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The preseason comes to a close this weekend with a jam-packed, four-day string of games that’ll conclude with a triple-header on Sunday. While the final week of the preseason oftentimes doesn’t see teams roll out their starters, it is a fascinating period with players on the bubble continuing to make their case to make it onto the 53-man roster.
As they do that, we’ll also get some standout plays that should wrap up this year’s slate of exhibitions with an exclamation point. Below, we’ll showcase all of the top highlights that come out of Week 3 of the preseason.
Baker’s got the goods
Baker Mayfield was 3 of 3 for 54 yards on Tampa’s opening drive against Miami. The drive’s big play was Mayfield’s 28-yard completion to Jalen McMillan that set up Rachaad White’s short touchdown run on the next play.
Trevor Lawrence closes out preseason with two scoring drives
The Jaguars are one of the few NFL teams actually playing their starters this week, and they didn’t take long to get to work against the Falcons’ second-string defense. Travis Etienne ripped off a long run early on their first drive, then Trevor Lawrence found rookie Brian Thomas Jr. over the middle for a 38-yard gain to get Jacksonville into scoring position.
Along with a roughing-the-passer penalty, those two plays and another completion to Parker Washington gave Jacksonville a goal-to-go opportunity, and Lawrence capitalized by hitting Evan Engram in the back of the end zone for a score. He went 4 of 4 for 59 yards on the drive, while Etienne had four carries for 28 yards.
Lawrence connected with Engram for six on the Jaguars’ next drive as well, finding him on a corner route from the slot. Engram put an absolutely nasty move on Falcons cornerback Anthony Johnson and got himself wide the heck open on the play. Lawrence finished his night 8 of 10 for 92 yards and two scores.
In the fourth quarter of the final preseason…
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Author : Tyler Sullivan
Publish date : 2024-08-24 00:37:56
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