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Lions beat Bills 28-23 in preseason finale

By AP

DETROIT – Matthew Stafford had an interception returned for a touchdown, but third-stringer Drew Stanton threw a pair of second-half touchdown passes to lift the Detroit Lions to a 28-23 win over the Buffalo Bills in their preseason finale Thursday night.

Stafford's second pass was picked off by Drayton Florence and Detroit punted on his second and last drive.

Trent Edwards was 4 for 4 for 66 yards - including a 50-yard pass to Lee Evans - on his only drive that set up Rian Lindell's first of three field goals.

Buffalo's Marshawn Lynch had 2 yards rushing on five carries after missing two games with an ankle injury. Bills rookie running back C.J. Spiller was rested and running back Fred Jackson missed a third straight game because of a broken left hand.

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