.61
Net Rushing Yards 137 179
- Rushing Attempts 37 28
- Yards Per Rush 3.70 6.39
Net Passing Yards 180 231
- Att/Comp/Int 31 / 16 / 4 30 / 15 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 202 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 22 4 / 13
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.29 6.79
- Yards Per Completion 12.63 16.27
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 12 4 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.2 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 2
Penalties/Yards 9 / 90 5 / 31
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 43 1 / 6
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 24
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 6 4 / 46
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 2 4 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 35
Time of Possession 31:35 28:25

Drive Charts

Buffalo

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:38 OWN 25 6 42 Interception
1 7:03 3:31 OWN 48 5 20 Missed FG
1 0:00 2:04 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 11:24 5:35 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
2 5:09 1:32 OPP 34 5 34 Touchdown
2 3:13 0:42 OWN 25 2 4 Interception
2 1:41 1:41 OWN 25 4 6 Half
3 13:24 2:09 OWN 44 3 5 Punt
3 10:55 2:19 OWN 43 5 13 Punt
3 3:31 2:02 OWN 24 3 3 Punt
4 13:30 0:05 OWN 8 1 0 Interception
4 10:24 1:36 OWN 25 3 -4 Punt
4 7:17 2:49 OWN 25 10 60 Field Goal
4 2:21 1:25 OPP 33 5 8 Field Goal
4 0:27 0:27 OWN 10 2 -6 Interception

Detroit

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:22 2:38 OPP 22 5 -17 Punt
1 8:44 1:41 OWN 16 3 9 Punt
1 3:31 3:31 OWN 39 6 61 Touchdown
2 12:56 1:31 OWN 30 3 70 Touchdown
2 5:50 0:41 OWN 25 2 9 Interception
2 3:37 0:24 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
2 2:31 0:50 OPP 39 4 39 Touchdown
3 15:00 1:36 OWN 20 3 3 Punt
3 11:16 0:21 OWN 10 3 0 Punt
3 8:36 5:05 OWN 20 11 69 Downs
3 1:29 2:59 OWN 24 6 25 Punt
4 13:25 3:01 OPP 18 5 6 Field Goal
4 8:48 1:31 OWN 39 5 61 Touchdown
4 4:28 2:08 OWN 25 4 8 Downs
4 0:55 0:28 OWN 25 4 10 Punt

Rushing Stats

Buffalo

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Joseph Wilson 29 105 3.62 11 3 1
Larry Dubreuil 3 27 9.00 14 2 0
Wayne Krieger 5 5 1.00 2 0 0

Detroit

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
James Hanson 20 154 7.70 54 6 2
Daniel Cheek 6 17 2.83 11 1 0
Issac Buendia 1 6 6.00 6 0 1
Carlos Davis 1 2 2.00 2 0 0

Passing Stats

Buffalo

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Larry Dubreuil 31 16 202 3 / 22 1 26 4 43.41

Detroit

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Carlos Davis 30 15 244 4 / 13 2 75 1 85.97

Receiving Stats

Buffalo

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Theron Junker 5 76 15.20 23 1
Walter Perez 4 72 18.00 26 0
Wade Stickley 1 16 16.00 16 0
Thomas Hill 1 12 12.00 12 0
Wayne Krieger 1 10 10.00 10 0
Don Matthews 2 10 5.00 11 0
Donald Ly 1 4 4.00 4 0
Joseph Wilson 1 2 2.00 2 0

Detroit

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Hanson 2 76 38.00 75 1
Paul Battista 5 73 14.60 29 1
Robert Mendoza 4 46 11.50 20 0
Joshua Costello 1 27 27.00 27 0
Matthew Geer 2 21 10.50 12 0
Daniel Cheek 1 1 1.00 1 0

Blocking Stats

Buffalo

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Roger Friese 0 0 1 0
Robert Garner 0 0 1 0

Detroit

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Leon North 0 0 3 0
Lester Boggess 0 0 1 0

Interception Stats

Buffalo

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Jackson Phelps 1 6 6.00 0

Detroit

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Lance Morse 1 38 38.00 0
Junior Grubbs 1 7 7.00 1
Benjamin Jones 1 1 1.00 0
Terry Izquierdo 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Buffalo

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Joseph Wilson 1 1 1 0
Thomas Hill 0 1 0 0

Detroit

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Lance Morse 1 0 0 0

Punting

Buffalo

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Adam Surette 6 268 44.67 40.33 49 0

Detroit

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
David Parker 5 246 49.20 40.80 54 1

Kicking

Buffalo

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
David Kern 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 0 42 2 / 2

Detroit

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Edmond Wagner 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 30 6 / 6

Punt Return

Buffalo

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Theron Junker 2 43 21.5 26 0

Detroit

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Paul Battista 1 6 6.0 6 0

Kick Return

Buffalo

Detroit

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Paul Battista 1 24 24.0 0

Defensive Stats

Buffalo

Name Tackles Sacks
Dean Martin 8 0
Jackson Phelps 5 0
Donald Barnett 4 0
David Ross 4 0
Michael Ankney 4 0
Robert Dugan 4 0
Gregory Smith 3 1
John Simmons 2 0
Samuel Fowler 2 0
Robert Stricklin 1 0
Dennis Scott 1 3
Jim Mabon 1 0
Wade Stickley 1 0
Wayne Krieger 1 0
Timothy Martin 1 0

Detroit

Name Tackles Sacks
Dennis Matthews 9 0
John Ned 8 0
Tony Patten 7 1
Benjamin Jones 6 0
Robert Douglas 4 0
Edward Ruiz 4 0
James Rao 4 1
Fidel Freeman 2 0
Joseph Levine 2 0
Charles Ortiz 2 1
Junior Grubbs 2 0
David Montgomery 1 0
Lance Morse 1 0
Brian Huff 1 0
Billy Greenleaf 1 0