Friday night’s preseason game ended well for the Bears. It did not start well, specifically in the estimation of coach Ben Johnson. “Offensively, the first two possessions was really sloppy football that has plagued us in and out of camp so far, and unfortunately that’s what we got here tonight,” Johnson said after the game, via Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com. …
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The Vikings lost to the Titans, 23-13, during their preseason finale on Friday night, but the score is hardly what matters in these exhibition games. It’s all about the various individual performances from players who are fighting to make the 53-man roster on Tuesday — or in some cases, making a push for a significant role when the regular season …
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The New England Patriots wrapped up their preseason on Thursday night taking on the New York Giants. The Patriots fell 42-10 to finish the preseason 2-1. Most Patriots starters got the night off, after playing in the first two preseason games. That made this game an opportunity for players on the Patriots’ bubble to make one last case for the …
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EAGAN, Minn. — This is the time of year when the phones start to buzz. Roster cuts are coming. Every team has excess somewhere and a dearth of talent somewhere else. The Minnesota Vikings enter Friday night’s final preseason game against the Tennessee Titans with plenty of decisions to make. They need receivers. The punt and kick returner situations remain …
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Takeaways from the Jets’ 19-17 preseason loss to the Eagles on Friday night: 1. The Jets expect backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor to return for Week 1 after undergoing knee surgery this summer, but if there is any doubt that he’ll be back, they may need to find another quarterback. It does not look like Brady Cook or Adrian Martinez, the …
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Credit: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The final preseason game is often little more than a showing of practice squad players looking to make their final impact prior to roster cut down day. J.J. McCarthy was never going to play for the Minnesota Vikings tonight, and Kevin O’Connell was coaching a cast of …
Read More »KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the first-team Kansas City Chiefs offense were in midseason form in their preseason finale Friday night, scoring on each of their three opportunities with the ball before the Chicago Bears rallied for a 29-27 victory. Mahomes was 8 of 13 for 143 yards and a touchdown in just over a quarter of …
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The real test for rookie quarterback Cam Ward will come in Week One in Denver. But Ward passed another quiz in the preseason finale on Friday night. In two series of action, Ward completed 3-of-4 passes for 35 yards, with a 102.1 rating. He guided a 13-play, 90-yard touchdown drive that took 8:33 off the clock, completing passes to Jefferson, …
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The Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Jets in their preseason finale on Friday night. The game went down to the wire with the Birds getting a fourth down stop to be able to run out the clock. Final score, which doesn’t matter, but we’re logging it here anyway: 19 to 17. The Eagles’ final preseason record, which also doesn’t …
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