Overview

• The Chargers’ 34-7 rout of the Lions officially kicked off the NFL preseason as the first July exhibition since 2000.
• Lance converted a fourth-and-2 with a 5-yard touchdown pass and later hit KeAndre Lambert-Smith on a slant for his second score.
• Detroit’s offense turned the ball over five times without forcing a takeaway, spotlighting depth and special teams lapses.
• Both franchises sat their starters, giving snaps to Lance and rookie DJ Uiagalelei for Los Angeles and to Hendon Hooker and Kyle Allen in Detroit.
• The game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium honored incoming inductees Antonio Gates, Eric Allen, Jared Allen and Sterling Sharpe on the eve of their enshrinement.