The NFL preseason reached the halfway point in Week 2. This acts as a virtual “dress rehearsal” for starters to prepare for the start of the regular season – just three weeks away.
Saturday’s slate will feature eight games, three in the afternoon and four in prime time simultaneously, with the Cowboys and Chargers going head-to-head in the late hours. The Broncos won’t face most of the starters in one of his two early games, but the Bills are set to give their starters, including Josh Allen, at least a little chance. . Andy Reid indicated the Chiefs starter will play the first half of the game against the Commanders.
While we could see at least some of the traces against the Vikings later in the day, the San Francisco starter isn’t expected to see much action. Due to his absence, he won’t appear in the game against the Titans, but we’ll have to take another look at Malik Willis. As a team, you should expect that match to be a battle of down roster players competing for spots in teams or rotations.
Below, you’ll find all the must-see highlights from Friday’s action, the main course appetizer for this weekend’s game.
schedule
Thursday
Bears 27, Seahawks 11 (takeout)
Friday
Patriots 20, Panthers 10 (takeout)
Packers 20, Saints 10 (recap)
Texans 24, Rams 20 (Recap)
Saturday
Bills 42, Broncos 15 (abstract)
Lions 27, Colts 26 (Recap)
Chief 24, Commander 14 (Abridged)
Jaguars 6, Steelers 0 (2nd Quarter – Game Tracker)
Raiders 9, Dolphins 3 (2nd Quarter – Game Tracker)
49ers 3, Vikings 0 (2nd Quarter – Game Tracker)
Titans 6, Buccaneers 0 (2nd Quarter – Game Tracker)
Cowboys at Chargers, 10pm ET (Gametracker)
Sunday
Eagles at Browns, 1pm ET (Gametracker)
Bengals at Giants, 7pm ET (Gametracker)
Ravens at Cardinals, 8pm ET (Gametracker)
Monday
Falcons at Jets, 8pm ET (Gametracker)
Malik Willis shows off his escape ability
Malik Willis shows his turn around. The rookie from Liberty showed off his pocket-manipulating ability in a preseason start against Tennessee’s Tampa Bay. While leading the Titans at Field Gold Live in the second quarter, Willis threw a sidearm pass and could be a sack to move the chain.
He then ripped off a 25-yard scramble to put Tennessee in the red zone and eventually kicked a field goal. Willis is still a raw prospect and needs to improve as a passer, but he has some tools to make him a legitimate contender to be a long-term option for the Titans.
Titans rookie wideout Kyle Phillips made a name for himself this summer. He drew praise from head coach Mike Vrabel, who noted that quarterback Ryan Tannehill trusted him to throw. The eye picking right is also active in the return game.
At Saturday’s Tennessee exhibition against the Bucks, Phillips made a punt just outside Tennessee’s 20-yard line and came back 35 yards. He missed the first tackler, found a hole, and fought with several tackles to turn the field over for the Titans.
Rookie George Pickens made headlines in Pittsburgh this summer, but don’t let Chase Claypool’s talent put you to sleep. On his drive for the Steelers’ opening at the exhibition against the Jaguars, Mitchell took his Trubisky snaps on his third and his sixth, connecting with Claypool. Claypool is looking to build his 2021 season where he tallied 956 yards from scrimmage and his 13.1 yards per touch from scrimmage, a career-high.
Fortson and Mahomes double dip
In case you’re wondering, Patrick Mahomes looks like Patrick Mahomes. In Kansas City’s preseason Game 2 against Washington, the former league MVP started and looked like he was in the middle of the season. He started the game with back-to-back touchdown drives, both culminating in passes to tight end Jody Fortson.
The first catch capped off the Chiefs’ 87-yard drive. Mahomes threw it to Fortson, who was able to display strong footwork and stay within the score. This wasn’t Mahomes’ best throw on the drive, as his 39-yard pass to Justin Watson also completed.
Mahomes was then washed out of his pocket and forced to throw off balance into the front left corner of the end zone, where he again found Fortson.
On two drives, Mahomes got 162 yards on 12-of-19 passes and recorded those two scores.
Lions and touchdowns and grabs, oh my
Not many starters saw the field in the Lions vs. Colts game, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t anything worth paying attention to. Lions wideout Tom Kennedy found himself in the end zone on back-to-back Detroit possessions. The first touchdown his grab came on the final play of the first half.
To open the scoring after halftime, Kennedy again reached out to the Colts defender and carried a pass for six points.
too easy
Josh Allen and the first team Buffalo Bills offense covered 70 yards in six plays against the Denver Broncos. The drive ended with Allen scrambling around the pocket, putting his foot down and hitting the ball to Gabriel Davis in front of the end zone.
Allen went 3-for-3 for 49 yards and one score, completing passes to Davis, Stephon Diggs and Isiah Mackenzie. Devin Singletary is Buffalo’s leadback and Zach Moss gets ahead of rookie James Cook into drive number two. Oh, and Buffalo reach the endzone on each of their next five possessions. Moss scored twice short, OJ Howard caught a touchdown off Case Keenum (16 of 18 for 192 yards) and Duke Johnson also landed on the ground. Hit a pay dart twice.
(Friday) night catch!
The Houston Texans played starter in the first half of a preseason contest against the Los Angeles Rams and were able to take a 7-6 lead at halftime thanks to a pinpoint catch in the end zone from Nico Collins. Collins outplayed Derion Kendrick on the ball and scored.
Collins will play a role in the Texans offense in 2022. A play like this would give him more targets.
What makes this Etling touchdown run so special? During an interview with Aaron Rodgers on the Packers’ broadcast. Rodgers’ excitement over Etling’s score makes the play even more thrilling.
Love looked like the part of an NFL quarterback on Friday night, finishing with 113 yards and a touchdown pass. He also showed his running prowess on this 11-yard first down run.
Chris Olave scores his first touchdown
Olave, alongside Michael Thomas and Jarvis Landry, offers a preview of what will happen to Saints fans this fall. Down connected with Ian Book.
Olave had only one catch for 4 yards last week, but two in the first half of the season.
Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe made a dangerous throw that rolled left and Hayes read the pass and took the ball the other way to tie the game. Zappe wasn’t as sharp in his second outing of this preseason when Matt Patricia called the play.
Romeo Dubs touchdown
The Dubs have a place to get snaps in the first team this year, and this Jordan Love touchdown catch shows why. Dubs came up with this impressive 4-yard touchdown his reception against Brian Allen, putting the Packers up 10-3 against the Saints in the second quarter. Love is starting to show confidence in the fourth-round rookie.
Will Lutz’s 59-yard field goal
Lutz will miss all of 2021 with a core muscle injury as the Saints lose credibility in the kicking department. He certainly looked like he used to, closing out the first quarter with his goal this 59-yard field.
For Lutz, who has only 13 of 23 field goals longer than 50 yards in his career, hitting this kick is very encouraging.
Romeo Dubs claims to move up the depth chart
Dubs was one of the young wide receivers that Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers criticized that week, so he’ll be in the spotlight alongside the second-team players he’s been in for the majority of this game. was bathing in Jordan Love his catch for 17 yards on the first drive of his throw makes a strong impression, even if Dubs fails to corral his pass ahead on third down.
No longer a quarterback for the Saints, Hill has shifted his focus to tight end for the 2022 season. New Orleans’ second-tighter Hill at his end made an early impact by catching his pass for 10 yards from Ian Book. Hill adds an extra dimension to the Saints’ offense in his new role, allowing him to play wide receiver and running back in short-yardage situations.
The Patriots were averaging 1.9 yards per play in the first quarter and only 21 yards offensively, but Nelson Agholor turned that around on this 45-yard catch with an impressive throw from Mack Jones. Whether or not you’re against the second team’s defense, this is what Patriots fans want to see from their new-look offense.
New England scored a touchdown-a 2-yard run from Ty Montgomery-after 3 plays.
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