Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Rams spoil Raiders’ return to Coliseum
RAMS 19, RAIDERS 15
LOS ANGELES — The Raiders were back, but the Rams were better.
Rookie John Kelly rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown, and the Los Angeles Rams welcomed the Raiders back to the Coliseum with a 19-15 preseason victory over Oakland on Saturday.
Chris Warren rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders in their return to the venerable stadium that was their home for 13 seasons. Their still-passionate Southern California fan base turned out in force.
The Rams’ backups dominated the Raiders’ reserves in the first half, taking a 13-0 lead while holding Oakland to 58 yards and one first down.
Oakland trailed 16-0 before mounting a rally, but the Raiders failed on their second 2-point conversion attempt of the day following Griff Whalen’s 10-yard TD catch with 9:52 to play.
The Raiders’ offense didn’t record its second first down of the day until late in the third quarter, but Warren capped the 75-yard drive with a 3-yard TD run.
JAGUARS 14, VIKINGS 10
MINNEAPOLIS — Yannick Ngakoue had an 11-yard sack that helped the Jaguars’ defense hold Kirk Cousins and the Vikings’ starting offense to three completions and three points, and Jacksonville’s reserves rallied for a victory over Minnesota on Saturday.
The Vikings went three-and-out on two of their four possessions with their new quarterback. Latavius Murray’s second fumble, stripped by Malik Jackson, was recovered by Calais Campbell to end another drive. Cousins finished just 3 for 8 for 12 yards.
Bortles played the entire first half and went 12 for 20 for 159 yards, producing a touchdown run by Leonard Fournette on one of his seven series.
FRIDAY’S GAMES
GIANTS 30, LIONS 17
DETROIT — Davis Webb took advantage of his opportunity to play for Eli Manning, throwing a go-ahead touchdown in the second quarter to help New York beat Detroit.
Webb was 14 of 20 for 140 yards with an 8-yard TD pass to Wayne Gallman Jr., who scored for a second time later in the game. Giants rookie quarterback Kyle Lauletta, a fourth-round pick, scrambled and scored on a 10-yard run in the third quarter to put the Giants ahead 17-3.
CHIEFS 28, FALCONS 14
ATLANTA — Patrick Mahomes had an up-and-down game against Atlanta but delivered a spectacular first-half pass to Tyreek Hill for a 69-yard touchdown in Kansas City’s victory.
Chad Henne took over at quarterback to begin the second half. He connected with Gehrig Dieter on a 27-yard touchdown that put the Chiefs ahead for the first time, capping a 10-play, 76-yard drive.
PANTHERS 27, DOLPHINS 20
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Christian McCaffrey had 120 yards from scrimmage in the first half, including a 71-yard touchdown run, as Carolina defeated Miami.
McCaffrey had 92 yards rushing on five carries and caught four passes for 28 yards for Carolina. Cam Newton overcame an early interception and two sacks by Robert Quinn to finish 9 of 12 for 89 yards.
BILLS 19, BROWNS 17
CLEVELAND — Buffalo quarterback AJ McCarron sustained a potentially serious shoulder injury, throwing the team’s quarterback situation into total disarray, during a victory over Cleveland.
CARDINALS 20, SAINTS 15
NEW ORLEANS — Free-agent acquisition Sam Bradford and 10th overall draft choice Josh Rosen combined to provide a promising outlook for Arizona’s quarterback situation.
After Bradford completed all 6 of his passes for 61 yards, Rosen went 10 of 16 for 107 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown to rookie Christian Kirk in a victory over New Orleans. Kirk finished with four receptions for 49 yards, and Chad Williams caught three passes for 44 yards for Arizona.