Bills cruise past Lions to christen new home behind Josh Allen's five-touchdown performance

The wait for regular-season football at the Buffalo Bills' new home ended Thursday night, when Highmark Stadium hosted its first regular-season game.

Right on cue, Buffalo's star quarterback Josh Allen orchestrated a picture-perfect first half as the home team raced to a 27-10 halftime lead over the Detroit Lions. Allen threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores to power the Bills to a 41-31 victory.

Allen recorded the fourth five-touchdown game of his career Thursday, one...