Prescott sees limited action in Cowboys’ loss
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Dak Prescott completed all four of his pass attempts, caught one and led Dallas to a field goal in a brief cameo in the exhibition opener as the Cowboys went on to lose the San Francisco 49ers 17-9 on Saturday night.
Prescott and the bulk of the Dallas offensive starters played one series, moving the ball 65 yards in nine plays. The drive stalled when his thirddown pass in the red zone was batted at the line by Sheldon Day right back to Prescott, who lost a yard on the play before Brett Maher kicked the first of his three field goals.
The Cowboys did not have their entire first-team offense on the field as star running back Ezekiel Elliott remains a contract holdout in search of a new contract. Rookie Tony Pollard got the nod and ran four times for 16 yards on his only drive of the game.
Nick Mullens got the starting nod at quarterback for San Francisco and threw for 105 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the first half in his attempt to win the backup job.
In other action:
• Patrick Mahomes picked up where he left off from his record-breaking debut as a starter, marching the Kansas City Chiefs downfield for a first-quarter touchdown in what became a 38-17 preseason victory over the visiting Cincinnati Bengals. Mahomes did a bit of everything on the only series by Kansas City’s first-team offense, going 4-for-4 for 66 yards while adding a 10-yard scramble and inducing an an offside penalty. Andy Dalton was nearly as sharp for Cincinnati, going 7-of-9 for 80 yards while leading his team on a 14-play, 75-yard touchdown march to open the game.
In other action:
• Nathan Peterman scrambled 50 yards to set up his only touchdown throw as Oakland beat the visiting Los Angeles Rams 14-3. Peterman entered in the third quarter and completed nine of 12 passes for 66 yards.
Jags’ Robinson, Lee still sidelined
The Jacksonville Jaguars don’t expect left tackle Cam Robinson and receiver Marqise Lee to be ready for the season opener.
Coach Doug Marrone provided an update on the two starters, saying “we just can’t get them over the hump. We’ve got to go and start preparing to play without them, unfortunately. It could change, obviously, but it’d be tough.”
Robinson, a secondround draft pick in 2017, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last September — during a Week 2 win against New England. Lee, who led the team in receptions in 2017, tore several ligaments in his left knee when Atlanta cornerback Damontae Kazee delivered a helmetfirst hit to his knee in a preseason game last August.
Neither has practiced in training camp, and both remain on the physically unable-to-perform list.
Lions put Kearse on injured list
The Detroit Lions placed wide receiver Jermaine Kearse on injured reserve and signed quarterback Josh Johnson.
Kearse hurt his left leg during Detroit’s first possession of Thursday night’s preseason opener against New England. He has played seven seasons and joined the Lions as a free agent this offseason from the New York Jets.
Quarterback Tom Savage was removed from the game at Ford Field when his head hit the turf on a sack. Johnson started three games for Washington last season.
Cardinals release Philon after arrest
The Arizona Cardinals released defensive end Darius Philon a day after Maricopa County jail records indicate he was arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly instrument.
A Phoenix police spokeswoman confirmed that Philon had been arrested but declined to provide further information, referring a reporter to court documents that were not immediately available Saturday.
According to TMZ, Philon was taken to a Maricopa County jail Friday on charges from an incident in May outside a Phoenixarea strip club. A court video of Philon’s initial court appearance posted by KPNX-TV showed that a judge set bond for Philon and imposed conditions that included allowing Philon to travel out of state for work.
Philon, 25, was a projected starter after signing in the offseason as a free agent. He started the Cardinals’ preseason opener Thursday night against the Los Angeles Chargers and played briefly, recording an assist on a tackle.