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 Mariota, the second overall pick in this year's draft, had not
thrown a single interception during training camp in 186 attempts.
However, his third pass of the preseason was intercepted by Falcons
linebacker Justin Durant.
On the Titans' second possession, Mariota fumbled, and Falcons
linebacker picked it up and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown
that made it 17-0.
Mariota did lead his team to a touchdown later in the first half and
finished 7-for-8 for 94 yards, no touchdowns and an interception.
The score was tied before Atlanta's Michael Ford scored on a 1-yard
run in the fourth quarter.
Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan was 6-for-6 for 86 yards and a
touchdown.
Panthers 25, Bills 24
Quarterback Joe Webb threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Brandon
Wegher with 54 seconds left in the game, and Carolina then added a
two-point conversion to get the victory in Buffalo.
Bills starting quarterback Matt Cassel finished 7-for-8 for 45
yards, no touchdowns, no interceptions and a 90.1 passer rating,
while backup EJ Manuel was 4-for-8 for 77 yards, including a 51-yard
touchdown pass, no interceptions and a 123.4 rating.
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was 5-for-10 for 83 yards, one
touchdown and no interceptions.
Bengals 23, Giants 10
Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton attempted just three passes, but
he completed all three, including one for a touchdown in the
Bengals' preseason win in Cincinnati.
The Bengals' starting offense was on the field for less than three
minutes before taking the rest of the night off after one series.
Giants quarterback Eli Manning was just 4-for-8 for 22 yards and no
scores.
Jaguars 23, Steelers 21
Stephen Morris' 1-yard run with 1:58 left provided the winning
touchdown for the Jaguars in the preseason game in Jacksonville,
Fla.
Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger played just one series,
but completed all three of his passes, including a 44-yard touchdown
pass to Martavis Bryant.
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Jacksonville quarterback Brian Bortles got considerably more playing
time, completing 11 of 15 passes for 118 yards and no scores.
Steelers backup quarterback Landry Jones was 24-for-46 for 200 yards
and a score.
Raiders 18, Rams 3
Rookie wide receiver Amari Cooper caught three David Carr passes for
22 years and also had a 3-yard run, all in the Raiders' opening
drive, which resulted in a game-tying field goal in Oakland. That
was the extent of Cooper's production for the game, and the Raiders'
other new receiver, Michael Crabtree, had two catches for 15 yards.
The Rams managed just three points in Nick Foles' debut as St.
Louis' quarterback. Foles played the entire first half and was
3-for-5 for 69 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
Broncos 22, Seahawks 20
With Peyton Manning sitting the game out, Broncos starting
quarterback Brock Osweiler completed 15 of 20 passes for 151 yards,
a touchdown and no interceptions to help Denver win in Seattle.
Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson played just two series, fumbling
the ball away on the first possession and completing his only pass
attempt of the game in the second possession for 9 yards.
A 19-yard touchdown pass from quarterback R.J. Archer to receiver
Thomas Rawls with 2:56 left in the fourth quarter provided the
winning points.
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