ST. LOUIS (AP) -Sage Rosenfels, chasing Tarvaris Jackson for Minnesota’s quarterback job while Brett Favre waffles on his future, threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns in the second quarter then added a 71-yarder to Marko Mitchell in the third quarter of the Vikings’ 28-7 victory over St. Louis on Saturday night.
Sam Bradford, the overall No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, had an up-and-down professional debut. He had an early case of the jitters, short-arming a pitch and bobbling a snap the first two plays, looked poised while hitting four of his first five passes, then ended with an extended rough patch.
Jackson started but wasn’t out there for long, taking six snaps on the opening series while going 2 of 4 for 11 yards. Rosenfels finished 23 of 34 for 310 yards.
s in the second quarter.
Dolphins 10, Buccaneers 7
MIAMI (AP) – Tampa Bay rookie Mike Williams caught a deep pass for a 30-yard gain to set up the only score by either first-team offense, while Miami’s Brandon Marshall dropped both passes thrown his way.
Williams, a fourth-round draft pick who has already made the starting unit, beat cornerback Vontae Davis along the sideline and caught Josh Freeman’s pass for a gain to the Miami 13-yard line. Two plays later, Freeman threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Sammie Stroughter, who outmaneuvered cornerback Sean Smith to cap a 60-yard drive.
The Bucs’ first-team offense played two series, totaling 83 yards in 12 plays with four first downs. Freeman went 4 for 4 for 53 yards, and Carnell Williams carried four times for 21 yards.
Miami’s first-teamers played four series and netted only 39 yards in 15 plays with two first downs. Marshall, acquired from Denver in an offseason trade, dropped a short pass when cornerback E.J. Biggers also got a hand on the ball. Marshall dropped another pass cutting over the middle when wide open.
Browns 27, Packers 24
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Jake Delhomme led Cleveland to a touchdown in his only drive and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers threw for one in the exhibition opener decided on Phil Dawson’s field goal as time expired.
aquoi for 12 yards that set up Jerome Harrison’s 4-yard TD run. Backup Seneca Wallace added two touchdown passes.
Rodgers was similarly efficient, reading a corner blitz for a 25-yard TD pass to Greg Jennings. He finished 12 of 13 for 159 yards, but the Packers lost starting running back Ryan Grant after a hit to the head.
Dawson hit a 58-yarder with 1:27 to play and the 46-yarder to end it.
Cardinals 19, Texans 16
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Houston’s Matt Schaub had a short, highly efficient night and teammate Mario Williams didn’t look like someone slowed by a hip injury.
Schaub completed 5 of 6 passes for 78 yards, directing Houston to a field goal on its first possession and throwing a 44-yard touchdown pass to Andre Johnson on the second before retiring for the game.
Rookie John Skelton directed two late touchdown drives to give Arizona the victory.
Williams, battling a hip problem, sacked Arizona’s Matt Leinart twice as Houston took a 16-0 lead.
Leinart completed 6 of 7 for 49 yards but, in addition to the sacks, misconnected with Tim Hightower on a handoff, for a fumble. Leinart’s backup, former Cleveland quarterback Derek Anderson, threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Beanie Wells but was intercepted twice.
Skelton, a fifth-round draft pick out of Fordham, connected with Jason Wright on a 15-yard pass play with 1:53 left for the deciding score. He completed 5 of 6 passes for 84 yards.
The Texans chose not to go for a game-tying 51-yard field goal at the finish.
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