NFL roundup: Trevor Lawrence tosses 2 TDs as Jaguars jolt Cowboys
 

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[August 30, 2021]   Rookie Trevor Lawrence tossed two touchdown passes to lift the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 34-14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday in the final preseason game for both teams in Arlington, Texas.

 


Lawrence, the top overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, completed 11 of 12 passes for 139 yards. He tossed an 18-yard touchdown pass to Pharoh Cooper in the first quarter and a 4-yard score to Laviska Shenault Jr. in the second.

Lawrence exited the contest early in the second quarter.

Devine Ozigbo capped a 68-yard rushing performance with a 4-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter for the Jaguars (1-2), who played most of their starters. Jacksonville opens the season on Sept. 12 at the Houston Texans.

Aaron Parker and Johnnie Dixon each reeled in a touchdown pass for the Cowboys (0-4), who kick off the season on Sept. 9 at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Dolphins 29, Bengals 26

Reid Sinnett threw two touchdown passes in the final six minutes to rally Miami (2-1) past host Cincinnati. Sinnett, who passed for 343 yards, tossed a 44-yard scoring pass to Kirk Merritt with 5:57 left and a winning 34-yarder to Chris Myarick with 1:21 remaining. Joe Burrow threw one incomplete pass in three plays for the Bengals in his first outing since tearing the ACL and MCL in his left knee last November. Kyle Shurmur passed for 206 yards and one score for Cincinnati (1-2).

49ers 34, Raiders 10

Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance each rushed for touchdowns as San Francisco routed Las Vegas at Santa Clara, Calif. Garoppolo, the starting quarterback, completed 4 of 7 passes for 64 yards while No. 3 overall pick Lance was 6 of 13 for 46 yards. JaMycal Hasty added two rushing scores for the 49ers (2-1). Nathan Peterman passed for 175 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Raiders (2-1), who rested starter Derek Carr and were also without backup Marcus Mariota (quadriceps).

--Field Level Media

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