Malik Willis played the whole game at QB for
Tennessee (2-1), completing 15 of 20 passes for 211 yards and
two touchdowns with two interceptions. Titans running back
Jacques Patrick gained 76 yards on 15 carries.
Bailey Zappe finished 8 of 15 for 57 yards for New England
(1-2). Trace McSorley and Malik Cunningham combined to throw
three passes, all of them incomplete.
Chargers 23, 49ers 12
Joshua Kelley raced for a 75-yard touchdown and Los Angeles
pulled away for a victory over San Francisco in Santa Clara,
Calif.
Los Angeles rode its ground game for 267 yards on 41 carries
spread among 10 players. With Chargers quarterback Justin
Herbert sitting out, Easton Stick got the start and completed 9
of 11 passes for 38 yards. Max Duggan followed, and he went 4 of
9 for 15 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown pass to Hunter
Kampmoyer.
On the day they agreed to deal quarterback Trey Lance to the
Dallas Cowboys for a fourth-round draft pick, the 49ers used all
three of their remaining QBs. Brock Purdy connected on 5 of 9
passes for 73 yards and ran for a 5-yard TD. Sam Darnold
finished 6 of 11 for 89 yards and a 6-yard TD toss to Willie
Snead IV. Brandon Allen threw the game's only interception and
was 2 of 6 for 23 yards.
Lions 26, Panthers 17
Detroit used a 20-point second quarter to topple Carolina in the
teams' preseason finale in Charlotte.
Teddy Bridgewater led the Lions' offense for the entire first
half, getting into scoring range on all but one drive. He hit on
13 of 22 pass attempts for 178 yards and one touchdown. Stephon
Gilmore added an 11-yard pick-six off Jake Luton with three
minutes remaining to cement the win for Detroit (2-1).
First overall pick Bryce Young continued to improve. He led the
Panthers (0-3) to a field goal and a touchdown in his two
drives. He completed 7 of 12 passes for 73 yards and added a
16-yard scoring strike to Adam Thielen.
--Field Level Media
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