Cowboys good, but Bengals were better

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys had another efficient preseason showing.

Andy Dalton bogged down a bit with his Cincinnati Bengals.

Prescott led a pair of scoring drives in three possessions, capped by a scrambling 6-yard scoring pass to Terrance Williams, before the Bengals rallied after halftime for a 21-13 exhibition victory Saturday night.

The Bengals had just two first downs in three Dalton-led possessions a week after he threw for two touchdowns with an offense that was revamped after finishing last in the NFL.

One of the first downs was on Dalton’s 13-yard scramble after the Bengals (2-0) started with a pair of three-and-outs.

A week after throwing a 30-yard touchdown to rookie Michael Gallup on his only drive of the preseason opener in San Francisco, Prescott was 10 of 15 for 86 yards. The TD drive for a 10-0 lead was kept alive by an 8-yard slant to Gallup, who reached out for a nice catch inside the Cincinnati 10.

The concern for the Cowboys was the status of fourtime Pro Bowl guard Zack Martin, who left early on what would have been his last drive with a knee injury.

JAGUARS 14, VIKINGS 10

MINNEAPOLIS — Yannick Ngakoue had an 11-yard sack that helped Jacksonville’s defense hold Kirk Cousins and Minnesota’s starting offense to three completions and three points, and the Jaguars reserves rallied for a victory over the Vikings.

Cousins was crisp in his only series last week, but the Vikings went threeand-out on two of their four possessions with their new quarterback. Latavius Murray’s second fumble, stripped by Malik Jackson, was recovered by Calais Campbell to end another drive. Cousins finished just 3 for 8 for 12 yards.

RAMS 19, RAIDERS 15

LOS ANGELES — Rookie John Kelly rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown, and the Rams welcomed the Raiders back to the Coliseum with a preseason victory over Oakland.

Chris Warren rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders in

their return to the venerable stadium that was their home for 13 seasons during their largely successful tenure in Los Angeles.

BUCCANEERS 30, TITANS 14

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jameis Winston gave the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a potent reminder of what they will miss when the quarterback sits out his three-game suspension to start the regular season.

Winston threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns after coming off the bench in the second quarter, and the Buccaneers beat Tennessee in the teams’ second exhibition game.

TEXANS 16, 49ERS 13

HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson threw a touchdown pass and Houston earned a preseason victory over San Francisco.

Watson led the Texans down the field, going 5 of 8 for 73 yards, capped off by a 1-yard touchdown pass to Bruce Ellington.

BEARS 24, BRONCOS 23

DENVER — Case Keenum moved the chains for the first time for Denver in a 24-23 exhibition loss to Chicago, and Chad Kelly threw another touchdown after leapfrogging Paxton Lynch on the depth chart.

Lynch’s second consecutive poor performance opened the door for the Bears to come back from a 23-10 fourth-quarter deficit.

CHARGERS 24, SEAHAWKS 14

CARSON, Calif. — Melvin Gordon rushed for a short touchdown to cap a strong 70-yard opening drive by Los Angeles’ first-team offense, and Philip Rivers went 6 of 7 for 62 yards in a victory over Seattle.

JJ Jones returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown late in the first half, and Mike Williams caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Geno Smith in the second half of a solid performance by the Chargers.