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Date:2025-04-19 21:16:09
No. 1 overall draft pick Caleb Williams passed for 95 yards over two drives and the visiting Chicago Bears rolled to a 33-6 victory Saturday over the Buffalo Bills in the opening preseason game for both teams.
Williams, who won a Heisman Trophy at Southern California, completed 4 of 7 passes. Velus Jones Jr. rushed for 34 yards with a touchdown and Ian Wheeler added two more scores in the fourth quarter, and ran for 43 yards, to put the game away.
Micah Baskerville had a 53-yard touchdown return on an interception for Chicago.
Former Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky was 10 of 18 for 82 yards for the Bills, who scored on two field goals from Tyler Bass of 24 and 49 yards.
Jets 20, Commanders 17
Israel Abanikanda scored on a 2-yard TD run with 7:09 remaining and Austin Seibert added a 37-yard go-ahead field goal with 21 seconds remaining to give New York the victory over visiting Washington.
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Jets quarterback Adrian Martinez was 6 of 10 for 104 yards, while Andrew Peasley was 8 of 11 for 73 yards and a touchdown. Braelon Allen had 54 rushing yards for the Jets.
Commanders quarterbacks Jeff Driskel and Sam Hartman combined to go 15 of 28 for 170 yards. Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, the team's first-round draft pick, started and went 2 of 3 for 45 yards in limited time while also scoring a on a 3-yard TD run in the first quarter.
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