The Bills lost this game despite outplaying the Lions most of the way.  Trent Edwards made a brief, but successful, appearance in this game as he completed all four of the passes that he attempted for 66 yards.  Brian Brohm didn’t look as good as he completed 7 of 15 passes for 78 yards with 1 INT.  Brohm also carried the ball 4 times for 34 yards (8.5 ypc) tonight.  Rookie Levi Brown finished up the game by completing 10 of 18 passes for 92 yards with 1 INT.  Lions’ CB Paul Pratt returned Brown’s pickoff 102 yards for a TD.  Andre Anderson led the way on the ground for the Bills tonight with 30 yards rushing on 10 carries (3.0 ypc).  Chad Simpson pitched in with 16 yards rushing on 8 carries (2.0 ypc) with 1 TD run.  WRs Chad Jackson (5 rec, 59 yards) and Lee Evans (1 rec, 50 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Bills tonight.  The Bills finished up with 97 yards rushing (2.7 ypc) and 216 yards passing as they had possession of the ball for 38:24.

Linebacker Keith Ellison led a good effort by the Bills’ D with 6 tackles.  CB Drayton Florence didn’t have any tackles in this game but he did return a interception (off Matt Stafford) 40-yards for a TD.  The Lions finished up with 103 yards rushing (4.0 ypc) and 136 passing yards in this game.  The Bills finish the pre-season with a 2-2 mark.