FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Rookie Da’Rel Scott ran a fake punt 65 yards for a touchdown and Derrick Martin returned a fumble 11 yards for a score as the Giants rallied for 15 points in the fourth quarter and beat the Patriots 18-17 on Thursday night in the preseason finale for both teams.
Giants linebacker Clint Sintim ruptured the patella tendon in his right knee, an injury coach Tom Coughlin said was “bad.”
Steelers 33, Panthers 17
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton threw his first touchdown pass as a pro, and after the game, coach Ron Rivera made it official: The Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 draft pick will start the Sept. 11 opener at Arizona.
Packers 20, Chiefs 19
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Outside linebacker Vic So’oto, an undrafted free agent out of BYU, likely sealed up his roster spot with Green Bay — returning an interception 33 yards for a TD, recording 1 1/2 sacks and a forcing a fumble.
Eagles 24, Jets 14
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Vince Young led Philadelphia on two scoring drives against Jets backups before leaving with a strained hamstring.
Rams 24, Jaguars 17
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Sam Bradford completed 7-of-11 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown, a perfectly thrown fade route to Lance Kendricks.
Dolphins 17, Cowboys 3
MIAMI — Larry Johnson scored on a 22-yard touchdown run for Miami, and backup quarterback Matt Moore threw for another score against a Dallas club that designated 31 of its 80 players as inactive.
Redskins 29, Buccaneers 24
LANDOVER, Md. — John Beck completed 10-of-21 passes for 108 yards with an interception while Rex Grossman might have won Washington’s starting quarterback job just by standing on the sideline.
Bears 24, Browns 14
CHICAGO — Johnny Knox came up with an over-the-shoulder, 19-yard TD catch from former Colorado State quarterback Caleb Hanie.
Colts 17, Bengals 13
CINCINNATI — Dan Orlovsky’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Taj Smith with 1:08 to go gave Indianapolis its first preseason win in two years.
49ers 20, Chargers 17
SAN DIEGO — Anthony Dixon capped San Francisco’s first two drives with 1-yard touchdown runs and the 49ers recorded six sacks.
Titans 32, Saints 9
NEW ORLEANS — Titans rookie quarterback Jake Locker completed 15-of-17 for 132 yards and a TD.
Lions 16, Bills 6
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Jerome Harrison ran for 72 yards and set two scores for Detroit.
Vikings 28, Texans 0
MINNEAPOLIS — Christian Ponder directed two touchdown drives and make a push for Minnesota’s backup quarterback job.
Ravens 21, Falcons 7
ATLANTA — Chykie Brown returned an interception 65 yards for a touchdown and Baltimore scored the clincher after one of four Atlanta turnovers.
The Associated Press
