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SPORTS Saturday 18 auguSt 2018
Brady sharp in preseason debut as Patriots top Eagles 37-20

By The Associated Press
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.
(AP) — Tom Brady moved
the New England Patriots
with ease in their Super
Bowl rematch against the
penalty-prone Eagles, win-
ning 37-20 with a little help
from running back James
White and fifth-round draft
choice Ja'Whaun Bentley.
In his first action since losing
in the NFL title game to Phil-
adelphia, Brady complet-
ed 19 of 26 passes for 172
yards and two touchdowns
on Thursday night to help
stake New England (2-0) to
a 27-7 halftime lead.
Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles
left in the second quarter
with a shoulder injury after
a strip sack that Bentley re-
covered and ran 54 yards
for a touchdown.
White caught six passes
for 61 yards, including a
20-yard touchdown, and
also ran for 31 yards in the New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14) is sacked by Washington Redskins defensive tackle Da'Ron Payne (95) during the first
first half of the Patriots' 37- half of a preseason NFL football game Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Landover, Md.
20 victory. The Eagles (0-2) Associated Press
had five penalties for 50
yards in the first quarter — first preseason start for New giving way to veteran Ted- Aaron Rodgers needed just Rudolph, who is compet-
including two for lowering York, which lost to Washing- dy Bridgewater. The former one drive to look at home ing with Joshua Dobbs for a
the head to initiate con- ton on a last-second field Vikings quarterback had in his first action at Lam- backup job, was just 5 of 12
tact and one for hitting a goal by Dustin Hopkins. his own inconsistences, go- beau Field in almost a year. for 47 yards in playing the
defenseless receiver — and Darnold threw an intercep- ing 10 of 15 for 127 yards, a Rodgers connected with first half.
97 penalty yards in all. tion, took two sacks and touchdown and an inter- tight end Jimmy Graham Dobbs didn't look much
After sitting out last week's had a couple of balls bat- ception. for an 8-yard score, and better after throwing a
exhibition season opener, ted out of the air. It was a Alex Smith was 4 of 6 for 48 Tramon Williams had a 25- 22-yard interception re-
Brady led New England to far cry from the impressive yards in one series, his only yard interception return for turned for a touchdown
scores on four of the six se- debut in which the third work so far in the preseason a touchdown on the first by rookie cornerback Josh
ries he played. overall pick went 13 of 18 for the Redskins (1-1). play from scrimmage of Jackson in the third quar-
REDSKINS 15, JETS 13 for 96 yards for the Jets (1- Hopkins made all five of his Green Bay's win. ter for the Packers (2-0).
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — 1) and looked like the front- field-goal attempts, includ- Five minutes after throwing But Dobbs finished strong
Sam Darnold threw an inter- runner to win New York's ing a 40-yarder as time ex- the pick, Mason Rudolph and connected with rookie
ception and showed some starting QB competition. pired to win it. found JuJu Smith-Schuster receiver James Washing-
of the growing pains of a The former USC star played PACKERS 51, STEELERS 34 for a 4-yard touchdown ton for two second-half
rookie quarterback in his the entire first half before GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — pass for Pittsburgh (1-1). touchdowns.q

AP source: Browns, Dez Bryant still talking but no deal

By TOM WITHERS during eight seasons with a 0-16 season, Bryant is in- Knocks." The Browns have signifi-
AP Sports Writer the Dallas Cowboys, Bry- trigued about joining them. Bryant is also friends with cantly upgraded their tal-
CLEVELAND (AP) — Dez Bry- ant and agent Kim Maile The 29-year-old reached wide receiver Jarvis Landry, ent and there is renewed
ant and the Browns are in a met with Browns officials at out to general manager a three-time Pro Bowl selec- optimism about a franchise
holding pattern. team headquarters Thurs- John Dorsey after watching tion with Miami who came that hasn't made the play-
The free agent wide receiv- day. The discussions carried the team on HBO's "Hard to Cleveland in a trade. offs since 2002. q
er concluded his visit with over to a second day, end-
Cleveland on Friday with- ing with a promise to stay in
out agreeing to a contract, touch.
but "conversations con- It's not known if Bryant has
tinue" between the sides, a left town. The Browns host
person familiar with nego- the Buffalo Bills in an exhibi-
tiations told The Associated tion game Friday night.
Press. The person spoke on One of the NFL's top receiv-
condition of anonymity be- ers, the sometimes tem-
cause of the sensitivity of peramental Bryant was cut
the talks. by Dallas in April. Although
A three-time Pro Bowler the Browns are coming off