NFL preseason Week 2 scores, updates, highlights: Trey Lance leads GW drive; Jimmy Garoppolo sharp for Raiders

All the best highlights from Week 2 of the NFL preseason are here

Week 2 of the 2023 NFL preseason slate kicked off on Thursday night as the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns played to a tie. The New York Giants upended the Carolina Panthers on Friday as the Giants' first-team offense put the ball in the end zone on their only drive together. Also Friday, the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons played to a tie in rookie RB Bijan Robinson's debut.

There's 11 games scheduled for Saturday, including the Tennessee Titans facing the Minnesota Vikings and in an interesting development, the Titans will be rolling with just one of their two young quarterbacks. According to multiple reports, Tennessee will use Malik Willis for the entire game, while the injured Will Levis won't play at all. 

Check out all of Saturday's action all day long below in our live blog.

Week 2 schedule

Thursday

Eagles 18, Browns 18 (Takeaways)

Friday

Giants 21, Panthers 19 (Takeaways)
Bengals 13, Falcons 13 (Recap)

Saturday

Jaguars 25, Lions 7 (Recap)
Dolphins 28, Texans 3 (Recap)
Steelers 27, Bills 15 (Takeaways)
Colts 24, Bears 17 (Recap)    
Buccaneers 13, Jets 6 (Recap)
Titans 24, Vikings 16 (Recap)
Chiefs 38, Cardinals 10 (Recap)
Patriots 21, Packers 17 (Recap)
49ers 21, Broncos 20 (Recap)
Raiders 34, Rams 17 (Recap)
Seahawks 22, Cowboys 14 (Recap)

Sunday

Saints at Chargers, 7:05 p.m. ET (Preview)

Monday

Ravens at Commanders, 8 p.m. ET (Preview)

[Aug 20, 2023 at 12:16 am ET · Kyle Stackpole]

Deuce gets loose

Deuce Vaughn has captivated Cowboys fans since the team selected the 5-foot-6 running back in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, and he's continued to electrify throughout training camp and the preseason. In his NFL debut last week, Vaughn racked up 50 yards on just eight carries and found the end zone for the first time as a professional. On Saturday night, he continued his preseason excellence with another score. After taking the hand-off, he cut upfield, then cut upfield again, THEN spun out of an arm tackle and finally crossed the goal line for the 14-yard touchdown. Dallas could have something with Vaughn and Tony Pollard as its one-two combo in the backfield.

[Aug 19, 2023 at 11:41 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Trey Lance rebounds, leads game-winning drive

Former No. 3 overall pick Trey Lance needed this. After a rough outing in Week 1 of the exhibition season, Lance rebounded to lead a game-winning drive on Saturday night vs. the Denver Broncos. Per ESPN, Lance went 4 of 8 for 31 yards and an INT on his first two series. As for his final two series: 8 of 10 for 142 yards and a TD. 

Down two points with 2:01 remaining, Lance led the 49ers 64 yards down the field on eight plays to set up rookie kicker Jake Moody with the opportunity to win the game with a 32-yard field goal. He nailed it. 

Lance hit rookie wideout Ronnie Bell for a gain of 43 yards, which really sparked the drive. Lance finished having completed 12 of 18 passes for 173 yards, one TD and one INT.

[Aug 19, 2023 at 10:57 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Athletic big-man INT of Trey Lance

49ers QB Trey Lance did not get off to a good start on Saturday night vs. the Broncos, as he had a screen pass attempt tipped up in the air, and then picked off by Elijah Garcia. Check out this diving INT. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 10:35 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Sean McVay calls play live on broadcast as his LB records pick six

Rams head coach Sean McVay was doing a live interview with the broadcast crew when his linebacker, Jake Hummel, intercepted a Raiders pass and returned it all the way for six points. As you can imagine, he was HYPED. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 9:40 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Kayshon Boutte breaks loose for long score

Kayshon Boutte was once thought to be the next star wideout to come out of LSU, but he fell to the Patriots in the sixth round of the draft. Saturday night, Bailey Zappe found Boutte on a slant route late in the second quarter, and he took it all the way to the house for six. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 9:19 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Jimmy G leads TD drive for Raiders

Jimmy Garoppolo is beginning anew with the Las Vegas Raiders, and he led his new offense on a nine-play, 68-yard TD drive on his first preseason possession. He completed all four of his passes for 39 yards. Former Patriots RB Brandon Bolden capped the drive with the score. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 8:59 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Kyle Trask finds Trey Palmer for 33-yard TD

Baker Mayfield may be in the lead when it comes to Tampa's QB competition, but Kyle Trask isn't going down without a fight. Check out this touchdown pass to rookie Trey Palmer 33 yards down the field. Palmer even tipped it to himself! 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 8:56 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Brock Purdy returns to the field 

About seven months after suffering his UCL injury, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy made his return to the field. On the opening drive against the Broncos Saturday night, Purdy led the 49ers 69 yards down the field on 10 plays while completing 4 of 5 passes for 65 yards. San Francisco got a field goal out of the possession. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 8:54 pm ET · Bryan DeArdo]

Love is (for) real 

All the hype about Jordan Love this summer came to fruition early in Green Bay's second preseason game against the Patriots. Love, who played well last Friday night in Cincinnati, hit Romeo Doubs on a gorgeous completion in tight coverage down the far sideline. It was one of several impressive plays in the first half from Love, who is taking over as the Packers' starting quarterback after being Aaron Rodgers' backup each of the last three seasons. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 8:50 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Tyjae Spears has arrived

The rookie running back out of Tulane has the potential to be a nice change-of-pace back in Tennessee behind Derrick Henry. He's shifty yet aggressive, and has some home-run hitting potential.

Check out this 33-yard touchdown run. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 8:42 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Zach Wilson shows off his wheels

Wilson is looking to reinvent himself behind Aaron Rodgers, and he's looked solid in the preseason. People forget about his athletic ability -- which he showed off on this awesome 35-yard scramble against the Bucs Saturday night. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 8:29 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

That's pretty cool. After Porter Jr.'s first INT, he gives the ball to his dad. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 8:12 pm ET · Jordan Dajani]

Gardner Minshew's impressive TD toss

The Colts have already named rookie Anthony Richardson the starting quarterback for the 2023 season, but Shane Steichen grabbed a solid backup in free agency in Gardner Minshew. He started the Colts' Week 2 preseason matchup vs. the Bears, and pulled off this impressive TD pass to Juwaan Winfree while on the move.

[Aug 19, 2023 at 7:59 pm ET · Bryan DeArdo]

Porter makes his presence felt 

It was a nice NFL debut for Steelers rookie CB Joey Porter Jr., who recorded an interception late in the first half. Porter's pick set up Connor Heyward's red zone TD as the Steelers took a 28-0 halftime lead over Buffalo. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 6:51 pm ET · Bryan DeArdo]

Pickett strikes again 

Kenny Pickett threw his second TD pass of the preseason when he fired this 25-yard bullet to tight end Pat Freiermuth. The score was set up by Calvin Austin's 54-yard punt return. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 6:44 pm ET · Bryan DeArdo]

Two drives, two touchdowns for Steelers' starting offense 

Pittsburgh's starting offense is 2-for-2 on touchdown drives this preseason. After scoring on its only drive last week in Tampa, RB Jaylen Warren opened Saturday's game vs. Buffalo with a 62-yard touchdown run. Warren has played well this summer after having a strong rookie season last year. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 6:20 pm ET · Kyle Stackpole]

Dolphins rookie carted off

Devon Achane has been electric for the Dolphins throughout training camp, but the third-round rookie left Saturday's game against the Texans on a cart. It looked as if the injury may have come at the end of his 20-yard burst early in the second quarter. The defender picked Achane up and slammed him to the ground at the end of the play -- with all of the weight coming down on his shoulder. While he played on Miami's first drive of the third quarter, he eventually had to be carted off. Reporters on scene think he was holding his shoulder on the cart, but the Dolphins have yet to put out an official injury update.

[Aug 19, 2023 at 4:55 pm ET · Bryan DeArdo]

Speaking of high draft picks, how about this strip-sack and fumble recovery by No 3 overall pick Will Anderson. Anderson is surely motivated after some draft analysis said he had a "down" final season at Alabama. 

Great play by Anderson, but the snap was high, which didn't help backup QB Skylar Thompson. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 4:35 pm ET · Bryan DeArdo]

Really encouraging throw by Stroud, a tough completion on the near sideline on a designed roll out. Stroud did a lot of this at OSU and it looks like Houston is implementing more plays that he is comfortable with. Throws like this is why Stroud went No. 2 in the draft. 

[Aug 19, 2023 at 4:34 pm ET · Bryan DeArdo]

Not a great start for the Dolphins' offense vs. the Texans. Looks like Tua hurried the throw without having his feet properly planted. It's the preseason for everyone. 

That said, give the Texans' defense for not biting on the play-fake, putting pressure on Tua and having players were appeared to be anticipating a hurried pass.