Detroit — If Friday's preseason opener is indicative of much, the Detroit Lions have plenty of wrinkles to iron out ahead of next month's season opener against the San Francisco 49ers.
Carried by their reserves, the Lions managed to rally for a lead late before the Buffalo Bills countered with a long fourth-down conversion to set up a game-winning field goal in the closing seconds to escape with a 16-15 victory.
But the final score in the preseason is of little consequence. The night's focus was on the starters, a significant percentage which played the first quarter of the game, as the Lions battled through their share of struggles on both offense and defense.