2026 NFL Week 2 · Thursday Night
Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
The Detroit Lions visit the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, September 17 at 8:15 PM ET at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.
It is a 2026 regular-season game in Week 2.
It has the thursday night time slot to itself (standalone window); games like this are typically televised nationally.
Listed US channels: Amazon Prime Video and NFL Sunday Ticket.
Final: Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions 41–31.
Last updated: Schedule data: third-party sports data feedTV listings: listed by our data provider (may be incomplete)Geographic coverage data: not available — why
Kickoff time
- Date
- Thursday, September 17, 2026
- Eastern (ET)
- Central (CT)
- Mountain (MT)
- Pacific (PT)
- Time slot
- Thursday Night
- Week
- Week 2
- Venue
- Highmark Stadium · Orchard Park, New York
- Season
- 2026 regular season
TV channel & coverage
- Coverage window
- Standalone window
- US TV (listed)
- Amazon Prime Video, NFL Sunday Ticket
Standalone window: this is the only game in its time slot, so it is typically televised or streamed nationally. TV listings come from our data provider and can be incomplete. We don't have market-by-market broadcast data. Nationally televised NFL games
| Country | Channels |
|---|---|
| Argentina | FOX Sports 3 Argentina |
| Australia | 7mate NSW, 7mate Queensland, 7mate South Australia, 7mate Victoria, 7mate Western Australia, DAZN Australia, ESPN Australia |
| Belgium | DAZN Belgium |
| Brazil | DAZN Brasil, SporTV |
| Canada | CTV Calgary, CTV Edmonton, CTV Halifax, CTV Kitchener, CTV Montreal, CTV Ottawa, CTV Toronto, CTV Vancouver, CTV Winnipeg, DAZN Canada, RDS, TSN 1, TSN 3, TSN 4 |
| Croatia | Arena Sport 1 HR, DAZN Croatia |
| Czechia | DAZN Czechia |
| Finland | Ruutu+ |
| France | BeIn Sports HD 1 France |
| Germany | RTL, Sky Sport Top Event |
| Greece | DAZN Greece |
| Israel | Sport 5 IL |
| Italy | DAZN Italy |
| New Zealand | DAZN New Zealand, ESPN New Zealand |
| Poland | DAZN Poland |
| Portugal | DAZN Portugal |
| Qatar | BeIN Sports 1 Qatar, BeIN Sports English 1 Qatar |
| Serbia | Arena Sport 1 Premium RS, DAZN Serbia |
| Slovenia | Arena Sport 1 SI, DAZN Slovenia |
| South Africa | ESPN South Africa |
| Spain | DAZN Spain |
| The Netherlands | ESPN 3 Netherlands |
| Turkey | DAZN Turkey |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports NFL |
Before and after this game
Detroit Lions schedule
- Previous: vs New Orleans Saints (Week 1)
- Next: vs New York Jets (Week 3)
Buffalo Bills schedule
- Previous: at Houston Texans (Week 1)
- Next: vs Los Angeles Chargers (Week 3)