Football

The American In The NFL - Preseason Openers

A quick look at how American Athletic Conference players fared Thursday night in the NFL's first full slate of preseason games.

Among the highlights from conference alumni was the performance of former USF wideout Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who had five catches for 101 yards and a touchdown in Green Bay's 31 win against Tennessee.

Former Temple quarterback Phillip Walker had a big night for the Indianapolis Colts as he went 5-for-8 for 88 yarsds and a touchdown in a 19-17 win against the Seattle Seahawks. For UCF linebacker Shaquem Griffin enjoyed his professional debut with nine total tackles for the Seahawks.


Carolina 28, Buffalo 23
Carolina

Garrett Gilbert (SMU) - 7-of-12, 93 yards, 1 TD
Kyle Allen (Houston) - 0-of-1
Moze Frazier (Memphis) - 1 rec., 26 yards, 1 TD
Lorenzo Doss (Tulane) - 3 tackles, 2 assists

Buffalo
Mike Love (USF) - 2 tackles



Cincinnati 30, Chicago 27
Cincinnati

Quinton Flowers (USF) - 1 att., 6 yards
Jordan Franks (UCF) - 1 rec., 12 yards
Junior Joseph (UConn) - 3 tackles

Chicago
Demarcus Ayers (Houston) - 3 rec., 24 yards
Anthony Miller (Memphis) - 1 rec., -1 yards



New Orleans 24, Jacksonville 20
New Orelans

Arthur Maulet (Memphis) - 1 tackle
Keith Kirkwood (Temple) - 2 rec., 17 yards

Jacksonville
Blake Bortles (UCF) - 6-of-9, 53 yards


Tampa Bay 26, Miami 24
Tampa Bay

Alan Cross (Memphis) - 2 rec., 24 yards, 1 TD
Nigel Harris (USF) - 2 tackles, 1 assist

Miami
Jamiyus Pittman (UCF) - 1 tackle, 2 assists


Cleveland 20, New York Giants 10
Cleveland

Dontrell Hilliard (Tulane) - 8 att., 9 yards

New York Giants
Andrew Adams (UConn) - 6 tackles, 1 assist
Sean Chandler (Temple) - 1 tackle


Pittsburgh 31, Philadelphia 14
Pittsburgh

James Summers (ECU) - 1 att., 0 yards
Jamar Summers (UConn) - 1 tackle, 1 assist
Tyler Matakevich (Temple) - 4 tackles, 1 assist, 1 forced fumble

Philadelphia
D.J. Killings (UCF) - 1 tackle
Bruce Hector (USF) - 3 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble


Baltimore 33, Los Angeles Rams 7
Baltimore

Breshad Perriman (UCF) - 3 rec., 71 yards, 1 TD
Chris Moore (Cincinnati) - 1 rec., 36 yards
Tavon Young (Temple) - 1 tackle

Los Angeles Rams
Justin Lawler (SMU) - 2 tackles, 1 assist
Taurean Nixon (Tulane) - 1 tackle


New England 26, Washington 17
New England

Elandon Roberts (Houston) - 5 tackles, 1 assist
Eric Lee (USF) - 1 tackle, 1 sack

Washington
Vontae Diggs (UConn) - 4 tackles
Matt Ioannidis (Temple) - 2 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack
Rob Kelley (Tulane) - 4 att., 6 yards


Green Bay 31, Tennessee 17
Green Bay

Marquez Valdes-Scantling (USF) - 5 rec., 101 yards, 1 TD
Josh Hawkins (ECU - 1 assist

Tennessee
Brandon Shippen (Temple) - 1 rec., 22 yards
Sharif Finch (Temple) - 1 tackle, 1 sack


Houston 17, Kansas City 10
Houston

Jordan Akins (UCF) - 2 rec., 20 yards, 2 TD


San Francisco 24, Dallas 21
San Francisco

Steven Dunbar (Houston) - 2 rec., 23 yards
Terrell Williams (Houston) - 1 assist
Julian Taylor (Temple) - 2 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack

Dallas
Mekale McKay (Cincinnati) - 2 rec., 27 yards
Byron Jones (UConn) - 1 assist


Indianapolis 19, Seattle 17
Indianapolis

Phillip Walker (Temple) - 5 of 8, 88 yards, 1 TD
Marlon Mack (USF) - 4 att., 9 yards
Matthew Adams (Houston) - 1 assist
Nate Hairston (Temple) - 1 tackle, 1 INT

Seattle
Shaquem Griffin (UCF) - 6 tackles, 3 assists
Mike Tyson (Cincinnati) - 2 tackles
Jacob Martin (Temple) - 2 assists, 0.5 sack


Oakland 16, Detroit 10
Oakland

Johnny Holton (Cincinnati) - 1 rec., 41 yards


New York Jets 17, Atlanta 0
New York

Folorunso Fatukasi (UConn) - 1 tackle, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
Robby Anderson (Temple) - 1 rec., 8 yards

Atlanta
Justin Hardy (ECU) - 1 rec., 11 yards
Deadrin Senat (USF) - 2 tackles