There were also a few injuries, the most notable being New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson — who tore his meniscus. However, he is expected to be fine and may not miss any time in the regular season. This Saturday, we have a total of eight games to watch, starting with Carolina Panthers vs. Washington Commanders and Kansas City Chiefs vs. Chicago Bears at 1 p.m. ET, and ending with a battle for LA between the Super Bowl champion Rams and Chargers. . Below, we’ll run through all the must-see highlights from Saturday’s action. Get ready for a full day of football.
Program
Thursday Giants 23, Patriots 21 (Takeaways)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 (Takeaways) 49ers 28, Packers 21 (Recap) Saturday Chiefs at Bears, 1 p.m. ET (Gametracker) Panthers at Commanders, 1 p.m. ET (Gametracker) Colts at Bills, 4 p.m. ET (Gametracker)Seahawks at Steelers, 7 p.m. Gametracker)Saints at Texans, 8 p.m. ET (Gametracker)Cowboys at Broncos, 9 p.m. ET (Gametracker)Rams at Chargers, 10 p.m. ET (Gametracker) Sunday Vikings at Raiders, 4:25 p.m. ET (Gametracker)
Safety Justin Reid gives XP for Chiefs
Harrison Baker isn’t the only good player on the Chiefs’ roster, as one of their safeties also has a talented leg. Reid had a 65-yard field goal in training camp last week and kicked an extra point in Week 1 of the preseason. It was perfect.
Rookie RB Brian Robinson shines for the Commanders
It looks like the Alabama rookie is ready to get some touches from Antonio Gibson in 2022. Robinson rushed for 26 yards on his first six carries and caught two passes for 15 yards early as well. Robinson also made some Commander history as he scored Washington’s first touchdown of the new era.
Tajae Sharpe is the “catch of the season” candidate.
Sharpe is fighting for time among the Bears’ receivers, and this catch will certainly help his case. He used athleticism, concentration and lateral awareness to do it. A new member of the Bears, Sharpe spent last year with the Falcons. He caught 25 passes for 230 yards in 15 games.
Sam Darnold with impressive TD toss
The Panthers found themselves all over the Commanders early, and Antonio Gibson helped his opponent’s effort by reaching his own 28-yard line. Darnold replaced Baker Mayfield at quarterback for Carolina’s secondary, and three plays into the drive, connected with Rashard Higgins for an eight-yard touchdown. This is a pretty impressive throw, as Darnold had Montez Sweat in his face, but he drove the sideline perfectly while throwing off his back foot. The NFL world is a little nervous about the second-year Fields, as he’s been tasked with finding success behind a questionable offensive line and with a wide receiver corps that doesn’t have many tall. Fields still has Mooney, however, who is coming off a career campaign in which he caught 81 passes for 1,055 yards and four touchdowns. Check out this throw and catch that went 26 yards:
The Chiefs waste no time in scoring the first TD Saturday
OK that’s enough. We can take Patrick Mahomes out of the game. He is still good at football. The former NFL MVP led an 11-play, 72-yard drive that included two highlight-reel plays, capped by a five-yard touchdown pass to Blake Bell. Watson is awaiting a potential increase in punishment from the NFL — which is expected to increase his six-game suspension to something more substantial — but he took the field for the Browns’ first preseason game of the new year against the Jaguars. Watson certainly looked like someone playing his first game in 568 days, as he finished with just seven yards on 1-of-5 passing. In positive news for the Browns, backup QB Joshua Dobbs looked good, completing 10 of 13 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown.
From Friday: Winning pass of Ridder’s clutch game
The Lions-Falcons preseason game had no business being this entertaining. The new QB in ATL, Marcus Mariota, looked great, as did rookie Desmond Ridder. On fourth-and-9 with less than two minutes remaining, Ridder found Jared Bernhardt for the game-winning score. Not only was it good to see this play from a rookie quarterback, but the guy on the receiving end of the touchdown deserves some credit as well. Bernhardt is a former Maryland lacrosse star and winner of the 2021 Tewaaraton Award — which is given to the best player in college lacrosse. Not only was Bernhardt a laid-back legend at an elite school, but he then transferred to Ferris State to play football and led the program to an undefeated record and their first Division II national championship at quarterback. Now, he has beaten the NFL touchdown. What a STORY.
