Friday night was a big night for the NFL as there were five preseason games, let’s do some analysis on each game and give a takeaway for each team during these games. First we’ll start with the Browns and Jaguars game.
Browns vs Jaguars
Let’s start with the Jaguars as my biggest takeaway was how good running back Travis Etienne played, he did not blow any socks off but you can see why the star running back was taken in the first round a year ago. Etienne didn’t have crazy stats by any means but you could just tell by his speed, quickness and explosiveness, Travis finished with nine carries for 23 yards and a 10 yard catch. For the Cleveland Browns you gotta go with Deshaun Watson, this was Watson’s first game in over two seasons and Watson did look very rusty, overthrowing players left and right.
Lions vs Falcons
We got to see 2nd overall pick Aidan Hutchinson play his first full series in the NFL. Hutchinson played well in his limited snaps on Friday with a tackle for loss, and two total tackles which doesn’t seem like alot but Aidan made himself feel present which is what you want in your star edge rusher. For the Falcons the quarterbacks were the takeaway in the fact that both Marcus Mariota and rookie Desmond Ridder both made the most of their limited snaps. Mariota finished 2-2 passing and 23 rushing yards and Ridder finished with 10-22 for 77 yards and two touchdowns to go with it.
Eagles vs Jets
Jalen Hurts showed the doubters that he can throw, Hurts had pretty much the perfect game finishing with a perfect 6-6 passing for 80 yards and a touchdown to go with it. For the Jets it looks like the team could be in trouble once again with injuries this season as quarterback Zach Wilson injured his knee and is set to have a MRI on saturday, but the good news for the Jets is their defense looked stout as it should be considering head coach Robert Salah is a defensive minded coach.
Bengals vs Cardinals
The Cardinals are looking more and more dysfunctional by the day as Kyler Murray and Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury were arguing as Kingsbury had Murray call offensive plays for a full series which led to -8 yards on a 3 and out. The Bengals didn’t have much to be excited about as none of the starters did not play much at all, but Kicker Evan McPherson showed out once again with long field goals of 58, 56 and 23 yards away.
49ers vs Packers
For the Packers Jordan Love once again had his ups and downs once again making big plays to standout wide receiver Romeo Dobbs but Love did finish with three interceptions. Love overall played well but needs to continue roughing out his “edges” as a player. As for the 49ers starting quarterback Trey Lance showed out pretty well making big plays throwing it all over the field but clearly still has work to do, the standout play for Lance was a deep sideline throw to rookie wideout Danny Gray for 76 yards and a touchdown on the play.
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