Saturday’s Games
Panthers 31, Bills 26 Jack Plummer completed 21 of 29 passes for 278 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Carolina Panthers held off the Buffalo Bills for a 31-26 victory in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Saturday in the preseason finale for both teams. Plummer gave Carolina (1-2) a 31-19 lead when he found Jalen Coker for a 36-yard touchdown with 14:54 left in the game. Lions 24, Steelers 17 Jermar Jefferson rushed for two touchdowns to help Detroit overcome a 14-point deficit against visiting Pittsburgh. Jefferson scored from 1 and 7 yards out. Hendon Hooker ignited the Lions’ comeback with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Jake Funk. Hooker completed 12 of 20 passes for 114 yards, the touchdown and an interception.
Packers 30, Ravens 7 Michael Pratt and Sean Clifford each threw for a touchdown and host
Green Bay rattled off 24 unanswered points to steamroll Baltimore. The Ravens (1-2) were up 7-6 after Josh Johnson connected with Tylan Wallace for a 48-yard score with 11:21 left in the second quarter. But the Packers then completely took over, getting touchdown passes from Pratt and Clifford during their outburst. Vikings 26, Eagles 3 Will Reichard did enough with his leg to send visiting Minnesota past Philadelphia. Reichard made good on four field goals, converting from 31, 33, 20 and 57 yards out. Jaren Hall put together a strong showing under center for the Vikings (3-0), throwing for 189 yards and two scores on 17-of-25 passing. The Eagles (2-1) kept their offense out on the field for fourth down six times, and they never managed to pick up a first.
Texans 17, Rams 15 Host Houston stuffed Zach Evans on a two-point conversion attempt with 3:15 left in regulation to beat Los Angeles. Evans got the Rams (2-1) within two by rushing for a 3yard TD, but he couldn’t get across the goal line on the next play. Evans finished with 45 yards and two scores on 14 carries. Tim Boyle connected on 19 of 28 passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns for the Texans (3-1).
Chargers 26, Cowboys 19
Los Angeles picked off Cowboys quarterback
Trey Lance five times en route to a win over Dallas in Arlington, Texas. Tre’mon Morris-Brash had one of those interceptions and turned it into a 25yard pick-6 to give the Chargers (1-2) a 26-19 lead with 4:14 left in the game. Lance later got the Cowboys to the Los Angeles 20 with seven seconds to go, but his pass to the end zone was picked off by Robert Kennedy. Jets 10, Giants 6
Israel Abanikanda rushed for a 45-yard touchdown and the Jets’ defense did the rest for a win over the visiting Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. Abanikanda finished with 83 yards on nine carries. The Jets (3-0) surrendered just 199 yards of total offense and stopped the Giants on 11 of 14 third-down tries.
Jude McAtamney made good on a pair of field goals -- from 43 and 23 yards out -- for the Giants (1-2).
Seahawks 37, Browns 33
Dee Eskridge returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown and Kenny McIntosh rushed 56 yards for another score as host Seattle prevailed in a slugfest with Cleveland. With the help of those big plays, the Seahawks (2-1) took a 34-20 lead into the fourth quarter. Cleveland nearly came back thanks to Tyler Huntley, who found Michael Woods II for a pair of TDs.