New England edges New York

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Eli Manning had another solid tuneup for the regular season, even if it was brief. Tom Brady didn't need one.

Manning led a 16-play touchdown drive on the opening series, then went to the sideline with most of the New York Giants' other starters in the Patriots 27-20 exhibition win Thursday night.

The Giants (1-3) got the ball first and scored on a 1-yard run by Brandon Jacobs. Manning was 5-for-8 for 58 yards on the drive, including four first-down passes to Jeremy Shockey.

Backup Jared Lorenzen was sacked seven times and went 10-for-16 for 53 yards.

Matt Cassell started for the Patriots (2-2) and led two scoring drives, ending in Stephen Gostkowski's 37-yard field goal and Heath Evans' 1-yard touchdown run that gave them the lead for good, 10-7. Cassell went 10-for-14 for 99 yards on three series before being replaced by 43-year-old Vinny Testaverde.

With the score 20-13, Matt Gutierrez threw a 12-yard scoring pass to Bam Childress with 2:54 left before Ryan Grant scored on a 1-yard run with 49 seconds to go.

BILLS 16, LIONS 14: At Detroit, rookie Troy Edwards directed a 90-yard drive that set up a tiebreaking field goal with 1:46 left, and Buffalo recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff. Reserve running back Fred Jackson pulled Buffalo within three with a 5-yard run early in the third quarter. The plodding game was won by the Bills (2-2) as Edwards drove them downfield with some clutch passes on third downs.

Kevin Kasper brought the final kickoff out of the middle of the end zone while teammate Brian Calhoun tried to stop him and turned over the ball for Detroit (2-2).

JAGUARS 31, REDSKINS 14: At Jacksonville, Fla., the Jaguars had 30 players, including Byron Leftwich, who were inactive or rested. But backup quarterback David Garrard was effective and Jacksonville rallied to beat Washington. Jason Campbell returned to the starting lineup after missing a game with a bruised left knee, completing 5 of 5 passes for 54 yards and his first touchdown of the preseason.

Mark Brunell, trying to old off Todd Collins for the No. 2 job, was 5-of-6 for 47 yards and a touchdown for the Redskins (2-2). Collins did not play.

Third-team quarterback Quinn Gray, who could be cut on Saturday, was 17-of-22 for 172 yards and two touchdowns for the Jaguars (3-1).