Keep up with all the highlights from Week 3 of the NFL preseason

Get caught up with all the action from the preseason’s penultimate week.

Dress rehearsal week kicks off with just one game for Fox’s Thursday Night Football debut. The Eagles and Browns faced off in a battle of extremes, but the defending Super Bowl champs failed to score a point against Team ‘Hard Knocks’.

New York Giants versus New York Jets

Hunter Sharp’s 55 yard punt return: Return touchdowns are always a treat. Hopefully this boosts Sharp’s chances to make the final roster.

Scramblin’ Sammy Darnold: Sam Darnold led the Jets down the field on an 11 play, 75 yard touchdown drive that included this nifty scramble on a third down. If he keeps playing like this, he should find himself as the Jets’ Week 1 starter.

For Giants fans: Big Blue View

For Jets fans: Gang Green Nation

Denver Broncos versus Washington

For Broncos fans: Mile High Report

For Washington fans: Hogs Haven

New England Patriots versus Carolina Panthers

Christian McCaffrey’s strong preseason continues: Christian McCaffrey has run with more confidence and power this preseason than he ever showed during his rookie season. It looks like he’s still at Stanford.

For Patriots fans: Pats Pulpit

For Panthers fans: Cat Scratch Reader

Seattle Seahawks versus Minnesota Vikings

For Seahawks fans: Field Gulls

For Vikings fans: The Daily Norseman

Detroit Lions versus Tampa Bay Buccaneers

For Lions fans: Pride of Detroit

For Buccaneers fans: Bucs Nation

Green Bay Packers versus Oakland Raiders

For Packers fans: Acme Packing Company

For Raiders fans: Silver & Black Pride

Cleveland Browns 5, Philadelphia Eagles 0

Eagles grounded: Philadelphia had a hell of a struggle in the first half against the Browns defense. The Eagles’ first six : have featured a turnover on downs, a safety, two fumbles, two interceptions, and no points. Myles Garrett and his two sacks have been a huge factor for Cleveland.

Zero points for Philadelphia had the head coach perturbed.

Taylor injures left hand: Cleveland on their second drive had two big running plays, including a 33-yard burst by Carlos Hyde, but after 1st-and-goal from the one ran four straight running plays and didn’t score. After the fourth down scramble and pass, quarterback Tyrod Taylor landed awkwardly on his left hand. After briefly staying down on the ground, Taylor walked off the field under his own power, though with his left arm dangling, and left the sidelines.

Taylor was listed as questionable to return but returned to the field in the second quarter after missing two drives. Taylor was immediately greeted with a sack by Haloti Ngata, because quarterbacking the Cleveland Browns has its consequences.

Ward out, too: Cornerback Denzel Ward, fourth-overall pick in the 2018 draft, left in the first quarter with a back injury and is questionable to return.

The safety dance: The silver lining of getting stuffed at the 1-yard line is great field position for the Browns’ defense, and when Eagles quarterback Nick Foles stumbled in the backfield, it was an easy two points for Cleveland for the game’s first score.

Recap for Eagles fans: Bleeding Green Nation

Recap for Browns fans: Dawgs By Nature

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Pregame

The third week of the NFL preseason, for many teams, is the last chance to get their starters game-time reps before the regular season starts. With Week 4 serving as one final chance for fringe roster candidates to prove their worth, Week 3 is typically the one where teams leave their starters in the longest in an effort to figure out what needs to be fine-tuned before the real games start.

So if you’re looking for honest-to-goodness, actual NFL football, this is the closest you’re going to get before September.

There’s plenty to watch in Week 3. Jordy Nelson will welcome his old teammates to his new home when the Green Bay Packers head west to face the Oakland Raiders. Tom Brady’s Patriots will face Cam Newton’s Panthers in a game that will pit two of the last three NFL MVPs against each other — at least for a few drives. Two second-year quarterbacks with big expectations on their shoulders will meet when Patrick Mahomes II and the Chiefs square off with Mitchell Trubisky and the Bears.

Looking for a full rundown of all the reasons to watch this week? We’ve got you covered. Otherwise, check out the full schedule below and draw your own conclusions as we draw closer and closer to the return of real, honest-to-goodness NFL football.

NFL Preseason Week 3 Schedule:

All times listed are Eastern.

Thursday

Philadelphia Eagles at Cleveland Browns, 8 p.m., Fox

Friday

New York Giants at New York Jets, 7:30 p.m.

Denver Broncos at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

New England Patriots at Carolina Panthers, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings, 8 p.m.

Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8 p.m., CBS

Green Bay Packers at Oakland Raiders, 10:30 p.m., NFL Network

Saturday

Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., NFL Network

Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams, 4 p.m.

Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers, 4 p.m., NFL Network

San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts, 4:30 p.m.

Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins, 7 p.m.

Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars, 7 p.m.

New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Chargers, 8 p.m., CBS

Sunday

Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills, 4 p.m., Fox

Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys, 8 p.m., NBC