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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