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5 Lions vs. Bills thoughts after watching Buffalo’s Week 1 game

Josh Allen propelled the Buffalo Bills to a 36-31 season-opening victory over the Houston Texans in a contest that saw eight lead shifts, four occurring during the fourth quarter. The triumph marked the head coaching debut of Joe Brady, whose offensive game plan deployed three tight ends on over a third of the plays while relying heavily on Allen's passing attack.

On the other side of the ball, defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard made his debut for Buffalo as his unit surrendered 381 total yards, including 124 rushing yards, and yielded 31 points. Despite those concessions, Leonhard's defense managed to generate a pair of turnovers alongside four punts as Buffalo prepares to face the Detroit Lions on Thursday Night Football.