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The first one was a 12-play, 87-yard drive in 5:28, capped by a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jody Fortson. Patrick Mahomes led two similar touchdown drives and Kansas City defeated Washington in a preseason game. That included Turpin’s 86-yard punt return.Ĭooper Rush and Will Grier each directed first-half TD drives for the Cowboys, while Rico Dowdle and Malik Davis each had rushing scores.Įaston Stick played the first half for the Chargers and connected with Joshua Palmer on a wide receiver screen for an 18-yard touchdown early in the second quarter to give the Chargers a short-lived 10-7 advantage. Victor Bolden of the San Francisco 49ers was the last player to have a kickoff and punt return during the same preseason in 2017.Īfter a 22-yard field goal by Dustin Hopkins gave the Chargers (0-2) a 3-0 lead midway through the first quarter, Turpin returned the ensuing kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown.ĭallas (1-1) had a 29-10 lead at halftime after a pair of touchdowns in the final minute of the second quarter. Before Turpin, the last player to run back a punt and kickoff in the same game - preseason, regular season or playoffs - was Detroit’s Jeremy Ross on Dec. Turpin signed with the Cowboys on July 28 after garnering MVP honors in the United States Football League this past spring. (AP) - KaVontae Turpin became the first player in nine seasons to have kickoff and punt return touchdowns in the same game as Dallas beat Los Angeles. The Broncos took a step back after an encouraging 17-7 preseason-opening win over Dallas, while resting Russell Wilson and many of their starters for a second straight week.ĭenver's Brett Rypien finished 22 of 26 for 191 yards and a 1-yard touchdown to Eric Saubert with 10:55 remaining. The run is the NFL's second-longest active streak behind the Baltimore Ravens, who have won a league-record 21 straight, and play at Arizona on Sunday.

Zach Moss rounded out the first-half scoring with a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs, while Duke Johnson scored on 2- and 8-yard runs in the second half.īuffalo extended its preseason winning streak to 10 games. Backup Case Keenum continued the scoring by closing out the first half overseeing three touchdown drives.Īcquired in a trade with Cleveland this offseason, Keenum bounced back from a sloppy preseason debut by finishing 16 of 18 for 192 yards and perfectly placed 7-yard touchdown pass to tight end O.J. Josh Allen needed just six plays to lead the Bills 70 yards for an opening-drive touchdown before taking a seat in his preseason debut, and Buffalo routed the Denver Broncos' backups 42-15 on Saturday.Īllen completed all three attempts for 45 yards, capped by a 28-yard touchdown to Gabe Davis in showing he and new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey are on the same page. He's your top QB fantasy option.ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.

Allen's rate stats plummeted last season (63% completions, 6.8 YPA), but his heavy pass volume, aggressive nature (top 10 in average depth of throw all four seasons) and high-end rushing output are more than enough to allow elite fantasy production. Allen has ranked no lower than fourth in carries and rushing TDs among QBs in his career and ran for a career-high 763 yards in 2021. The 26-year-old has ranked no lower than eighth in pass attempts, completions, yards and TDs each of the last two seasons, but it's his legs that give him such a huge edge in fantasy. Case Keenum and Matt Barkley are the only other quarterbacks on the roster, so those two are likely to split the reps against Carolina.ĮSPN Fantasy Projection: Allen enters his fifth NFL campaign looking to pace all quarterbacks in fantasy points for the third consecutive season. Spin: Allen looked sharp Saturday against the Broncos in limited action, so there's no reason for the Bills to risk anything with the franchise quarterback. News: 6 days ago Allen won't play in Friday's preseason finale against the Panthers.