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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Cam Ward's first NFL touchdown of any kind will have to wait for the regular season after the No. 1 overall pick helped the Tennessee Titans wrap up the preseason by beating the Minnesota Vikings 23-13 Friday night.
Ward finished his preseason 10 of 19 for 145 yards while playing into the second quarter of all three games. Against the Vikings, Ward didn't complete his first pass. In his second series, he was 3 of 3 for 36 yards, driving the Titans 13 plays for 90 yards over 8:33.
Julius Chestnut capped the drive with a 1-yard run that put the Titans (2-1) up 7-3.
Minnesota (1-2) started rookie Max Brosmer at quarterback with J.J. McCarthy among the starters watching. Brosmer left after two series with the Vikings up 3-0 and returned in the final 30 seconds of the first half.
The quarterback who played his last college season at Minnesota in 2024 did nothing to hurt his chances at being the No. 3 behind McCarthy. Brosmer pulled the Vikings within 17-10 with a 21-yard TD pass to Bryson Nesbit in the third quarter and finished 15 of 23 for 161 yards.
Veteran Brandon Allen (Arkansas Razorbacks) came in and put the Titans up 14-3 with Van Jefferson taking a catch 65 yards up the sideline for a touchdown. Jefferson, who dropped a deep pass from Ward against Atlanta last week, caught all three passes thrown his way for 102 yards in this game.
Allen finished 9 of 15 for 137 yards.
ANYTHING YOU CAN DO
Minnesota kicker Will Reichard missed a 63-yard field goal just short of the crossbar as the half expired, and he later missed a 55-yarder wide left. Reichard sneaked a 58-yarder inside the left upright midway through the fourth to make it 20-13.
The Titans let kicker Joey Slye try a 63-yarder in the third quarter. The kicker now with his sixth NFL team made his. Slye's career long is a 63-yarder last season with New England, and this kick would've been good from at least 70. He added two more field goals in the fourth.
SIMMONS PLAYS
Three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons made clear earlier this week he wanted to play, even though he couldn't remember the last time he played in a preseason game.
The Titans sat plenty of their starters, including three offensive linemen, running back Tony Pollard and wide receiver Calvin Ridley. On defense, tackle T'Vondre Sweat missed his third preseason game recovering from a tonsillectomy.
EAGLES 19, JETS 17
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kyle McCord led Philadelphia on five scoring drives, Montrell Johnson had a 15-yard touchdown run and the Eagles held on for a victory over the New York Jets in a mostly sluggish preseason matchup of backups.
Well, at least until the final quarter. And then things finally got a bit entertaining.
With the Jets trailing 19-3, Adrian Martinez directed New York to touchdowns on consecutive drives, including Donovan Edwards' 1-yard run with 3:07 left that made it 19-17.
Looking to tie, Coach Aaron Glenn went for a two-point conversion for the second consecutive score, but Edwards was stood up at the goal line -- the play was reviewed and the call on the field was upheld.
Martinez, the 2024 UFL MVP, and the Jets got the ball back with 2:31 left and a chance for the win. On fourth-and-10 from the Eagles 42, Martinez completed a long pass to Quentin Skinner for what would've been a first down -- but offsetting penalties negated the play.
Given one more chance, Martinez's throw fell just incomplete to a diving Jamaal Pritchett.
The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles (2-1) sat big-name players such as Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, while Justin Fields, Garrett Wilson, Breece Hall and Sauce Gardner were among those on the sideline for the Jets (1-2).
But McCord, the rookie sixth-rounder out of Syracuse who's competing with Dorian Thompson-Robinson for the No. 3 job behind Hurts and Tanner McKee, played the entire game. He finished 15 of 35 for 136 yards and an interception.
Jake Elliott appeared in midseason form for the Eagles, kicking field goals of 51, 53, 23 and 45 yards. The last two were set up by turnovers: a strip-sack by Antwaun Powell-Ryland that was recovered by Mac McWilliams and an interception of Martinez by Lewis Cine.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Kyle McCord (19) hands off to running back Montrell Johnson Jr. (34) in the first half of a preseason NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J., Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)New York Jets quarterback Adrian Martinez (15) passes in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in East Rutherford, N.J., Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)New York Jets wide receiver Jamaal Pritchett dives for a pass in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in East Rutherford, N.J., Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Parry Nickerson (34) celebrates his interception in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J., Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)