Joe Burrow starts and backup Joe Flacco throws a TD pass as the Bengals beat Lions 16-14

Joe Flacco threw a touchdown pass in relief of Joe Burrow as the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Detroit Lions 16-14 in both teams’ preseason opener on Thursday night. Evan McPherson added three field goals. Cincinnati played its starters for at least three snaps and Burrow went 5 of 6 for 39 yards on two series. Detroit coach Dan Campbell sat most starters, including Jared Goff, Jahmyr Gibbs and edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson. Luke Altmyer, starting for the Lions, went 13 of 22 for 130 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions, including a late 12-play, 80-yard score that narrowed it to 16-14 on Altmyer’s 2-point keeper.