Image source, Getty Images
Patrick Mahomes is thirsty for revenge aft Super Bowl defeat
Paul Higham
BBC Sport Journalist
The 3rd and last week of NFL pre-season is successful nan books.
The dress rehearsals are complete and nan auditions completed up of nan large show that is nan commencement of nan caller season.
Patrick Mahomes looked crisp for nan Kansas City Chiefs, while Micah Parsons looked thorooughly fed up being pinch nan Dallas Cowboys.
Here's our prime of week three's action.
Mahomes & Chiefs starters looking sharp
Patrick Mahomes took nan Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl conclusion personally, and he's been fired up each summertime training difficult up of a revenge circuit this coming season.
He surely looked crisp arsenic he threw for 143 yards and a touchdown, and had different walk dropped successful nan extremity area erstwhile showing his trademark playmaking ability, while besides landing a 58-yard completion.
"I was ace excited to get retired there, particularly astatine Arrowhead and get existent reps," Mahomes said aft starring nan Chiefs starters to 17 points successful conscionable complete a 4th of action against nan Chicago Bears.
The Chiefs really mislaid nan crippled 29-27 aft Mahomes and nan first squad near nan field, but contempt going 0-3 successful pre-season caput coach Andy Reid will beryllium happy pinch nan hunger and sharpness of his starting offence.
That's much than tin beryllium said for caller Bears leader Ben Johnson, an violative mastermind for nan prolific Detroit Lions who hopes to spark 2024 wide first prime Caleb Williams into life this season.
Johnson bemoaned immoderate "really sloppy football" from Williams and nan starters, earlier back-up Tyson Bagent, who went viral pinch his tears of joyousness erstwhile signing a $10m contract, threw 3 touchdowns to triumph nan game.
Parsons looking for Cowboys exit
Image source, Getty Images
Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones is playing hardball pinch Micah Parsons
Superstar defender Micah Parsons still wants to time off nan Dallas Cowboys, and is starting to show his vexation connected nan sidelines arsenic he was spotted lying down connected a curen array during their last crippled against nan Atlanta Falcons.
"Without talking to Micah, I request to fig retired what he was doing and why he was doing it," said caller caput coach Brian Schottenheimer aft witnessing Parsons' somewhat bizarre actions.
Parsons is simply a immense talent and his early is simply a immense storyline this summertime - arsenic his statement conflict pinch Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones shows nary signs for being sorted immoderate clip soon.
Shedeur sacked but still hopes for job
Shedeur Sanders was backmost connected nan section for nan Cleveland Browns but endured a torried clip arsenic he was sacked 5 times - including a 24-yard nonaccomplishment erstwhile he was caught scrambling backwards.
Sanders impressed successful nan opening pre-season game, but looks to beryllium 4th prime for Kevin Stefanski, though nan caput coach has not yet named a back-up to confirmed starter Joe Flacco.
Dillon Gabriel and Kenny Picket still look to beryllium ahread of Sanders, but things could alteration arsenic nan Browns look to person decided to support each 4 quarterbacks
"We person a room that we for illustration each nan guys successful there," said.Cleveland wide head Andrew Berry. "We don't really spot that arsenic a problem. We much spot it arsenic an opportunity."
Shedeur's relative Shilo Sanders besides endured a reliable week arsenic he was released by nan Tampa Bay Buccaneers aft being ejected from their triumph complete nan Buffalo Bills for throwing a punch.
"You can't propulsion punches successful this convention - that's inexcusable," said caput coach Todd Bowles. "They're going to get you each time. You've sewage to turn from that."
Giants clasp existent dream for Jaxson Dart
Image source, Getty Images
The Giants look to person superior backmost depth
There's genuine excitment successful New York for Giants rookie backmost Jaxson Dart, who could good sewage a changeable sooner alternatively than later astatine replacing starter Russell Wilson.
The first-round prime had different coagulated outing successful their easy triumph complete nan New England Patriots, throwing his 3rd touchdown walk of pre-season - wherever he's besides managed not to propulsion an interception.
Fourth drawstring backmost Tommy DeVito threw a hat-trick of touchdowns successful an emphatic triumph complete nan Pats - pinch linebacker Abdul Carter, nan 3rd prime of nan draft, causing havoc.
Ravens alleviation complete Jackson, Stafford's backmost an issue
Baltimore Ravens caput coach John Harbaugh said "prayers do get answered" aft affirmative X-rays came backmost of prima backmost Lamar Jackson's foot.
The two-time MVP had his ft stepped connected successful training to unit him retired of Baltimore's emphatic 30-3 triumph complete nan Washington Commanders - and he has his leader worried.
"I told nan guys, 'Prayers do get answered,'" Harbaugh said. "I was praying."
Matthew Stafford has bigger problems, arsenic nan Los Angeles Rams backmost has an aggrevated disk successful his backmost that he's been trying to woody pinch each summer.
The 37-year-old Super Bowl victor admits his backmost is "day to day" and his readiness for nan commencement of nan play is still undecided, pinch his wounded reliable to predict.
Even if Stafford tin make nan opening crippled of nan season, there's superior doubts he tin make it done a afloat campaign.
NFL pre-season results - week three
(Pre-season grounds successful brackets)
(2-1) Pittsburgh Steelers 19-10 Carolina Panthers (0-3)
(2-1) New England Patriots 10-42 New York Giants (3-0)
(2-1) Philadelphia Eagles 19-17 New York Jets (1-2)
(0-3) Atlanta Falcons 13-31 Dallas Cowboys (1-2)
(1-2) Minnesota Vikings 13-23 Tennessee Titans (2-1)
(2-0-1) Chicago Bears 29-27 Kansas City Chiefs (0-3)
(3-0) Baltimore Ravens 30-3 Washington Commanders (0-3)
(1-2) Indianpolis Colts 41-14 Cincinnati Bengals (1-2)
(2-1) Los Angeles Rams 17-19 Cleveland Browns (3-0)
(2-1) Houston Texans 26-7 Detroit Lions (1-3)
(3-0) Denver Broncos 28-19 New Orleans Saints (0-2-1)
(1-1-1) Seattle Seahawks 7-20 Green Bay Packers (2-1)
(0-2-1) Jacksonville Jaguars 6-14 Miami Dolphins (2-0-1)
(1-2) Buffalo Bills 23-19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1)
(2-2) Los Angeles Chargers 23-30 San Francisco 49ers (2-1)
(0-2-1) Las Vegas Raiders 10-20 Arizona Cardinals (2-1)