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                  Saturday 24 auguSt 2019

            Raiders edge Packers on 80-yard field in Winnipeg



            WINNIPEG,  Manitoba  (AP)                                                                                           Gruden said. “We liked the
            —  Daniel  Carlson  kicked                                                                                          field.  We  thought  the  field
            a  33-yard  field  goal  with                                                                                       was perfectly ready to roll.
            8    seconds    remaining,                                                                                          You’ll  have  to  ask  Green
            and  the  Oakland  Raid-                                                                                            Bay about that.”
            ers  earned  a  bizarre  22-21                                                                                      The  Raiders  decided  to
            preseason victory over the                                                                                          move  one  of  their  two
            Green  Bay  Packers  on  a                                                                                          home  exhibition  games  to
            field shortened to 80 yards                                                                                         Winnipeg  in  a  move  that
            for player safety.                                                                                                  saved  them  $500,000  in
            End  zones  were  marked                                                                                            rent at the Oakland Colise-
            by bright orange pylons at                                                                                          um. The team is planning to
            the 10-yard lines and there                                                                                         move to Las Vegas in 2020.
            were  no  kickoffs.  The  field                                                                                     Tim  Boyle,  Rodgers’  back-
            was reconfigured because                                                                                            up, threw a 23-yard touch-
            of  concerns  about  the  ar-                                                                                       down  pass  to  Trevor  Davis
            eas  where  the  goal  posts                                                                                        and  a  26-yarder  to  Jake
            for the CFL’s Winnipeg fran-                                                                                        Kumerow.  Tra  Carson  ran
            chise  were  removed  and                                                                                           for  a  touchdown  for  the
            covered with turf.                                                                                                  Packers,  and  Green  Bay
            Before warmups, game of-                                                                                            led 21-10 at halftime.
            ficials  and  staff  from  both                                                                                     The Raiders’ Nathan Peter-
            clubs  examined  the  turf   Oakland Raiders’ Daniel Carlson (8) celebrates his go-ahead field goal against the Green Bay   man threw two touchdown
            that  covered  the  goal     Packers in the final minute of an NFL preseason football game Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Winnipeg,   passes, including a 17-yard-
            post  spots  for  110-yard   Manitoba.                                                                              er  to  De’Mornay  Pierson-El
            CFL games. The goal posts                                                                          Associated Press  in  the  fourth  quarter  that
            would  have  been  inside  tonio Brown.                   It was the first NFL game in  thing you don’t really want  cut Green Bay’s lead to 21-
            the NFL end zones.           “We were going to have all  Canada  since  the  Buffalo  to play around with, espe-    19.  His  2-point  conversion
            Packers  coach  Matt  LaF-   our starters play, and it was  Bills  faced  the  Atlanta  Fal-  cially guys who, this is their  attempt  was  intercepted.
            leur decided to sit 33 play-  just  one  of  those  deals,”  cons in December 2013 to  living.  This  puts  food  on  Peterman finished 23 of 37
            ers,  including  star  quarter-  LaFleur  said.  “We  certainly  finish a run of eight games  the  table  for  them,  so  you  for 210 yards.
            back  Aaron  Rodgers  and  have  all  played  on  much  in Toronto.                    don’t want to mess around  UP NEXT
            running back Aaron Jones.  worse  surfaces  in  our  life,  Packers  quarterback  Tim  with injuries.”              Packers:  End  their  pre-
            Rodgers  hasn’t  played  in  but it was just one of those  Boyle said he checked out  Oakland      coach      Jon  season schedule by hosting
            the preseason.               deals  where  they  weren’t  a  turf-covered  spot  during  Gruden  said  the  playing  the Kansas City Chiefs next
            Oakland  didn’t  play  start-  playing  their  starters  and  warmup.                  surface didn’t concern him.  Thursday night.
            ers,  including  quarterback  so  we  just  decided  to  sit  “It  was  just  a  little  raised,”  “I’m  not  going  to  make  a  Raiders: At Seattle on Thurs-
            Derek Carr or receiver An-   them.”                       Boyle  said.  “But  it’s  some-  big  deal  about  the  field,”  day night.q

            Patriots                                                                                                            Olsen and Luke Kuechly all

                                                                                                                                made  their  preseason  de-
            Continued from 17            night.  Newton  went  4-for-                                                           buts  for  the  Panthers  after
                                         6  for  30  yards.  Tom  Brady                                                         not  playing  in  the  first  two
            Newton was initially evalu-  finished  his  first  exhibition                                                       games.
            ated  on  the  sideline  and  game  of  2019  by  going                                                             McCaffrey  had  the  best
            quickly  accompanied  to  8-for-12 for 75 yards, includ-                                                            night,  rushing  three  times
            the  locker  room  and  did  ing an 18-yard pass to tight                                                           for  16  yards  and  hauling
            not return.                  end  Ryan  Izzo  to  set  up  a                                                        in a 10-yard reception. Ol-
            He  didn’t  speak  with  re-  1-yard  touchdown  plunge                                                             sen had one catch for four
            porters  after  the  game  by  James  Develin.  It  was                                                             yards and Kuechly made a
            but  could  be  seen  staring  the  starting  offense’s  final                                                      tackle.
            at  the  ground  and  wore  series.  Brady  did  it  with  a                                                        NO BAD BLOOD
            a boot as he walked from  skeleton  crew  at  receiver.                                                             Safety  Eric  Reid  said  there
            the locker room toward the  Julian  Edelman,  Josh  Gor-                                                            was  no  malice  in  slapping
            team bus.                    don, N’Keal Harry and De-                                                              the  Patriots’  Ben  Watson
            “He  got  sacked,  that’s  maryius Thomas all sat out.    New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady runs with the ball   across the neck as the tight
            about  all  I  saw,”  Carolina  But  undrafted  rookie  Ja-  as  Carolina  Panthers  linebacker  Jermaine  Carter  (56)  chases   end  lay  on  his  back  after
            coach Ron Rivera said.       kobi  Meyers  continued  to   him in the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Thursday,   making  a  sideline  catch.
            Asked  if  Newton’s  injury  help open the field, catch-  Aug. 22, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass.                       Reid was called for unnec-
            affects  his  opinion  on  the  ing  seven  passes  for  74                                        Associated Press  essary  roughness  on  the
            number  of  exhibition  of  yards.    Phillip  Dorsett  also   ing and being part of these  Patriots:  Special  teamer  play. Watson stayed down
            games,  Rivera  said  it’s  in  had  seven  catches  for  47   games. Guys you think are  Brandon  King  was  carted  briefly but walked off under
            the hands of the league.     yards.                       gonna play a big role over  off  the  field  with  about  a  his own power.
            “It’s  tough.  It’s  part  of  the  Brady, who wore a fedora   the course of the year and  minute to go in the first half  “I  was  just  trying  to  stop
            game,  unfortunately,”  Ri-  after  the  game,  like  the   then in one play it doesn’t  after  helping  block  on  a  him  from  getting  the  first
            vera  said.  Kyle  Allen  took  hats  Newton  often  wears,   happen that way. ... Injuries  punt  return.  ...  RB  Damien  down,” Reid said. “I looked
            over at quarterback.         said it was tough to see him   are part of the game.”     Harris  left  in  the  second  at the replay and, yeah, he
            The  Panthers  were  pedes-  get hurt.                    INJURIES                     quarter with an undisclosed  was down. We’ll see what
            trian  on  offense  and  went  “It’s  always  hard  to  see   Panthers: OT Greg Little was  injury.                 the  league  do  with  it.  I’m
            three-and-out  in  each  of  them,” Brady said. “We’ve    evaluated for a concussion  FIRST ACTION                  sure  I’ll  end  up  getting  a
            their  first  two  series  of  the  had our fair share of watch-  in the fourth quarter.  Christian  McCaffrey,  Greg  fine.” q
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