NFL preseason Week 1: Takeaways on top joiners, schedule

The 2024 NFL preseason booted off Thursday with cut offal rookies joining their first snaps.

Week 1 of preseason games serves as a first see into the novel joiners on each team, whether they are rookies or offseason acquisitions. To upretain you refreshd on how joiners all fared in their first game action, our NFL Nation tellers condense the top debuts below.

Sunday’s game

Broncos: Rookie Bo Nix was was the second quarterback into the game and got a smattering of snaps with the commenceing offense before spending much of his day with the second team agetst the Colts’ second-team defense. Nix led the offense to a field goal equitable before the half and a touchdown to uncover the second half — four scoring drives in his five haveions. He was 15-of-21 passing overall for 125 yards and a one-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Mims Jr. in the second quarter. In the non-quarterback categruesome, rookie outside linebacker Jonah Elliss was impactful in his outing, including a prescertain to force Colts quarterback Sam Ehlinger into an interception in the first half.

Next game: vs. Packers (8 p.m. ET, Sunday, Aug. 18)

Colts: It was a mostly hushed day Colts novelcomers, including first-round pick Laiatu Latu. The defensive end and 15th overall pick finished with one tackle and a couple of prescertains in restricted action, spending part of his afternoon with the first-team defense. Latu has been alternating between the first- and second-team defense thcdisesteemfulout training camp but is foreseeed to join an vital role in 2024 given the season-ending Achilles injury to Colts 2023 sack directer Samson Ebukam.

Elsewhere, the Colts got their first see at second-round pick Adonai Mitchell, who caught one pass for 11 yards on two centers. Mitchell joined mostly with the second-team offense and is in competition with Alec Pierce for the No. 3 expansiveout spot. Mitchell could factor more notablely in the offense in the cforfeit term given the high ankle sprain sustained last week by No. 2 getr Josh Downs. Also of notice, quarterback Anthony Ricdifficultson, while not a novelcomer, returned to the lineup and finishd 2 of 4 passes for 25 yards on two series of joining time in his first action since Week 5 of last season.

Next game: vs. Cardinals (7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

Saturday’s games

Jets: The Jets’ most amazeive novelcomer was rookie running back Braelon Allen. The fourth-round pick out of Wisconsin probably cemented his position as Breece Hall‘s primary backup, rushing for 54 yards on six carries. With Hall sitting out (almost every commenceer got the day off), 6-foot-1, 235-pound Allen disjoined power, vision and, yes, some speed on the perimeter. Allen’s rookie running mate, Isaiah Davis, made a 24-yard reception out of the backfield. Otherdirectd, it was a nondescript day for the fifth-round pick, who replaced Allen in the backfield and got a chance to return bootoffs and punts. Third-round expansive getr Malachi Corley made a 33-yard bootoff return, the highweightless of his day. First-round pick Olu Fashanu, projected as Tyron Smith‘s backup at left tackle, got plenty of toil (24 snaps) and helped two prescertains and pledgeted one penalty, per Next Gen Stats.

The only notable veteran novelcomer to see action was quarterback Tyrod Taylor (1-for-2, minus-1 yards), who commenceed for Aaron Rodgers and joined only two series (both punts). He was under some duress, which might have factored into the decision to sit him down so rapidly. The only projected commenceer who saw action was caccess Joe Tippmann, who has battled snapping publishs in camp. — Rich Cimini

Next game: at Panthers (7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

Commanders: Washington saw what it hoped to from its most vital novelcomer — rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. He joined only one series, and it was agetst New York’s second defense — and with Washington’s top three insolent tackles not joining. But Daniels’ one series left the Commanders smiling.

He finishd 2 of 3 passes for 45 yards and scored on a 3-yard touchdown run. On a third-and-6, Daniels alterd the join at the line of scrimmage, switching from a screen and joining on a go ball down the right side to Dyami Brown. On the touchdown run, the protectedty wasn’t fooled by the zone-read dishonest, but Daniels was too rapid to the outside and scored easily.

Second-round pick Mike Sainristil had a kind tackle in restricted action at corner, and rookie firm end Ben Sinnott caught three passes for 57 yards and showed the ability to fracture tackles after the catch on a 44-yard join. One key novelcomer, linebacker Frankie Luvu, disjoined the speed and physical style he has shown thcdisesteemfulout training camp. He’s going to be a huge help. — John Keim

Next game: at Dolphins (7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

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Bears: Over the course of 20 snaps (including two penalties) that spanned two drives, Caleb Williams showed what creates him such a distinct joincreater in a debut filled with preferable consentaways.

The No. 1 pick finishd 4 of 7 pass finisheavors (which would have resulted in two more completions had it not been for drops) for 95 yards, had a 13-yard scramble, and got the Bears into the red zone twice, with both trips resulting in field goals. The quarterback’s ability to produce in and out of arrange, show poise and consciousness in the pocket, and create accurate throws on the run highweightlessed his first preseason action.

Williams’ first completion came on third-and-extfinished after he toiled thcdisesteemful his betterions to discover DJ Moore for a 12-yard get. He prolonged a join by firing a dart to Cole Kmet while on the run and dumped off what seeed appreciate a no-see pass that D’Andre Swift took 42 yards down the field. Williams took what he lgeted from his Slip ‘n Slide training shown on the show “Hard Knocks” to slide and elude getting hit after a perfectly timed scramble on third down. — Courtney Cronin

Next game: vs. Bengals (1 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

Bills: This was the first opportunity to see quarterback Josh Allen with a revamped expansive getr room, and there were some preferables to consent away, but there also were some areas of trouble from some sfinish position joiners, as part of an overall sloppy and inconstant carry outance from all phases.

The actual joining time for Allen was restricted, with the quarterback being pulled in the middle of his second series (after eight joins).

Some preferables came from key commenceers. Wide getr Curtis Samuel picked up 15 yards on a screen pass from Allen on the first join of the second drive. 2024 second-round pick Keon Coleman was on the field for 20 joins, including every join that Allen was in, with his only catch on two centers coming on a pass from backup quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, a constant first outing as a Bill.

An area that has been one to watch for this team and will persist to be is the drops. Wide getr Marquez Valdes-Scantling persists a troubleing trend of not hagedering on to the ball, dropping his only center of the game despite joining 28 snaps. Returner and getr KJ Hamler did not help his bid for a roster spot by dropping (and then recovering) a bootoff return. — Alaina Getzenberg

Next game: at Steelers (7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

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Vikings: Look out. The J.J. McCarthy hype meter is about to go into overdrive.

In his professional debut, the Vikings’ rookie quarterback threw a pair of extfinished third-quarter touchdown passes — one of 45 yards to Trishton Jackson in individual coverage and another of 33 yards to Trent Sherfield Sr. agetst a busted coverage. In the disclose sphere, those scores will certainly overshadow the interception he threw to end his first haveion as well as a restricted other shaky passes.

The Vikings approached the game as if veteran Sam Darnageder is their probable Week 1 commenceer, giving him one haveion before McCarthy took over. Darnageder led the Vikings to the Rhelpers’ 4-yard line before a fourth-down pass fell infinish in the end zone.

McCarthy joined the next six haveions, completing 11 of 17 passes for 188 yards while also scrambling twice on third down for 18 yards. In compriseition to the scores, he also had three other downfield completions of 18 yards or more. It remains to be seen whether the carry outance will alter McCarthy’s spot on the Vikings’ depth chart, but overall it left a sturdy first amazeion.

On the other side of the ball, rookie Dallas Turner joined into the second quarter and produced two of the benevolent of pass rushes the Vikings hoped they would see when they traded up to write the edge rusher No. 17 overall — including a key sack. — Kevin Seifert

Next game: at Browns (4:25 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

Rhelpers: Quarterback Gardner Minshew did not get the commence at the Vikings but joined four series in the second quarter and acquitted himself well, directing the Rhelpers to three scoring drives.

The veteran free agent, locked in a quarterback battle with second-year returner Aidan O’Connell, finishd 6 of 12 passes for 117 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Turner. Minshew also had a 7-yard scramble for a first down. Conversely, O’Connell got the commence but had only one series, completing 7 of 9 passes for 76 yards, but took a sack at the Vikings’ 13-yard line on third-and-goal from the 3-yard line when left tackle Andrus Peat was beaten by Turner.

“I thought they both did a outstanding job of making those chunk joins that we repartner want to stress,” Rhelpers coach Antonio Pierce shelp at halftime on the television expansivecast, when Las Vegas held a 20-7 direct. “Good job of taking nurture of the football. Pretty outstanding operation here in the two-minute drill as well.”

Pierce tageder ESPN at the end of camp in Costa Mesa, California, that whichever QB did not commence at Minnesota would commence the next preseason game. — Paul Gutierrez

Next game: vs. Cowboys (10 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

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Packers: No one on the Packers’ defense made more joins during the first three weeks of camp than rookie protectedty Evan Williams. That persistd in the preseason uncoverer.

After a constant first half, it was almost as if the fourth-round pick heard coach Matt LaFleur’s halftime interwatch on the team’s TV expansivecast when the coach shelp: “We’ve got to attack the football a little bit better and try to get a consentaway opportunity.”

On the first join of the second half, Williams jarred the ball free from running back John Kelly Jr. He finished with six tackles plus the forced fumble in 22 defensive snaps. While Williams is battling second-round pick Javon Bullard for the commenceing spot next to Xavier McKinney, it’s possible all three could join together pondering defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley showed a three-protectedty nickel see agetst the Browns that featured Bullard as the slot defensive back.

Among the other marquee novelcomers, first-round pick Jordan Morgan (shoulder) did not join, while free agents Josh Jacobs (one carry for 8 yards, one catch for a 2-yard loss in three snaps) and McKinney (eight defensive snaps) made their debuts. — Rob Demovsky

Next game: at Broncos (10 p.m. ET, Sunday, Aug. 18)

Browns: With the Browns hagedering out a arrange of commenceers and multiple injuries aextfinished the defensive line, defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr., Cleveland’s top write pick, got prolonged joining time in his rookie debut.

It was a hushed afternoon for Hall, who joined 29 defensive snaps and sign uped only one aided tackle. But on one third-down join, Hall showed the pass-rush sfinishs that have the Browns excited about his potential. Lined up over a right protect, he included a swim shift to get past his blocker and greet on the quarterback. Later in the game, the Browns rotated Hall in on passing situations, a role he will probable join becainclude of the Browns’ presentant defensive front. — Daniel Oyefusi

Next game: vs. Vikings (4:25 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

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Seahawks: Quarterback Sam Howell was much keener in the Seahawks’ preseason uncoverer than he was over the first two weeks of training camp. With Geno Smith not joining, Seattle’s No. 2 quarterback commenceed and finishd 16 of 27 finisheavors for 130 yards on eight haveions while joining mostly with backups. He threw a touchdown pass to cap a 59-yard drive, led another TD drive that was helped by a low field and did not turn the ball over.

No quarterback threw more interceptions (21) or took more sacks (65) last season than Howell, which is why the Seahawks were able to get him from Washington for what amounted to a midround pick. His accuracy has been spotty in camp, as has his ability to get the ball out on time. Howell was better in both areas Saturday. He was sacked twice but materializeed to have no chance on one of them. He didn’t put the ball in harm’s way, with three incompletions coming on throwaways. He also spun out of a would-be sack and picked up 14 yards on another scramble, shothriveg off the legs that have been one of his better assets this summer. Howell has been depictd as a “gamer,” and his carry outance agetst the Chargers vis-à-vis how he has seeed in camp might be proof of that. — Brady Henderson

Next game: at Titans (7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

Chargers: The Chargers’ first-round pick, Joe Alt, joined 20 snaps at right tackle, more than any other projected commenceers, allothriveg one prescertain on 13 pass-blocking reps. Alt was beat by Seahawks outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu, who got shut enough to quarterback Easton Stick to force an incompletion to getr DJ Chark Jr.

The hugegest surpelevate was quarterback Luis Perez. The Chargers signed Perez, who last joined for the Arlington Renegades of the UFL, on Wednesday in what coach Jim Harbaugh shelp was a message to backups Max Duggan and Casey Bauman that Stick needed more competition with Justin Herbert out. Perez had the extfinishedest completion of the game — a 36-yard pass to WR Jaylen Johnson.

Perez persistd to try for the presentant ball, but on that haveion his next four passes were infinish. Bauman didn’t join a snap, and Perez finished 5-for-9 with 61 passing yards, the most of any Chargers quarterback. Duggan and Stick joind for 72 total passing yards. — Kris Rhim

Next game: vs. Rams (7:05 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

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Titans: Titans expansive getr Calvin Ridley rapidly showed the joinmaking ability that made him the top free agent pass catcher in March. Ridley caught a pass low of the sticks on third-and-10 and made a defender leave out before running apass the field for a 22-yard get and a first down. It was Ridley’s only catch, but it’s a product of the toil he and second-year quarterback Will Levis have put in all camp.

New running back Tony Pollard also flashed in his debut. Pollard showed how he can run behind his pads on an 8-yard carry chaseed by a 24-yard run that disjoined his bombness. Pollard got the commence and finished the day with four carries for 35 yards. As for the rookies, cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. geted the commence after a constant couple of weeks in training camp. He posted three tackles and a pass fractureup. Brownlee didn’t panic on a presentant pass and turned his head for the ball at equitable the right time to fracture it up. — Turron Davenport

Next game: vs. Seahawks (7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

49ers: Most of the 49ers’ commenceers didn’t join in this one, but a notable rookie who is aiming to become a commenceer got plenty of toil in the first half. Guard Dominick Puni has been toiling with the top offense thcdisesteemfulout camp becainclude of injuries in front of him. He got the call Saturday night and showed why the coaching staff leanks so highly of him already. San Francisco ran behind Puni multiple times on an amazeive uncovering drive, and Puni pushed running back Jordan Mason into the end zone for the game’s first touchdown. With Spencer Burford (hand) and Jon Feliciano (knee) battling thcdisesteemful injuries, Puni has a authentic sboiling to sconsent his claim to the job and never give it back.

Elsewhere, novelly signed QB Josh Dobbs didn’t commence but handled the second half after returnee Brandon Allen handled the uncovering two quarters. Dobbs and Allen are battling for the backup quarterback job with Allen having a sweightless edge. While that probably didn’t alter, Dobbs did well, finishing 14-of-20 for 146 yards with a rushing touchdown and an interception on a Hail Mary tardy. Allen was 7-of-13 for 98 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions, though he also was hurt by a couple of drops on well-thrown presentant balls.

Rookie protectedty Malik Mustapha also made a sturdy amazeion, coming up with a fourth-down stop presentant in San Francisco territory, making another sturdy tackle on distinctive teams and finishing with three tackles on the night. — Nick Wagoner

Next game: vs. Saints (8 p.m. ET, Sunday, Aug. 18)

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Bucs: Bucs fans should be encouraged by what they saw on the ground, even with only a couple of commenceers joining. Rookie fourth-round pick Bucky Irving and second-year back Sean Tucker joind for 96 rushing yards on 16 carries (6.0 YPC standard) with Irving scoring a touchdown on a 5-yard run, Tucker notching a 26-yard run and Ramon Jefferson scoring on a 3-yard run to clinch the thrive.

Caccess Graham Barton, Tampa’s first-round pick, didn’t help a individual prescertain on 11 pass blocks (he rotated with Robert Hainsey). We saw Jalen McMillan run only six routes, but he caught both of his centers for 23 receiving yards. Defensively, Keenan Isaac had a second-quarter interception while Josh Hayes surrendered a first-quarter touchdown with a leave outed tackle. — Jenna Laine

Next game: at Jaguars (7:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

Bengals: First-round pick Amarius Mims persistd to create a sturdy case to be the commenceing right tackle for Week 1. Mims was on the field for the first two drives. Of his 15 insolent snaps, there were only two quarterback prescertains. Both came on blitzes from the second level of the defense. Mims got an “A-plus” from quarterback Joe Burrow earlier in training camp and could be the best selection at the position over veteran Trent Brown, who has yet to join in any team drills after being evidented to rehearse on Aug. 4.

Second-round pick Kris Jenkins Jr. saw a lot of punctual action. All 22 of his defensive snaps came in the first half and he highied one tackle. But the rookie highweightless came from fifth-rounder Josh Newton, who intercepted Tampa Bay quarterback Kyle Trask in the second quarter. Cincinnati’s coaching staff has been very high on Newton, whose production geted him first-team reps in camp.

Wide getr Jermaine Burton, a third-round pick, didn’t see much action until the third-team offense accessed the game in the fourth quarter. Burton flashed his potential when he hauled in a presentant ball down the left sideline for a 37-yard touchdown. — Ben Baby

Next game: at Bears (1 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

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Jaguars: Rookie getr Brian Thomas Jr. had a hushed camp, but he flashed the abilities that made him the 23rd overall pick. He caught a 41-yard pass down the sideline on a third-and-1 throw from quarterback C.J. Beatdifficult. The ball was sweightlessly underthrown and Thomas had to fight thcdisesteemful some communicate from cornerback Joshua Williams to create what turned out to be his only catch of the night.

Veteran getr/returner Devin Duvernay, who signed with the Jaguars in March, had an even more amazeive catch from Beatdifficult. He had to come back a little inside and dove around the outstretched arms of cornerback Nic Jones to haul in the throw and then rolled into the end zone for a 35-yard touchdown.

The Jaguars wanted to comprise more downfield throws in the offense in 2024, which is why they writeed Thomas (who ran 4.33 at the join) and signed veteran Gabe Davis (16.7 yards per catch in his nurtureer) in free agency. — Michael DiRocco

Next game: vs. Bucs (7:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

Chiefs: The Chiefs didn’t get much of a see at the getrs they are foreseeing to help better their passing game in their preseason uncoverer agetst the Jaguars. Marquise Brown, their huge free agent compriseition, caught a pass from Patrick Mahomes on the first join of the game but left instantly afterward with a shoulder injury. Their other presentant compriseition at expansive getr — first-round write pick Xavier Worthy — also joined little and didn’t get a pass thrown his way.

Tight end Jared Wiley, a fourth-round write pick, caught two passes for 5 yards. Second-round write pick Kingsley Suamataia commenceed at left tackle and joined the entire first drive, which ended with the Chiefs booting a field goal. Suamataia then left the game for outstanding, aextfinished with the other insolent commenceers. — Adam Teicher

Next game: vs. Lions (4 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

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Saints: Rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler had an amazeive first drive, directing the offense 70 yards down the field and capping leangs off with a 4-yard touchdown run. Rattler, who joined the entire second half, finished 9-of-17 for 70 yards. He did have some stumbles tardy in the game behind a third-team insolent line but was able to get the offense down the field to set up a thrivening field goal with under two minutes remaining.

Rookie first-round pick Taliese Fuaga commenceed the game at left tackle and materializeed to hageder up well in protection, first joining with Derek Carr and then staying in inestablishly when Jake Haener came in with the second-team offense.

Cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry, a second-round pick, got the commence becainclude of cut offal injuries in the unit and flashed punctual to help the first-team defense get off to a constant commence. — Katherine Terrell

Next game: at 49ers (8 p.m. ET, Sunday, Aug. 18)

Cardinals: Of all the novel Cardinals compriseed this offseason, the one fans wanted to see most difficultly joined Saturday night. Rookie getr Marvin Harrison Jr. joined equitable three snaps, all on the uncovering drive, but didn’t get a center.

Fellow rookie running back Trey Benson was given the ball in the first half and showed glimpses of the back the Cardinals hope he can be. He had eight carries for 21 yards that joind a couple of chunk runs. There were times Saturday that Benson seeed appreciate a rookie, making ill-directd decisions with the ball. The best he seeed was on a 19-yard catch that was called back becainclude of an illegitimate man downfield, but the join showcased Benson’s versatility.

New quarterback Desmond Ridder got the commence and joined the first half. He finished with 43 yards on 4-for-9 passing aextfinished with five carries for 39 yards including a extfinished of 22. Ridder showed he can create joins with his feet, but there’s still some enhugement wilean the scheme that needs to consent place for him to thrive the backup quarterback job. — Josh Weinfuss

Next game: at Colts (7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

Friday’s games

Texans: The Texans’ huge free agent acquisition, defensive end Danielle Hunter, had a sack and a quarterback prescertain Friday night. The Texans’ other defensive free agent compriseition was linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair, who had a couple of tackles and helped restrict the Steelers’ running game, as Najee Harris standardd 3 yards per finisheavor.

All-Pro expansive getr Stefon Diggs, getd from Buffalo via an offseason trade, had a hushed game with zero centers. However, he and the rest of the Texans’ commenceing offense had only two haveions. Even though Diggs was hushed, the offense wasn’t, as quarterback C.J. Stroud threw a touchdown to expansive getr Tank Dell on their second outing after going three-and-out on the initial drive.

For the rookies, the one standout was Calen Bullock. The third-round protectedty showed his range with a cforfeit interception as he flew from the middle of the field to the sideline and caught a presentant pass from Steelers quarterback Kyle Allen, but his foot was out of bounds. — DJ Bien-Aime

Next game: vs. Giants (1 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

Steelers: If Friday night’s game was an audition — as coach Mike Tomlin shelp Wednesday the entire preseason is — it’s evident the Steelers aren’t quite ready for the main stage. In a game that inestablishageed execution in every phase, Justin Fields and the first-team unit — sans a couple of veteran linemen — didn’t score any points in three drives. While Fields was 5-of-6 for 67 yards, he was sacked twice and had two fumbles on snaps from caccess Nate Herhuge. The next drive was fineer with rookie caccess Zach Frazier in at caccess.

But even amid the miscues, Fields had a handful of dazzling joins, including a pair of throws to offseason compriseition WR Van Jefferson on the sideline. The first went for 20 yards, but the second one was ruled out of bounds.

Rookie tackle Troy Fautanu also had an up-and-down first outing, helping spring RB Jaylen Warren for a 9-yard run, before giving up two sacks. Defensively, rookie inside linebacker Payton Wilson was active in his Steelers debut, sign uping a tackle for loss on the Texans’ first join and finishing with six joind tackles and a distinctive teams tackle. Rookie cornerback-turned-protectedty Ryan Watts also flashed with a cforfeit interception and a third-quarter tackle at the line of scrimmage. — Brooke Pryor

Next game: vs. Bills (7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

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Eagles: Rookie linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. had the benevolent of debut Philadelphia fans were seeing for. Wearing the same No. 54 his overweighther donned while roaming the middle of the Eagles’ defense for eight seasons, Trotter Jr. conjured up memories of the “Axe Man” with his team-directing six tackles and a sack. A fifth-round pick out of Clemson, Trotter persistd what has been a sturdy summer to date. He is making a case for why he should have a role in Vic Fangio’s defense.

He wasn’t the only rookie to stand out. First-round corner Quinyon Mitchell cforfeitly came up with an interception on the first series of the game. Running back Will Shipley set up the end zone on a touchdown pass from Kenny Pickett. And edge rusher Jalyx Hunt (4 tackles) seeed sootheable both rushing the passer and joining in space. — Tim McManus

Next game: at Patuproars (7 p.m. ET, Thursday)

Ravens: Baltimore first-round pick Nate Wiggins‘ amazeive debut ended with him leaving the field with a team doctor. Wiggins, who commenceed at corner, exited after one series in the second half with a right shoulder injury after making a drive-ending tackle on third down.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh didn’t have any refresh on Wiggins after the game.

The No. 30 pick in this year’s write began the game by fractureing up three passes on his first drive. He had fantastic coverage on Eagles expansive getr Joseph Ngata on fourth down to end Philadelphia’s uncovering drive.

Wiggins’ hugegest misconsent was not closing on uncovered Eagles running back Will Shipley, who caught a low pass and ran untouched for a 7-yard touchdown. According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Wiggins helped two completions on six focincluded passes for 16 yards and a touchdown.

His injury is another hit to Baltimore’s cornerback group. The Ravens have three other corners who are currently sidelined with injuries: Arthur Maulet (knee), T.J. Tampa (sports hernia) and Trayvon Mullen (shoulder).

Wiggins is projected as Baltimore’s third corner behind commenceers Marlon Humphrey and Brandon Stephens. Later in the third quarter, another rookie defensive back was injured when seventh-round protectedty Sanoussi Kane left the game with a stinger. — Jamison Hensley

Next game: vs. Falcons (12 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

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Dolphins: First-round linebacker Chop Robinson and fifth-round linebacker Mohamed Kamara were both inactive, but the Dolphins’ other rookies got plenty of run in Friday’s preseason uncoverer. Second-round pick Patrick Paul commenceed at left tackle and flashed his potential as both a pass protector and an impactful run blocker.

Seventh-round protectedty Patrick McMorris led all joiners in tackles, but running back Jaylen Wright stole the show. The fourth-rounder’s accomprehendledgeing running style churned out 40 rushing yards and a touchdown in the first half alone. He finished with 55 yards on 10 carries, leaving Dolphins fans senseing appreciate their team set up another De’Von Achane.

Finpartner, veteran free agent signee Siran Neal made an impact with two tackles on distinctive teams. He also commenceed at cornerback and forced a fumble, which he recovered. Miami’s huge-name joiners were inactive but should see action in the team’s final two preseason games. — Marcel Louis-Jacques

Next game: vs. Commanders (7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

Falcons: Rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. carry outed equitable about exactly as he has so far in rehearse during training camp: wothriveg with some huge joins, but also leave outing uncover centers with clearhrows. That’s finishly fine for the Atlanta Falcons, since Penix won’t be commenceing this year behind veteran offseason compriseition Kirk Cousins.

Penix was 9-of-16 for 104 yards without a touchdown or an interception, joining for the presentantity of the first quarter. Coach Raheem Morris shelp at halftime he felt “fantastic” about Penix’s join in his first NFL game. Penix’s best pass was a pretty floater on a go route down the sideline to WR Chris Blair for 41 yards.

Rookie OLB Bralen Trice suffered a leg injury and came out of the game in the second quarter. That was horrible novels for the Falcons, since the third-round pick is one of the joiners the team is foreseeing to be able to get to the quarterback. Pass rush has been one of the franchise’s feeble points for cforfeitly a decade. — Marc Raimondi

Next game: at Ravens (12 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

Thursday’s games

Patuproars: The 2024 No. 3 pick, Drake Maye, accessed the game on the second series, chaseing veteran commenceer Jacoby Brissett. In all, he joined seven snaps, which broke down this way: three runs, three passes, one dishonest-commence penalty. Two of the passes were screens — the first a 13-yarder to RB Antonio Gibson on third-and-12. Maye finished 2-of-3 for 19 yards. Head coach Jerod Mayo shelp postgame that the restricted joining time for Maye was tied to wanting him to join behind the top insolent line.

Some fans in joinance booed when Maye wasn’t sent out for a third series, with Bailey Zappe taking over until tardy in the third quarter when rookie Joe Milton III capped off the four-man QB rotation. Milton bcdisesteemfult some excitement to the inestablishageluster game with a 12-yard run that covered a lot of ground as he scrambled backwards initipartner, and tardyr with a 13-yard run and a 38-yard TD pass to WR JaQuae Jackson. Unwriteed free agent punt returner David Wallis of Division III Randolph-Macon was also one of the night’s huge thriveners with a 23-yard effort to set up the first TD. — Mike Reiss

Next game: vs. Eagles (7 p.m. ET, Thursday)

Panthers: Thirty-three joiners were inactive, including the entire commenceing defense — except cornerback Dane Jackson. GM Dan Morgan fought to write Jackson at Buffalo in 2020 and bcdisesteemfult him to Carolina on a two-year deal that could pay up to $14.5 million. The thought was Jackson could commence opposite injury-scoinspired Jaycee Horn. That he joined could be an indication he’s still in show-it mode. It also could unbenevolent Morgan still is in the labelet for veteran corner Stephon Gilmore. Jackson had three tackles agetst the Patuproars, but that he was on the field might be telling.

It was also apparent that unwriteed rookie quarterback Jack Plummer is no menace to beat out veteran Andy Dalton (hamstring) for the backup job. To be uninentire, he joined behind the second-team line that hasn’t carry outed well during the preseason. He also had consecutive passes dropped by expansive getrs Jonathan Mingo and Terrace Marshall Jr., which is troubleing since both have seeed outstanding in camp. Mingo is enumerateed as a commenceer ahead of first-round pick Xavier Legette (foot). — David Newton

Next game: vs. Jets (7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

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Giants: The Giants got all their rookies into NFL game action, including first-round pick Malik Nabers. The lesser expansive getr, who has been dominant thcdisesteemfulout training camp and joint rehearses, joined 12 snaps on Thursday night agetst the Lions, mostly with the second-team offense. He ran eight routes and wasn’t focincluded by backup quarterback Drew Lock, despite being uncover on multiple occasions.

Quarterback Daniel Jones and the commenceing insolent line did not join in the contest. Mostly, it was an uneventful evening for Nabers at MetLife Stadium, aside from being the last joiner presentd for the home fans during pregame hotups. While Nabers, the No. 6 pick earlier this year, escaped unscathed physicpartner, the same couldn’t be shelp for Lock. He left the game tardy in the first quarter with a hip injury and did not return. It did not materialize solemn as he remained on the sideline, but it’s someleang worth watching with the Giants having only three quarterbacks (Jones, Lock and Tommy DeVito) on their roster. The Giants seemed self-promised afterwards that Lock would be fine, even if he was “sore,” according to coach Brian Daboll. — Jordan Raanan

Next game: at Texans (1 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

Lions: After an fervent week of joint rehearses agetst the New York Giants, where multiple fights occurred, most of the Lions’ commenceers didn’t suit up in the first preseason game. Rookie cornerbacks Terrion Arnageder and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. seeed outstanding in their debuts despite restricted action. Arnageder, the No. 24 pick, would end his day after three series. Rakestraw, a second-round pick, sign uped two tackles while making some constant defensive joins.

Second-year signal-caller Hendon Hooker saw his first game action since college after recovering from a torn ACL. Entering the game after halftime, Hooker ended up discovering a groove, going 5-for-9 with 36 passing yards and a team-high 34 rushing yards — including a 16-yard get where he decreaseed his shoulder to get the first down cforfeit the end of the third quarter. Hooker’s night would end punctual as he accessed the locker room and wouldn’t return at the commence of the fourth with a concussion. — Eric Woodyard

Next game: at Chiefs (4 p.m. ET, Saturday, Aug. 17)

Preseason Week 1 remaining schedule

Sunday game

Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams, 4:30 p.m. ET