Rodgers sparks G.B. win
CINCINNATI — Aaron Rodgers led Green Bay to a big first half Thursday night, running for 52 yards and two touchdowns during a 27-13 preseason victory over Cincinnati.
Rodgers led the way for the Packers (No. 1 in the AP Pro32), going 12 of 22 for 154 yards with an interception. He scrambled six times, scoring on runs of 12 and 5 yards.
Running back Cedric Benson made his Packers debut against his former team and ran six times for 38 yards. Benson led the Bengals (No. 14) in rushing each of the last four years, but they decided to let him leave as a free agent and signed BenJarvus Green-Ellis.
Ravens 48, Jaguars 17Joe Flacco completed 27 of 36 passes for 266 yards and two touchdowns for Baltimore before leaving early in the third quarter.Flacco connected with nine receivers, most notably second-year wideout Torrey Smith, who finished with eight catches for 103 yards. Anquan Boldin caught a 5-yard TD pass and Vonta Leach scored on an 8-yard reception.Baltimore (2-1) finished with 571 yards total offense and had five drives of at least 80 yards. The 48 points were the most ever scored by the Ravens in a preseason game.
Titans 32, Cardinals 27Jake Locker threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns in his home debut as Tennessee’s starting quarterback.Tennessee named Locker, the eighth overall draft pick in 2011, their starter for the season on Monday. He responded by throwing for 124 yards and both TDs in giving Tennessee a 17-10 halftime lead and finished 11 of 20 for 134 yards with a 109.2 passer rating.End Kamerion Wimbley had two sacks, linebacker Colin McCarthy returned one of his two interceptions 31 yards for a TD and the Titans (2-1) forced five turnovers overall. Returner Marc Mariani broke his left leg at the end of a punt return.
