Giants rally past Pats
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Rookie Da’Rel Scott ran a fake punt 65 yards for a touchdown and Derrick Martin returned a fumble 11 yards for a score as the New York Giants rallied for 15 points in the fourth quarter to defeat New England, 18-17, Thursday night.
The Giants rested their starters and New England’s first string played just long enough to take a 17-3 lead on the first play of the second quarter.
David Carr, battling Sage Rosenfels for the backup job behind Eli Manning, completed 13 of 21 passes for 116 yards with an interception. The Giants (2-2) turned the ball over three times.
Dolphins 17, Cowboys 3Larry Johnson scored on a 22-yard touchdown run and Matt Moore threw for another score to help Miami.
Rams 24, Jaguars 17Sam Bradford completed 7 of 11 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown for St. Louis (4-0), which finished the preseason with a perfect record for the first time since 1979.Eagles 24, Jets 14Vince Young led Philadelphia on two scoring drives before leaving with a hamstring injury.Lions 16, Bills 6Running back Jerome Harrison helped Detroit cap a perfect preseason. The last time the Lions went 4-0 in the preseason, they became the NFL’s first team to lose all 16 regular season games in 2008.Colts 17, Bengals 13Kerry Collins, signed by Indianapolis last week, played most of the first half and went 5 of 10 for 45 yards with a fumble. The Colts (1-3) managed only 36 total yards in the half.Ravens 21, Falcons 7Chykie Brown returned an interception 65 yards for a touchdown and Baltimore scored the clincher after another Atlanta turnover.Redskins 29, Bucs 24Given a chance to make a closing argument in his case to be the starting quarterback for Washington (3-1), John Beck turned in a spotty performance, completing 10 of 21 passes for 108 yards.
Bears 24, Browns 14Johnny Knox came up with an over-the-shoulder touchdown catch for Chicago (2-2).
Packers 20, Chiefs 19Outside linebacker Vic So’oto likely sealed up his roster spot with Green Bay.So’oto, an undrafted free agent out of BYU who ended up in Green Bay after his wife chose among multiple NFL offers, returned an interception 33 yards for a touchdown. He had 1½ sacks and a forced fumble.
Vikings 28, Texans 0Christian Ponder directed two touchdown drives for Minnesota.
