DETROIT — Matthew Stafford threw a touchdown, an interception and had some passes dropped in his debut with the Detroit Lions.

Jason Hanson’s 47-yard field goal as time expired lifted Detroit to a 27-26 win over the Atlanta Falcons in the preseason opener for both teams.
Stafford, the No. 1 pick of the NFL’s first 0-16 team, completed half of his 14 passes for 114 yards, with a 25-yard TD to fellow rookie Derrick Williams and an interception that Tony Gilbert returned for a score. Keary Colbert dropped Stafford’s first pass and two more.
Daunte Culpepper started and completed 5 of 6 passes for 41 yards for Detroit.
Atlanta’s Michael Turner ran for a 40-yard TD and Matt Ryan was 5-of-7 for 33 yards.
Culpepper and Stafford didn’t have any of their top three receivers, including Calvin Johnson, and were without first-round tight end Brandon Pettigrew.That created opportunities for other targets and Colbert failed to take advantage.
Bills 27, Bears 20
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Jay Cutler came out throwing against Buffalo in his Bears preseason debut, missing as many attempts as he completed, not including the one he had intercepted. So much for the much-anticipated buzz — including all the No. 6 Bears jerseys sold — that centered on the Pro Bowl quarterback Chicago acquired in a blockbuster offseason trade with Denver.
The Bills’ offense, even minus Terrell Owens, out nursing a sprained toe, was much more efficient in 80-plus-degree and muggy conditions. And Buffalo got plenty of help from its defense, which generated four turnovers, including two interceptions by rookie Ellis Lankster.
Packers 17, Browns 0
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers directed two long touchdown drives before departing, and Green Bay’s new 3-4 defense gave Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson fits.
Quinn and Anderson got their first game action under new Browns coach Eric Mangini. Both could take some pointers from Rodgers, who went 5 of 10 for 102 yards and completed a 53-yard TD pass to Donald Driver on the opening drive.
Quinn was better than Anderson, though both threw interceptions as Cleveland looked far away from improving on last year’s 4-12 mark, committing four turnovers and seven penalties.