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Ben Cooper

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The Texans' C.J. Stroud and the Colts' Anthony Richardson had their lows in this Week 1 contest — a 29-27 win for the Texans — but their highs outweighed all else.

By Ben Cooper Sep 8, 2024 5:23 pm EDT Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts
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Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, last year's No. 1 overall pick, continues to look anything but. The Saints took advantage of that to demolish Carolina, 47-10, in Week 1.

By Ben Cooper Sep 8, 2024 4:56 pm EDT Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints
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The Chicago Bears, in quarterback Caleb Williams' NFL debut, managed 24 unanswered points to knock off the Tennessee Titans in Week 1.

By Ben Cooper Sep 8, 2024 4:42 pm EDT Tennessee Titans Chicago Bears
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Self-inflicted wounds and stout Patriots tackling kept the Bengals from stealing away Jerod Mayo's first victory at the helm for New England, a massive 16-10 upset win in Week 1.

By Ben Cooper Sep 8, 2024 4:11 pm EDT Cincinnati Bengals New England Patriots
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Will Levis again looked solid in limited action this preseason, leading the Tennessee Titans on two scoring drives in their eventual 30-27 win over the New Orleans Saints.

By Ben Cooper Aug 25, 2024 6:53 pm EDT Tennessee Titans New Orleans Saints
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Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith needed just one drive to show he's ready for the regular season, and Browns quarterback Tyler Huntley used several drives to show he's deserving of a roster spot.

By Ben Cooper Aug 25, 2024 8:40 am EDT Cleveland Browns Seattle Seahawks
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Quarterbacks Trey Lance and Easton Stick duked it out for the length of the preseason Week 3 matchup, with Stick coming out on top and Lance showing off the highs and lows of his play.

By Ben Cooper Aug 24, 2024 9:35 pm EDT Los Angeles Chargers Dallas Cowboys
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The Vikings forced five turnovers on downs, recovered two fumbles and picked off Tanner McKee in a 26-3 romp over the Eagles to close out the 2024 NFL preseason.

By Ben Cooper Aug 24, 2024 4:47 pm EDT Minnesota Vikings Philadelphia Eagles
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The Packers forced multiple turnovers on Ravens quarterback Devin Leary and ran rampant with a three-headed rushing attack.

By Ben Cooper Aug 24, 2024 4:19 pm EDT Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens
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Trevor Lawrence tossed two touchdowns to help the Jaguars easily put away the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3 of the 2024 NFL preseason.

By Ben Cooper Aug 23, 2024 10:27 pm EDT Jacksonville Jaguars Atlanta Falcons
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Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey drilled a 66-yard field goal, with room to spare, to help his team take down the Las Vegas Raiders 27-12 in Week 2 of the 2024 NFL preseason.

By Ben Cooper Aug 18, 2024 8:15 am EDT Las Vegas Raiders Dallas Cowboys
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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was expected to play against the Pittsburgh Steelers but was held out, leaving Mitch Trubisky to duke it out with Russell Wilson.

By Ben Cooper Aug 17, 2024 11:33 pm EDT Buffalo Bills Pittsburgh Steelers
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Sam Howell looked solid as the Seattle Seahawks' starting signal-caller in this game, as did the Tennessee Titans' Malik Willis.

By Ben Cooper Aug 17, 2024 10:59 pm EDT Tennessee Titans Buffalo Bills
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The Carolina Panthers and New York Jets combined for seven field goals before rookie running back Dillon Johnson powered Carolina to a garbage-time touchdown on the game's final play to make it a 15-12 Jets win.

By Ben Cooper Aug 17, 2024 10:46 pm EDT Carolina Panthers New York Jets
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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs' starters played two series, both ending in field goals, but the Lions prevailed behind Nate Sudfeld and Hendon Hooker.

By Ben Cooper Aug 17, 2024 10:10 pm EDT Kansas City Chiefs Detroit Lions
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The Bears leaned on an elite drive from Caleb Williams, as well as a stout defense and Tyson Bagent, to steamroll the Bengals in Week 2 of the 2024 NFL preseason, 27-3.

By Ben Cooper Aug 17, 2024 6:04 pm EDT Chicago Bears Cincinnati Bengals
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The Baltimore Ravens and Atlanta Falcons rested their key starters for a second straight game, and thus, we were treated to a true preseason affair.

By Ben Cooper Aug 17, 2024 4:06 pm EDT Baltimore Ravens Atlanta Falcons
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All eyes were again on New England Patriots first-round quarterback Drake Maye, but the Philadelphia Eagles' Tanner McKee may have stolen the show.

By Ben Cooper Aug 15, 2024 10:28 pm EDT New England Patriots Philadelphia Eagles
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The Denver Broncos' Bo Nix joined the other first-round quarterbacks in making his NFL preseason debut and helped his team take down the Indianapolis Colts, 34-30.

By Ben Cooper Aug 11, 2024 4:36 pm EDT Denver Broncos Indianapolis Colts
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Points were hard to come by, although the New Orleans Saints eked out the 16-14 win over the Arizona Cardinals, thanks to Spencer Rattler's late-game efforts.

By Ben Cooper Aug 10, 2024 11:37 pm EDT Arizona Cardinals New Orleans Saints
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Ben joined PFF in July 2017 as a Content Writer and Player Participation Analyst. He currently works in Editorial Content for the consumer team. Ben obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Maryland.