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Favre Tosses TD In Debut With Jets

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The Associated Press

Published: August 17, 2008

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Brett Favre proved he's a quick study.

The three-time MVP was solid in his brief Jets debut after a week of cramming to learn his new playbook, throwing a 4-yard touchdown pass to Dustin Keller to cap his second series in a 13-10 loss to the Washington Redskins on Saturday night.

Just 10 days after being acquired from Green Bay, Favre went 5-for-6 for 48 yards and the touchdown.

Favre got things started quickly. He zipped an 11-yard pass into Jerricho Cotchery's hands on his first play, and tossed a 10-yarder to Chris Baker two plays later.

New York came out running on its second possession, with Leon Washington gaining 7 yards on two carries. Favre then found Cotchery on a nice crossing route for a 19-yard gain.

From the Redskins' 4, Favre took the snap, looked to his left and found Keller in the end zone to give the Jets a 7-0 lead with 5:25 remaining in the first quarter.

DOLPHINS 19, JAGUARS 14: Chad Pennington led two scoring drives in his Dolphins debut to lift Miami past Jacksonville.

Pennington was 5-for-6 passing for 55 yards. He added two nifty scrambles totaling 18 yards, putting Miami ahead 10-0.

VIKINGS 23, RAVENS 15: Tarvaris Jackson left with a knee injury in the first quarter against Baltimore, ruining an otherwise productive night for the Vikings quarterback.

Jackson hurt his right knee on a 9-yard run, then stayed in for two more plays. He went 7-for-11 for 82 yards and a touchdown.

COLTS 16, FALCONS 9: With no apparent timetable on Peyton Manning's return from knee surgery, the Colts were relieved that Jim Sorgi avoided critical mistakes in their win against Atlanta.

Completing seven of 12 passes for 67 yards against Atlanta, Sorgi played two possessions.

RAMS 7, CHARGERS 6: The Rams won on a touchdown run by Travis Minor with all backups on the field.
Antoine Cason and Cletus Gordon intercepted Marc Bulger on consecutive passes in the first quarter and the Chargers stopped St. Louis at the 2 in the second quarter.

CARDINALS 27, CHIEFS 17: Rookie running back Tim Hightower had a short touchdown run and Matt Leinart shook off a bad start and threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Steve Breaston, leading Arizona past Kansas City.

TEXANS 31, SAINTS 27: Matt Schaub was 14 of 16 passing for 187 yards and two touchdowns, helping Houston defeat New Orleans.

Gaining positive yards all six times he touched the ball, Deuce McAllister, returning from his second knee reconstruction in three seasons, converted three first downs during a touchdown drive that helped New Orleans take a 20-17 lead at halftime.

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