NFL
roundup: Darnold starts, plays solid first half
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[August 25, 2018]
Hunter Sharp returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown as the
New York Giants won the annual preseason game against the New York
Jets 22-16 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Giants quarterback Eli Manning threw for 188 yards on 17-for-23
passing, but in his three quarters of preseason action this month,
the Giants are without an offensive touchdown. Aldrick Rosas made
field goals from 48, 40, 27 and 21 yards -- all in the second
quarter. Teammate Marshall Koehn kicked a 44-yarder in the fourth
quarter.
Looking to win the starting job, rookie Sam Darnold started and
played the whole first half, going 8 for 16 for 86 yards and a
touchdown pass of 12 yards to Terrelle Pryor in the second quarter.
He also directed the game's first touchdown drive, which ended in a
10-yard run by Bilal Powell.
Sharp's return came later in the second quarter, after he started
right, delivered a fantastic juke and slithered his way up the right
sideline for the score.
Broncos 29, Redskins 17
Quarterback Case Keenum had Denver moving at times in its preseason
victory against Washington at FedEx Field.
Keenum completed 12 of 18 passes for 148 yards, Royce Freeman had a
24-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and Emmanuel Sanders had
three touches for 75 yards on one drive, capping it with a 27-yard
TD run on a reverse. Brandon McManus kicked five field goals,
including two from 50-plus yards.
New Redskins running back Adrian Peterson, who signed with the team
on Tuesday, was given extensive work in the first half. He finished
with 56 rushing yards on 11 carries. Quarterback Alex Smith finished
3 for 8 for 33 yards.
Lions 33, Buccaneers 30
Adam Humphries returned a missed field goal 109 yards for a
touchdown to give Tampa Bay a 20-6 halftime lead, before visiting
Detroit rallied for the win.
Following the approach they used in the first two preseason games,
the Bucs had Ryan Fitzpatrick start at quarterback, before Jameis
Winston -- who is suspended for the first three regular-season games
-- entered in the second quarter. Winston played through halftime,
going 6 of 10 for 60 yards and a 10-yard touchdown to Chris Godwin.
Fitzpatrick went 6 of 7 for 82 yards.
Matthew Stafford played one series into the third quarter, leading
the Lions to a pair of field goals and a 27-yard drive just before
halftime. That drive ended in a 62-yard attempt by Matt Prater,
which came up short and was returned for the score by Humphries.
Stafford finished 9 of 18 for 113 yards.
Panthers 25, Patriots 14
There were only field goals in the first half when the starters were
on the field, and Carolina defeated New England at Charlotte, N.C.
It was 9-3 at halftime, with Graham Gano of the Panthers connecting
from 21, 38 and 23 yards. Panthers quarterback Cam Newton missed
time in the first quarter after diving for a first down and landing
awkwardly on his head and neck. He left the field to be evaluated
but returned a few plays later.
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Oakland Raiders running
back Chris Warren (34) is upended as Green Bay Packers defensive
back Raven Greene (36) watches during a preseason game at
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA
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Newton and Tom Brady both sat out the second half. Newton was 11 of
17 for 142 yards, while Brady finished 12 of 18 for 102 yards,
managing a field goal on just three possessions.
Vikings 21, Seahawks 20
Seattle took a 10-6 halftime lead while both team's starters played,
before Minnesota rallied in the final minute for a victory at U.S.
Bank Stadium.
Russell Wilson led three scoring drives (one touchdown, two field
goals) on six possessions, playing about five minutes into the third
quarter. He finished 11 of 21 for 118 yards. Chris Carson scored on
a 6-yard run, and Sebastian Janikowski made field-goal attempts of
35 and 55 yards.
Kirk Cousins sat after halftime, finishing 17 of 28 for 182 yards.
Dalvin Cook saw his first action since tearing his anterior cruciate
ligament in Week 4 last season, carrying twice for 1 yard before
exiting. Vikings fifth-round rookie kicker Daniel Carlson, who won
the job in camp to facilitate veteran Kai Forbath's release earlier
this week, missed both of his field-goal attempts, each from 42
yards.
Raiders 13, Packers 6
Undrafted rookie Chris Warren rushed for 54 yards on 15 carries and
scored the game's only touchdown in the fourth quarter as Oakland
defeated visiting Green Bay.
Warren's 1-yard run with 5:07 remaining in the fourth quarter
completed a comeback for the Raiders, who trailed 6-3 after the
Packers' Mason Crosby hit field goals from 42 and 36 yards out in
the first and third quarters, respectively.
Derek Carr played one series and led Oakland's first scoring drive,
hitting 2 of 3 passes for 68 yards, 49 coming on a strike to Amari
Cooper. Green Bay's DeShone Kizer completed 11 of 23 passes for 120
yards, as star quarterback Aaron Rodgers did not play.
--Field Level Media
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