Preseason Roundup: Favre tosses TD pass in debut with Jets

New York's new quarterback solid in 13-10 loss to Washington

New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre is sacked by Washington's Marcus Washington, left, and Cornelius Griffin, right. The Redskins defeated the Jets, 13-10, on Saturday night in East Rutherford, N.J.

Redskins 13, Jets 10

East Rutherford, N.J. – Brett Favre second-guessed himself at times during the last few weeks. He doubted whether he was doing the right thing by coming out of retirement and leaving Green Bay.

A successful debut with the New York Jets erased all that.

“I knew I had made the right decision,” Favre said, “when I was on the field tonight.”

Favre was solid in his brief Jets debut after a week of cramming to learn his new playbook. He threw a four-yard touchdown pass to Dustin Keller to cap his second series in a loss to Washington on Saturday night.

“It worked out better than I thought it would, not that I thought it would go badly,” he said. “It was like starting all over again. I had some feelings that I haven’t felt in 17 years, but that’s a good thing.”

Just 10 days after being acquired from Green Bay, Favre finished 5-of-6 for 48 yards and the touchdown. He said his arm felt fatigued early in the week, but looked strong in his two series. He lasted 14 plays after coach Eric Mangini said he expected Favre to take 8-12 snaps.

“I felt like I threw the ball well, moved around OK,” he said. “Ten days ago, I was doing yard work.”

Favre retired in March and then decided he still wanted to play, leading to a bitter divorce with Green Bay. He said his arm felt tired Wednesday and had his throws limited in his final two practices leading up to the game, but showed no signs of weariness against the Redskins (3-0).

“My arm feels great,” Favre said. “I’ve been throwing the ball well. I just feel like once I get the timing down with these guys, I’ll be OK.

Colt Brennan’s 33-yard touchdown pass to Jason Goode with 1:09 remaining put the Redskins ahead 13-10. James Ihedigbo went for the interception and missed as Goode got behind him, caught the pass and rumbled into the end zone.

“There were a lot of things to appreciate in the performance tonight in that we didn’t just pack it in and say, ‘Let’s go home,”‘ Redskins coach Jim Zorn said.

Brett Ratliff then led the Jets (1-1) down to the Redskins’ five with an impressive drive, but Mike Nugent hit the left upright and missed a 23-yard field-goal attempt as time expired.

Dolphins 19, Jaguars 14

Jacksonville, Fla. – Chad Pennington already is giving Miami something it’s not used to. A win. A week after signing with the team, Pennington led two scoring drives in his Dolphins debut to lift Miami past Jacksonville.

49ers 34, Packers 6

San Francisco – J.T. O’Sullivan threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Josh Morgan and outplayed top competitor Alex Smith as San Francisco beat Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay.

Broncos 23, Cowboys 13

Denver – Brandon Marshall’s diving three-yard touchdown catch highlighted Denver’s victory. Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler completed his first 12 passes for 142 yards on two TD drives.

Colts 16, Falcons 9

Atlanta – Jim Sorgi eased some concerns at quarterback for Indianapolis. With no apparent timetable on Peyton Manning’s return from knee surgery, the Colts were relieved that Sorgi avoided critical mistakes.

Vikings 23, Ravens 15

Baltimore – Tarvaris Jackson left because of a knee injury in the first quarter, ruining an otherwise productive night for the Minnesota quarterback. Jackson hurt his right knee on a nine-yard run, then stayed in for two more plays before leaving. He watched most of the second quarter from the sideline with his knee wrapped in ice.

Seahawks 29, Bears 26, OT

Seattle – Rex Grossman started and completed nine of 15 passes with one interception in a harried, sputtering quarter and a half before Kyle Orton led Chicago to a field goal during a crisp two-minute drill in Chicago’s overtime loss.

Rams 7, Chargers 6

St. Louis – 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, who opened with reserves at six spots on defense, stopped St. Louis at the two in the second quarter.

Texans 31, Saints 27

New Orleans – Deuce McAllister made a promising return from his second knee reconstruction in three seasons, but the Saints running back’s brief appearance wasn’t enough to keep Houston from staying perfect in the preseason.