Preseason Recap: Every Score and the Night's Standouts
The final scores from the last preseason slate, plus the passer, runner and receiver who put up the night's best lines.
Thursday, August 27 (Preseason Week 3) gave us 16 preseason games to pick through. The starters barely dressed, so read every line below in that light: these are backups, rookies and roster-bubble names auditioning for a Week 1 role, not a preview of Sunday lineups. But a clean stat line under the lights is how a camp riser becomes a waiver-wire name worth knowing, so the box scores are where the preseason signal lives.
The night’s standouts
Passing
Kyle McCord
GB
22/35, 226 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing
Evan Hull
ARI
16 CAR, 107 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving
Zavion Thomas
CHI
5 REC, 140 YDS, 1 TD
Every score
Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Buffalo Bills 28
- Passing: Shane Buechele (BUF) 26/38, 196 YDS
- Rushing: Lew Nichols (PIT) 7 CAR, 40 YDS
- Receiving: Max Hurleman (PIT) 3 REC, 50 YDS
New England Patriots 13, Cleveland Browns 37
- Passing: Dillon Gabriel (CLE) 12/15, 186 YDS, 3 TD
- Rushing: Taylen Green (CLE) 8 CAR, 66 YDS
- Receiving: Ben Patterson (CLE) 2 REC, 71 YDS
San Francisco 49ers 18, Las Vegas Raiders 12
- Passing: Adrian Martinez (SF) 12/21, 130 YDS
- Rushing: Mike Washington Jr. (LV) 8 CAR, 49 YDS
- Receiving: Jordan Watkins (SF) 4 REC, 64 YDS
Los Angeles Rams 20, Los Angeles Chargers 18
- Passing: DJ Uiagalelei (LAC) 11/18, 141 YDS
- Rushing: Greg Desrosiers Jr. (LAC) 9 CAR, 118 YDS, 1 TD
- Receiving: Quentin Johnston (LAC) 1 REC, 65 YDS, 1 TD
Washington Commanders 3, Baltimore Ravens 41
- Passing: Joe Fagnano (BAL) 19/27, 162 YDS, 1 TD
- Rushing: Dontae McMillan (BAL) 3 CAR, 70 YDS
- Receiving: Chris Moore (BAL) 3 REC, 54 YDS, 1 TD
Atlanta Falcons 17, Miami Dolphins 12
- Passing: Cooper Rush (ATL) 13/18, 106 YDS, 1 TD
- Rushing: Carlos Washington Jr. (MIA) 13 CAR, 34 YDS
- Receiving: Kyle Pitts Sr. (ATL) 3 REC, 59 YDS
Houston Texans 13, Carolina Panthers 16
- Passing: Kyle Trask (CAR) 19/28, 147 YDS, 1 INT
- Rushing: Anthony Tyus III (CAR) 10 CAR, 41 YDS
- Receiving: Ja'seem Reed (CAR) 2 REC, 37 YDS
New York Giants 23, New York Jets 6
- Passing: Jake Haener (NYG) 6/7, 101 YDS, 1 TD
- Rushing: Damon Bankston (NYG) 11 CAR, 62 YDS
- Receiving: Xavier Gipson (NYG) 2 REC, 54 YDS, 1 TD
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0, Jacksonville Jaguars 19
- Passing: Carter Bradley (JAX) 8/15, 77 YDS, 1 TD
- Rushing: J'Mari Taylor (JAX) 12 CAR, 44 YDS
- Receiving: Hunter Long (JAX) 2 REC, 47 YDS
New Orleans Saints 27, Dallas Cowboys 24
- Passing: Sam Howell (DAL) 12/18, 155 YDS, 2 TD
- Rushing: Phil Mafah (DAL) 12 CAR, 46 YDS
- Receiving: Jordan Hudson (DAL) 4 REC, 97 YDS, 1 TD
Arizona Cardinals 38, Green Bay Packers 42
- Passing: Kyle McCord (GB) 22/35, 226 YDS, 4 TD
- Rushing: Evan Hull (ARI) 16 CAR, 107 YDS, 2 TD
- Receiving: J. Michael Sturdivant (GB) 6 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD
Seattle Seahawks 9, Kansas City Chiefs 9
- Passing: Jalen Milroe (SEA) 16/26, 223 YDS, 1 TD
- Rushing: Brashard Smith (KC) 16 CAR, 72 YDS
- Receiving: Cody White (SEA) 3 REC, 69 YDS
Cincinnati Bengals 30, Philadelphia Eagles 13
- Passing: Josh Johnson (CIN) 12/19, 156 YDS
- Rushing: Kentrel Bullock (CIN) 14 CAR, 85 YDS, 1 TD
- Receiving: Carson Steele (PHI) 8 REC, 52 YDS, 1 TD
Minnesota Vikings 6, Denver Broncos 34
- Passing: Sam Ehlinger (DEN) 15/20, 233 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing: Jermar Jefferson (MIN) 6 CAR, 59 YDS
- Receiving: Justin Joly (DEN) 2 REC, 95 YDS, 1 TD
Detroit Lions 25, Indianapolis Colts 16
- Passing: Joshua Dobbs (DET) 15/19, 128 YDS, 2 TD
- Rushing: Jacob Saylors (DET) 17 CAR, 100 YDS
- Receiving: Lucky Jackson (DET) 5 REC, 94 YDS
Chicago Bears 24, Tennessee Titans 15
- Passing: Tyson Bagent (CHI) 16/17, 208 YDS, 2 TD
- Rushing: Roschon Johnson (CHI) 15 CAR, 52 YDS, 1 TD
- Receiving: Zavion Thomas (CHI) 5 REC, 140 YDS, 1 TD
Scores and per-game statistical leaders captured from ESPN once the games were final and frozen, so this post keeps showing the slate it was written about.