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Reuters
20 minutes ago
- Reuters
NFL preseason roundup: Saints rally late to tie Jaguars
August 18 - The New Orleans Saints scored 14 second-half points to rally for a 17-17 tie against the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in the second preseason game for each team. Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler threw a 20-yard touchdown to Dante Pettis and ran in the two-point conversion himself with 21 seconds left to level the score. Rattler, who played the second half after Tyler Shough got the first half, completed 18 of 24 passes for 199 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Pettis finished with 57 receiving yards, trailing Mason Tipton, who had a game-high 100 receiving yards for the Saints (0-1-1). Starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence played two series for Jacksonville (0-1-1), throwing a 7-yard touchdown to Parker Washington to end his afternoon. He completed 8 of 10 passes for 76 yards, with rookie running back Bhayshul Tuten providing 35 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Jaguars. Bears 38, Bills 0 Quarterback Caleb Williams made his 2025 preseason debut under new Chicago coach Ben Johnson and threw a touchdown pass in the opening series as the host Bears shut out Buffalo. Williams finished 6 of 10 for 107 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown pass to Olamide Zaccheaus to conclude a game-opening 92-yard drive. Williams, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, exited after the Bears' second possession. Tyson Bagent relieved Williams and went 13 of 22 for 196 yards, including a 11-yard TD pass to Tyler Scott. Bagent drove Chicago to three first-half touchdowns, as Brittain Brown and Ian Wheeler each ran one in from a yard out en route to a 28-0 halftime lead. The Bills, who have lost both of their preseason games, again rested star quarterback Josh Allen, the reigning NFL MVP, as well as other starters including running back James Cook, who ended his hold-in with a contract extension in the past week. Mitchell Trubisky, a former Bears starter, was 7 of 13 for 55 yards for Buffalo in relief of game starter Mike White (4 of 11, 54 yards). Bears cornerback Terell Smith was carted off the field with a non-contact knee injury in the second quarter, defensive end Dominique Robinson and wide receiver J.P. Richardson sustained ankle injuries, and defensive end Austin Booker and running back Deion Hankins exited with knee injuries. Bills defensive back Jordan Hancock sustained a shoulder injury. --Field Level Media
BBC News
an hour ago
- BBC News
Williams sympathises with Scotland's contract woes
Women's Rugby World Cup 2025: Scotland v WalesVenue: Salford Community Stadium Date: Saturday, 23 August Kick-off: 14:45 BSTCoverage: Live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Online and BBC Sounds Wales co-captain Kate Williams says she sympathises with Scotland players who are going through contract uncertainty in the build up to the Rugby World than half of Scotland's squad fear being left without a professional deal after the tournament in October.A source in their camp told the BBC in June players were suffering with their mental and emotional experienced similar upheaval last year when they were given ultimatums and threatened with withdrawal from the World Cup when contract talks broke Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) later apologised for its handling of the situation."I wouldn't wish what we went through on any other team," said Williams. Scotland are due to meet Wales in their Pool B opener on is a game which could decide which team makes it through to the quarter-finals, with Canada expected to top the group and both sides tipped to beat Fiji."I think it's really poor timing for them, that they're going through this now," said Williams."I guess our timing was possibly a bit better," with Wales' woes coming prior to WXV2 rather than the World while Williams says she and her team mates "feel their pain", there will be no time for sympathy in Salford."We are here to play rugby and we're here to win that Test match," she added."We know how important it is, so it's just going to be who's better on the day."
Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Caleb Williams stuns NFL fans with dazzling performance for the Chicago Bears against the Buffalo Bills
Caleb Williams impressed NFL fans so much on Sunday night that some have tipped the Chicago Bears to win the Super Bowl. Williams, 23, was drafted No. 1 overall last year but had a rookie season to forget as the Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus and eventually finished with a 5-12 record. But Chicago is now full of hope going into the new season after the franchise won the race to sign in-demand Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their new head coach. Johnson's arrival has led to hope that Williams can also improve and, eventually, take the team to their first Super Bowl since 2007. And the early signs look positive as the former USC signal caller played his first snaps of preseason against the Buffalo Bills at Soldier Field on Sunday night. In fact, Williams destroyed the Bills defense on the Bears' opening drive of the game and threw a touchdown pass. Williams led the Bears 92 yards downfield before capping off the drive with a 36-yard touchdown pass to receiver Olamide Zaccheaus. He completed five of six passes. His performance had NFL fans, mostly supporting the Bears, salivating on social media. One commented: 'Say what you want about preseason this or that... that drive from Caleb Williams was exactly what we had to see'. Another posted: 'Preseason or not... what an opening drive for Caleb Williams under the new leadership and coaching staff of the Ben Johnson era!!! Wow.' A third boldly proclaimed Williams is 'the greatest quarterback of all time' while another tipped him to be '2025 MVP and Super Bowl winner'. A more composed viewer posted: 'Caleb Williams threw some absolute lasers on that first drive.' 'Could not have asked for a better start from Caleb Williams & the Bears,' one impressed viewer commented. More to follow.
