The preseason comes to a close this weekend with a jam-packed, four-day string of games that’ll conclude with a tripleheader 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.
Bryce Young flashes mobility
The Panthers second-year quarterback looks primed for a bounce-back season. In Carolina’s preseason finale against the Bills, Young flashed the talent that made him the No. 1 overall pick in 2023. The Alabama product was able to escape pressure by running out of the pocket, rolling to his left and threw a dart to his receiver down the field to move the chains.
Patterson gallops for 31-yard touchdown
The 33-year-old still has some giddy up! While the attention is being paid largely to Pittsburgh’s quarterback battle, Cordarrelle Patterson showed he can still be a factor out of the backfield breaking off a 31-yard touchdown run to give the Steelers and early lead.
Russell Wilson connects with Pickens
The Steelers are still trying to figure out who’ll be their Week 1 starter heading into their preseason finale and Russell Wilson made an early case why he should remain under center. The veteran got the nod to begin the exhibition and flashed his deep ball ability out of the shoot. On the opening drive of the afternoon, Wilson found wideout George Pickens for a 32-yard gain just along the left sideline.
Deebo being Deebo, Kittle being Kittle
The 49ers surprisingly sent their starters out there for the preseason finale against the Raiders, and they very quickly made a splash. On the first play of…
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Author : Tyler Sullivan
Publish date : 2024-08-24 17:36:02
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