By Matt Barrows, Vic Tafur and Amos Morale Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes to lead a short-handed San Francisco 49ers team to a 26-21 victory against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome. Jones started at quarterback for the 49ers in place of Brock Purdy, who was ruled out with a shoulder and toe injury. San …
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By Aaron Beard, AP Sports Writer North Carolina State Wolfpack 34 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 24 Final WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — CJ Bailey connected with Keenan Jackson for the 12-yard go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter to help N.C. State beat Wake Forest 34-24 on Thursday night. Bailey threw three TD passes for the Wolfpack (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast …
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By Aaron Beard, AP Sports Writer North Carolina State Wolfpack 34 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 24 Final WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — CJ Bailey connected with Keenan Jackson for the 12-yard go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter to help N.C. State beat Wake Forest 34-24 on Thursday night. Bailey threw three TD passes for the Wolfpack (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast …
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By Jenna West, Kevin Fishbain, Dan Wiederer and Alec Lewis The Minnesota Vikings orchestrated a fourth-quarter comeback, punctuated by quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s rushing touchdown with less than five minutes remaining, to defeat the Chicago Bears 27-24 in McCarthy’s NFL debut. McCarthy struggled for much of the night, but with the Vikings down 17-6 and struggling to move the ball, he …
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The Chargers gave up a home game to open the season against the Chiefs in Brazil. Though they were 6,200 miles from home, playing in front of a large contingent of Chiefs fans, the Chargers made themselves right at home. Justin Herbert threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns in a signature win, a 27-21 victory over the Chiefs. After …
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Georgia Tech opened its season in style with a thrilling 27-20 win over Colorado on Friday behind a standout performance from quarterback Haynes King, who ran 156 yards and three touchdowns on the ground, including a go-ahead 45-yard score with 1:07 remaining. King became the first Georgia Tech player since Tobias Oliver to rush for at least 150 yards and …
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On that last drive, the Bengals got a huge break when defensive end Deatrich Wise was called for a horse collar on his second-down sack. It was a coverage sack and when Burrow scrambled away, Wise committed the foul. The Bengals have wanted to see Rivers, a fifth-round pick, work at guard with the Ones, and he replaced Lucas Patrick …
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Despite what it may have looked like early, Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders said he didn’t feel any extra nerves ahead of his professional debut Friday night. His first pass sailed high, and the Browns’ first three series produced more misses than hits. But a Carolina Panthers turnover led to a well-placed 7-yard touchdown pass from …
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The Bengals’ first-string offense played two series in Thursday night’s preseason opener, and both series ended with Joe Burrow touchdown passes. But Burrow wasn’t satisfied afterward. “It’s good to play football again,” Burrow said. “I could’ve been better, I missed the first throw. I threw all the other ones where I wanted to put them but I could have spun …
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