nfl roundup \ Saturday’s preseason games

Buccaneers 17, Dolphins 6

MIAMI — Tampa Bay swarmed Miami’s struggling quarterbacks, and Michael Bennett had 68 yards rushing and a touchdown to lead the Buccaneers. Chad Pennington flipped through play charts on the sideline in his new Dolphins jersey, watching his fellow quarterbacks audition for their jobs — and observing why Miami signed him. Second-year man John Beck, rookie Chad Henne and Josh McCown alternated play at quarterback for the Dolphins. None led the offense to a touchdown, struggling to even get first downs. Henne was the most effective Dolphins quarterback, throwing for 67 yards on 5-for-10 passing. He also led Miami’s two scoring drives, and perhaps most importantly, he didn’t throw an interception.

Jaguars 20, Falcons 17

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars rested Fred Taylor and lost three fumbles but still had enough offense in the preseason opener for both teams. Matt Ryan, this year’s No. 3 overall draft pick, entered the game with 6:41 left in the first period and led an 11-play, 74-yard touchdown drive on his second series. He completed 5 of 6 passes for 56 yards on the drive, including a 25-yard scoring pass to Roddy White, who had to twist to catch the ball. The Falcons scored only three points off lost fumbles by three Jacksonville rookies — running backs Lavarus Giles and Chauncey Washington and return specialist Brian Witherspoon.

Redskins 17, Bills 14

LANDOVER, Md. — Redskins quarterbacks Jason Campbell and Todd Collins combined to go 15-for-21 in the first half as they continue to look sharp under new coach Jim Zorn. Campbell played the first quarter and went 7-for-10 for 71 yards — and two of the incompletions were batted at the line of scrimmage. He led a 12-play drive that was nearly derailed by a pair of 10-yard penalties before Clinton Portis’ 1-yard touchdown run on fourth and goal. Collins was 8-for-11 for 77 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown pass to running back Ladell Betts. Collins did have one major miscue — a pass picked off by Ashton Youboty that set up a Bills touchdown in the final two minutes of the first half. Including the 30-16 win over Indianapolis in last weekend’s Hall of Fame game, Campbell and Collins have combined to go 25-for-32 for 241 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. The Bills, playing their preseason opener, did not fare as well with starter Trent Edwards, who was 1-for-5 for 18 yards.

Associated Press