ATLANTA — Jordan Todman ran for a touchdown for the second straight week and Mike Kafka threw a fourth-quarter scoring pass to Jeremy Ebert to lift the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 20-16 preseason win over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night.
Todman, who appeared in only one game in his 2012 rookie season, was trying to take advantage of the void created when Justin Forsett missed the entire preseason with a toe injury. Todman had nine carries for 60 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown run, in his bid to win a backup job behind Maurice Jones-Drew.
Both teams held out most of their starters.
Josh Vaughn, trying to win a job as Steven Jackson’s backup, had a 65-yard touchdown run for the Falcons (0-4), who finished their second winless preseason in three years.
The Jaguars (1-3) took their first preseason win.
PATRIOTS 28, GIANTS 20
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes and one interception and New England beat the New York Giants.
In an up-and-down performance in both teams’ last preseason game, Tebow had a 52-yard touchdown pass and a 13-yard run. He was 6 for 11 for 91 yards. He also gained 30 yards on six carries for the Patriots (3-1).
The third-string quarterback also was sacked four times. But he ended his game with a 9-yard touchdown pass with 6 seconds left.
BENGALS 27, COLTS 10
CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton’s 4 minutes on the field were so satisfying that he didn’t need more.
Dalton led the Bengals to a touchdown in his only drive, and Josh Johnson threw for another in his bid to win the backup job on Thursday as Cincinnati ended the preseason with a victory over Indianapolis.
JETS 27, EAGLES 20
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Matt Simms, competing for the Jets’ No. 3 quarterback job, led four scoring drives and Kahlil Bell had two touchdown runs and New York beat Philadelphia.
LIONS 35, BILLS 13
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Matt Leinart struggled in his debut for quarterback-depleted Buffalo, which closed the preseason with a loss to Detroit.
Looking like someone who’s had just three days practice, the 2004 Heisman Trophy winner went 3 for 10 for 11 yards and two interceptions before being yanked after five possessions. That represents a major concern for Buffalo (2-2), which scrambled to sign the 2006 first-round draft pick Sunday after losing its top two quarterbacks to injury.
REDSKINS 30,
BUCCANEERS 12
TAMPA, Fla. — Pat White set up one touchdown with a 66-yard completion and ran 7 yards for another TD to help Washington beat Tampa Bay.
PANTHERS 25, STEELERS 10
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ted Ginn Jr. is showing he has something left to offer Carolina, catching five passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns to lift the Panthers over Pittsburg.
In a game devoid of star power, Derek Anderson completed 10 of 15 passes for 220 yards.
, including TD strikes of 87 and 35 yards to Ginn, who’s looking to find a home after being run out of Miami and San Francisco.
Only a handful of starters played as both coaches took a long look at players further down the depth chart.
Rookie quarterback Landry Jones played the entire game for the Steelers, completing 16 of 35 passes for 189 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions.