Josh Allen made his preseason debut and Case Keenum completed 16 of 18 passes for 192 yards and a touchdown as the Buffalo Bills cruised to a dominant 42-15 win over the Denver Broncos on Saturday afternoon in Orchard Park, N.Y.
Allen got the start and completed all three of his pass attempts for 45 yards and found Gabriel Davis for a 28-yard touchdown. Keenum then took over before Matt Barkley, who threw for 65 yards on 7-for-8 passing, closed the game under center.
Buffalo’s running game was also dominant, as Duke Johnson rushed for two touchdowns. Though they each ran the ball just four times, both Devin Singletary and rookie James Cook averaged over nine yards per carry.
Brett Rypien completed 22 of 26 passes for 191 yards and provided the Broncos’ only touchdown of the day when he connected with tight end Eric Saubert for a 1-yard strike early in the fourth quarter. Brandon McManus kicked three field goals, including a 55-yarder.
Lions 27, Colts 26
Godwin Igwebuike scored a go-ahead 2-yard touchdown run with 4:03 left to play and the Detroit defense stopped a two-point conversion to edge host Indianapolis.
After Igwebuike found the end zone, Jack Coan lead the Colts on an 11-play, 72-yard drive that he capped off with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Samson Nacua. Indianapolis opted to go for two, but Coan’s pass to Nacua was incomplete. Coan finished with 83 yards, and Sam Ehlinger had 136 on 9-for-11 passing with two touchdowns.
Chiefs 24, Commanders 14
Patrick Mahomes threw for 162 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Kansas City defeated visiting Washington.
Mahomes wasted no time finding his rhythm, leading the Chiefs to an early 14-0 lead. The Commanders sandwiched a Harrison Butker field goal with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Taylor Heinicke to Cam Sims and a rushing score from Jaret Patterson to pull within three, but running back Tayon Fleet-Davis found the end zone with 2:06 left in the fourth to erase any chance of a comeback.
Steelers 16, Jaguars 15
Mason Rudolph found tight end Tyler Snead for a 1-yard touchdown just after the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter to help Pittsburgh squeak by host Jacksonville.
Jaguars quarterback C.J. Beathard scrambled into the end zone early in the fourth to give the hosts a 15-7 lead, but the Steelers rattled off nine unanswered points to complete the comeback. Rudolph was stellar all day, completing 17 of 21 passes for 127 yards. Trevor Lawrence nearly matched his performance, throwing for 133 yards on 14-for-21 passing.
Raiders 15, Dolphins 13
Daniel Carlson made a go-ahead, 31-yard field goal with 4:38 remaining in the fourth and visiting Las Vegas held on to edge Miami.
Running back Zamir White scored the Raiders’ only touchdown and the Las Vegas defense held strong, allowing just seven points in the second half. Tua Tagovailoa made his preseason debut for the Dolphins, and Jason Sanders showed off the strength of his leg, putting a 57-yard field goal through the uprights.
Titans 13, Buccaneers 3
Tennessee did all of its scoring in the second quarter and only allowed a Ryan Succop field goal to cruise past Tampa Bay in Nashville, Tenn.
A pair of field goals from Randy Bullock and a 6-yard touchdown pass from Malik Willis to tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo gave the Titans a 13-0 lead. The Titans’ defense was suffocating, racking up four sacks, a fumble recovery and an interception. The Bucs finished with just 174 yards of total offense.
49ers 17, Vikings 7
Nate Sudfeld capped a 14-play, 79-yard drive with a go-ahead touchdown pass to running back JaMychal Hasty in the final quarter to lead San Francisco over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Sudfeld finished with 102 yards on 13-for-17 passing. Robbie Gould provided the rest of the offense, converting three field goals. Ty Chandler had a 3-yard rushing touchdown for the Vikings, who have dropped their first two preseason games.
Cowboys 32, Chargers 18
KaVontae Turpin had a 98-yard kickoff return and an 86-yard punt return as Dallas bested Los Angeles in Inglewood, Calif.
Turpin’s scores headlined a 29-point first half for the Cowboys, who also got rushing touchdowns from Rico Dowdle and Malik Davis before the intermission. Joshua Palmer was on the receiving end of an 18-yard touchdown for the Chargers, but after leading 10-7 in the second, Los Angeles surrendered 25 unanswered points.
–Field Level Media
