League Championship: Detroit vs. Buffalo
January 25, 2026 70° Indianapolis Stadium
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
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Buffalo
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 Joseph Wilson 29 105 3.62 11 3 1
#5 Larry Dubreuil 3 27 9.00 14 2 0
#84 Wayne Krieger 5 5 1.00 2 0 0
Detroit
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 James Hanson 20 154 7.70 54 6 2
#21 Daniel Cheek 6 17 2.83 11 1 0
#86 Issac Buendia 1 6 6.00 6 0 1
#4 Carlos Davis 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Buffalo
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Larry Dubreuil 31 16 202 3 / 22 1 26 4 43.41
Detroit
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Carlos Davis 30 15 244 4 / 13 2 75 1 85.97
Receiving Stats
Buffalo
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Theron Junker 5 76 15.20 23 1
#40 Walter Perez 4 72 18.00 26 0
#10 Wade Stickley 1 16 16.00 16 0
#88 Thomas Hill 1 12 12.00 12 0
#84 Wayne Krieger 1 10 10.00 10 0
#83 Don Matthews 2 10 5.00 11 0
#47 Donald Ly 1 4 4.00 4 0
#28 Joseph Wilson 1 2 2.00 2 0
Detroit
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#24 James Hanson 2 76 38.00 75 1
#47 Paul Battista 5 73 14.60 29 1
#14 Robert Mendoza 4 46 11.50 20 0
#89 Joshua Costello 1 27 27.00 27 0
#11 Matthew Geer 2 21 10.50 12 0
#21 Daniel Cheek 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Buffalo
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#57 Roger Friese 0 0 1 0
#76 Robert Garner 0 0 1 0
Detroit
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#58 Leon North 0 0 3 0
#55 Lester Boggess 0 0 1 0
Interception Stats
Buffalo
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#43 Jackson Phelps 1 6 6.00 0
Detroit
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#90 Lance Morse 1 38 38.00 0
#50 Junior Grubbs 1 7 7.00 1
#20 Benjamin Jones 1 1 1.00 0
#31 Terry Izquierdo 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Buffalo
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#28 Joseph Wilson 1 1 1 0
#88 Thomas Hill 0 1 0 0
Detroit
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#90 Lance Morse 1 0 0 0
Punting
Buffalo
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Adam Surette 6 268 44.67 40.33 49 0
Detroit
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 David Parker 5 246 49.20 40.80 54 1
Kicking
Buffalo
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#5 David Kern 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 0 42 2 / 2
Detroit
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Edmond Wagner 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 30 6 / 6
Punt Return
Buffalo
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Theron Junker 2 43 21.5 26 0
Detroit
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#47 Paul Battista 1 6 6.0 6 0
Kick Return
Buffalo
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Detroit
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#47 Paul Battista 1 24 24.0 0
Defensive Stats
Buffalo
Name Tackles Sacks
#50 Dean Martin 8 0
#43 Jackson Phelps 5 0
#38 Donald Barnett 4 0
#26 David Ross 4 0
#58 Michael Ankney 4 0
#54 Robert Dugan 4 0
#96 Gregory Smith 3 1
#92 John Simmons 2 0
#31 Samuel Fowler 2 0
#89 Robert Stricklin 1 0
#57 Dennis Scott 1 3
#46 Jim Mabon 1 0
#10 Wade Stickley 1 0
#84 Wayne Krieger 1 0
#70 Timothy Martin 1 0
Detroit
Name Tackles Sacks
#23 Dennis Matthews 9 0
#98 John Ned 8 0
#44 Tony Patten 7 1
#20 Benjamin Jones 6 0
#75 Robert Douglas 4 0
#61 Edward Ruiz 4 0
#54 James Rao 4 1
#45 Fidel Freeman 2 0
#33 Joseph Levine 2 0
#99 Charles Ortiz 2 1
#50 Junior Grubbs 2 0
#51 David Montgomery 1 0
#90 Lance Morse 1 0
#92 Brian Huff 1 0
#49 Billy Greenleaf 1 0