NFL preseason live updates: Top moments, highlights, scores
The final week of the NFL preseason featured hard-hitting plays and plenty of action-packed moments. Here are the highlights!AUGUST 25
KJ Hamler - Scores rushing TD in preseason lossHamler rushed three times for 21 yards and a touchdown while catching all three of his targets for 11 yards in Saturday's 31-26 preseason loss to the Panthers.
ImpactHamler got some reps at running back after Frank Gore (knee) and Darrynton Evans (hamstring) exited Saturday's game, while top three running backs James Cook, Ray Davis and Ty Johnson were resting Saturday. The former Broncos wide receiver filled in admirably, breaking off an 18-yard gain on the ground and running in a one-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. The ability to fill in at running back is another feather in the cap for the versatile Hamler, who also contributes on special teams as a return man. That versatility should help Hamler secure a spot on the 53-man roster ahead of the Sept. 8 regular-season opener against the Cardinals
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Dalton Kincaid - Rested for preseason finaleKincaid didn't see the field in Saturday's 31-26 preseason loss to the Panthers.
ImpactBuffalo held key starters like Josh Allen and Kincaid out of the preseason finale to ensure that they're healthy for the Sept. 8 regular-season opener against the Cardinals. Kincaid put up 673 receiving yards in a promising rookie regular season last year, and he's a likely candidate to pick up some of the slack following the offseason departure of wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who accounted for 1,183 receiving yards on 160 targets in the 2023 regular season.
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Miles Sanders - Behind Hubbard heading into Week 1Sanders rushed three times for six yards and wasn't targeted in Saturday's 31-26 preseason win over the Bills.
ImpactSanders checked in for the second drive with the backups after Chuba Hubbard handled three carries with the first-team offense on the opening drive. Hubbard looks like the starter heading into the Sept. 8 season opener in New Orleans, but Sanders is likely to mix in occasionally, at least until rookie second-round pick Jonathon Brooks (knee) is ready to play. Brooks isn't expected to be available until Week 3 at the earliest.
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Adam Thielen - One catch in preseason finaleThielen caught his only target for 21 yards in Saturday's 31-26 preseason win over the Bills.
ImpactThielen and the rest of the first-team offense played the opening drive, which ended in an eight-yard touchdown catch by Jordan Matthews. Offseason trade acquisition Diontae Johnson and rookie first-round pick Xavier Legette could cut into Thielen's target share in 2024, so matching last year's total of 137 will be tough, but Carolina's entire offense could benefit from increased efficiency if 2023 first overall pick Bryce Young can take a step forward in his second NFL regular season, which kicks off Sept. 8 against the Saints.
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Eddy Pineiro - No concern over hamstring sorenessPineiro told reporters that he did not return for the second half of Saturday's preseason game against the Bills due to mild hamstring soreness, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' offici...
ImpactPineiro relayed that he could have kicked in the second half if needed and said that the team wanted to "err on the side of caution" with the hamstring injury. He made both of his extra-point attempts and a 45-yard field goal in the first half of Saturday's contest. Pineiro should be good to go for the Panthers' regular season opener against the Saints on Sept. 8.
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