Josh Allen, Bills open up Highmark Stadium in style
(FLM) — Josh Allen passed for 111 yards and one touchdown and the Buffalo Bills opened Highmark Stadium with a 29-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers in a preseason game at Orchard Park, N.Y., on Saturday afternoon.
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Allen tossed a 9-yard touchdown pass to Keon Coleman in the first quarter and completed 6 of 8 passes in the club’s preseason opener. It also was Buffalo’s first game since Sean McDermott was fired as coach and replaced by Joe Brady.
The new stadium is located right next to where the former one resided, and the Bills made themselves comfortable as Ian Wheeler and Frank Gore Jr. scored on fourth-quarter runs to boost Buffalo’s lead to 29-7.
Bryce Young played sparingly for the Panthers (1-1) and was 3-of-5 passing for 18 yards. Kenny Pickett and Kyle Trask threw touchdown passes and Trask also was picked off once.
Bears 34, Browns 10
Case Keenum completed 9 of 10 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns to help Chicago roll past visiting Cleveland in the preseason opener for both teams.
Bears starting quarterback Caleb Williams didn’t play and Tyson Bagent (169 yards) and Keenum helped Chicago recover from an early 10-0 deficit. Jamree Kromah had two sacks and a fumble recovery for the Bears.
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Deshaun Watson, who missed all of last season due to an Achilles injury, completed 11 of 15 passes for 126 yards and guided Cleveland to all of its points in the first half. Watson is competing for the starting job with Shedeur Sanders, who completed 6 of 11 passes for 79 yards and one interception.
Jaguars 24, Saints 20
J’Mari Taylor scored on a 2-yard rush with 4:55 remaining as Jacksonville rallied for a 24-20 victory over host New Orleans in both teams’ preseason opener.
The Jaguars trailed 20-6 at halftime but cut the gap to 20-14 on a Hunter Long touchdown catch from Carter Bradley and a successful 2-point conversion in the third quarter. They added a Cam Little 36-yard field goal in the fourth before the 5-play, 57-yard game-winning drive.
Taylor carried the ball 22 times for 78 yards, while Bradley went 10-for-17 for 105 yards, with one touchdown and one interception.
Veteran quarterback Zach Wilson completed 11 of 16 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown pass to Oscar Delp. Audric Estime scored the game’s first touchdown and ran for 28 yards on five carries.
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