The NFL preseason is officially underway, and the first week of the 2022 exhibition season has been pretty eventful up to this point. Atlanta Falcons rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder threw the game-winning touchdown against the Detroit Lions with less than two minutes remaining, Jordan Love and Tralance traded long touchdowns at Bay, and Cincinnati Bengals starkicker Evan A field goal by McPherson made him 3-for-3. Two from at least 56 yards away.
There were also several injuries, most notably New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson. tore his meniscusHowever, he is expected to do well and may not be sidelined at any time during the regular season.
This Saturday, catch a total of eight games, starting with the Carolina Panthers vs. Washington Commanders and Kansas City Chiefs vs. Chicago Bears (1pm ET) and ending with the Super Bowl champions Rams and Chargers in LA. increase. .
Below, we track all the must-see highlights from Saturday’s action.
schedule
Thursday
Giants 23, Patriots 21 (takeout)
Ravens 23, Titans 10 (Recap)
Friday
Falcons 27, Lions 23 (Recap)
Browns 24, Jaguars 13 (Recap)
Cardinals 36, Bengals 23 (recap)
Jets 24, Eagles 21 (takeout)
49ers 28, Packers 21 (recap)
Saturday
Chiefs at Bears 1pm ET (Game Tracker)
Panthers at Commanders, 1pm ET (Gametracker)
Colts at Bills, 4pm ET (Gametracker)
Seahawks vs. Steelers, 7pm ET (Gametracker)
Dolphins at Buccaneers, 7:30 PM ET (Gametracker)
Saints at Texans, 8pm ET (Gametracker)
Broncos Cowboys 9pm ET (Gametracker)
Rams at Chargers, 10pm ET (Gametracker)
Sunday
Vikings at Raiders, 4:25 PM ET (Gametracker)
Carson Wentz and Taylor Heinicke didn’t do much at quarterback for the Commanders, but their third QB in rookie Sam Howell was impressive. He went on to become Washington’s top passer and then scored this impressive 17-yard rushing touchdown.
Don’t let Howell’s foot catch you off guard. He scored his 11th goal for his heels last year.
simian splash play
Justin Fields’ new mentor is leading the comeback in Chicago, and down 14-0, the Bears posted 16 unanswered thanks to backup quarterback Trevor Simian. Chicago isn’t acting like this is a preseason game. The attack went he four-for-two and Simian found a streaking Dante Pettis down the field.
Three plays later, Simian hit Daz Newsom with a nice throw into the corner of the endzone to bring the Chiefs within a point.
Safety Justin Reed kicks XP for Chiefs
Harrison Butker isn’t the only good kicker on the Chiefs’ roster.lead kicked 65 yard field goal At training camp last week, he got a shot at kicking extra points in week one of the preseason. It was perfect.
Rookie RB Brian Robinson shines on Commander
The Alabama native looks poised to steal a touch from Antonio Gibson in 2022. Robinson rushed for 26 yards on his six carries in the first, and for 15 yards he caught two passes. Robinson also scored Commander’s History as he scored Washington’s first touchdown of the new era.
Tadje Sharpe a ‘preseason prey’ candidate
Sharpe is competing for playing time among the Bears’ wide receivers. He used his athleticism, focus, and side hustle to get this player involved. New Bears member Sharp spent last year with the Falcons. He caught 25 passes for 230 yards in his 15 games.
Sam Darnold’s stunning TD toss
The Panthers were all over the commanders early on, with Antonio Gibson fumbling at his own 28-yard line to help the opponent’s cause. Darnold replaced Baker Mayfield at quarterback for Carolina’s second series and played three times on the drive before connecting with Rashard Higgins for an eight-yard touchdown.
This is a very impressive throw as Darnold completely led the wideout while throwing on his back leg despite having a Montes Sweat in his face.
The NFL world is a little nervous about Fields in his second year. increase.
Check out the 26 yard throws and catches.
Chiefs waste no time in first Saturday TD
OK, that’s enough. You can remove Patrick Mahomes from the game. He is still good at soccer. The former NFL MVP led 11 plays, including a 72-yard drive in the highlight reel, which he capped off with a 5-yard touchdown his pass to Blake’s Bell.
Watson awaits a possible suspension from the NFL, and he is expected to make his six-game suspension more serious. Looked like someone played the game for the first time in 568 daysas he finished with just 7 yards on 1 of his 5 passes.
In positive news for the Browns, backup QB Joshua Dobbs appeared to complete a touchdown on 10 of 13 passes for 108 yards.
Starting Friday: Ridder’s Clutch Game Victory Pass
The Lions vs. Falcons preseason game has never been this fun. ATL’s new QB Marcus his Mariota looked great and rookie Desmond his lidar looked great too. With less than 2 minutes remaining on 4th and 9th down he had 3 points and the lidar scored the game-winning score by Jared Bernhardt.
Not only was this play nice to see from the rookie quarterback, but the player receiving the touchdown deserves some credit. won the Tewaaraton Award for the best player in the Bernhardt was not only a lazy legend of an elite school, he transferred to Ferris State to play football, leading the program to an undefeated record and his first Division II national championship as a quarterback. Now he’s catching his NFL-winning touchdown. What a story