J.J. Watt, part owner of Burnley FC, made a bet to play for the Bengals if goalkeeper James Trafford continued his clean-sheet streak.
Jack Rudoni and Bobby Thomas head the first-half goals as Coventry beat Preston for the first time since 2007.
Coventry held on for their seventh win in eight league games to move just a point away from the play-off places.
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