MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Brett Favre’s debut was a dud in terms of on-field action, a predictably brief preseason performance in the 17-13 victory by the Vikings on Friday over the Kansas City Chiefs preserved by a goal line stand by the third-stringers.
Cheered loudly by the same fans who used to loathe him when he played for Green Bay, Favre played two series and went 1 for 4 for a whopping 4 yards. He moved around all right and his passes had zip, just no direction.
Tarvaris Jackson, whose job was taken when Favre ended another retirement this week, was the more polished quarterback for Minnesota: 12 for 15 for 202 yards and two touchdowns.
Favre’s night ended with a jarring hit by Chiefs linebacker Corey Mays, who buried his head in the 39-year-old’s chest as he drove him into the turf to force an errant throw. Favre got up and walked off fine, his purple No. 4 jersey – such a strange sight, for sure – pulled down and exposing his left shoulder pad.
Cowboys 30, Titans 10
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Tony Romo looked right at home in the first football game at the nearly $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium, going 18 of 24 for 192 yards.
The Cowboys (1-1) gained 249 yards and 17 first downs in the first half. Marion Barber capped a 15-play, 90-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown and Felix Jones had the go-ahead score on another 1-yard run with 1 second left in the first half.
Tennessee (2-1) went three and out on its first three drives, then Kerry Collins threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Justin Gage that put the Titans up 10-7 with 59 seconds left in the first half. They didn’t score again.
Falcons 20, Rams 13
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Atlanta Falcons starters were flawless. St. Louis Rams starters had no answer, even against the second-stringers.
Michael Turner accounted for all but 12 yards on the opening 77-yard drive and Matt Ryan was 7 for 8 for 81 yards with a touchdown pass in two series before he, too, called it a day.
Steven Jackson had three carries for 10 yards in one series for the Rams (1-1), a bust in new coach Steve Spagnuolo’s first home game as head coach in a half-empty Edward Jones Dome.
fensive line starters and quarterback Marc Bulger.
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