New-look Eagles score 13-6 win over Ravens
PHILADELPHIA — Michael Vick threw for 74 yards and a touchdown pass in his only series and the new-look Philadelphia Eagles beat the Baltimore Ravens 13-6 on Thursday night in their preseason opener.
Nnamdi Asomugha, Vince Young and several other big-name acquisitions made their first appearances for the Eagles, who’ve signed a slew of free agents with impressive resumes in the past two weeks.
Joe Flacco played two series and led the Ravens to a field goal on the opening possession. He completed 3 of 6 passes for 60 yards. Ricky Williams, who signed with Baltimore on Monday, was inactive.
Vick, the runner-up to Tom Brady for NFL MVP, completed 4 of 6 passes, including a 3-yard TD toss to Brent Celek. Vick drove the Eagles right down the field against Ray Lewis and Baltimore’s vaunted defense.
Patriots 47, Jaguars 12
Third-round draft pick Ryan Mallett played the whole second half and drove New England to touchdowns on his first four series, helping turn a 19-9 halftime lead into a 35-point rout.
The former Arkansas star was 12 of 19 for 164 yards and a touchdown. Stevan Ridley, a third-round choice from LSU, scored three touchdowns on two 1-yard runs and a 16-yard pass from Mallett. Richard Medlin, a rookie free agent from Fayetteville, had two 2-yard touchdown runs.
Cowboys 24, Broncos 23
Tim Tebow’s failed scramble just before halftime stood as the play of the game, until Stephen McGee — another option quarterback in college — ran around to throw a 13-yard touchdown pass and a two-point conversion with 15 seconds left, giving Dallas a victory over Denver.
Tebow led the Broncos to two field goals in four drives.
His first scoring series started at Denver’s 10 and included a 43-yard pass perfectly lofted into double coverage. The other drive, however, started 7 yards from the end zone and wound up moving backward.
Seahawks 24 Chargers 17
Thomas Clayton scored on a 25-yard run with 3:05 left to lift Seattle past San Diego.
Tarvaris Jackson passed for 13 yards over two moderately successful series in his debut as Matt Hasselbeck’s replacement with the Seahawks. San Diego’s Phillip Rivers went 5 for 6 while leading an 89-yard scoring in his only series.
Cornell graduate Bryan Walters returned a kickoff 103 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter for the Chargers, and Mike Tolbert caught an 8-yard scoring pass to cap the only drive by Rivers.
Cards 24, Raiders 18
Kevin Kolb found new favorite target Larry Fitzgerald twice in his Arizona debut but was unable to get his offense on the scoreboard in two drives before the Cardinals rallied to beat the Raiders.
Arizona’s other three quarterbacks all threw touchdown passes, including a 28-yarder from Max Hall to Isaiah Williams with 39 seconds left for the win.
Raiders third-stringer Trent Edwards threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to rookie David Ausberry, and Sebastian Janikowski kicked four field goals, including a go-ahead 57-yarder with 2:32 to play, but the Raiders lost in Hue Jackson’s head coaching debut.
After a year of poor quarterback play following Kurt Warner’s retirement, Arizona made the big move to acquire Kolb from Philadelphia.
