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Simpson's game was similar to Fagnano's: mostly on time and on target, no sacks taken, several strong intermediate throws sprinkled in. Simpson had more short completions -- in fact, his 4.7 air yards per attempt was the lowest of any rookie quarterback in preseason Week 1 -- but in general, he was quite impressive. It also helped that he was hardly pressured all game.

Rams' future Not many people foresaw the Rams using their first-round pick on a quarterback, given that Matthew Stafford is fresh off an MVP season and most of the team's other offseason moves were oriented around winning big in 2026. The decision to take Ty Simpson at No. 13 overall could prove astute in the long run, though, if his preseason debut is any harbinger. Simpson went 21-for-25 and racked up 190 yards and two touchdowns against the Chiefs.

Browns QB Shedeur Sanders The quarterback competition in Cleveland will carry on through the preseason with both Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders getting run with the No. 1 offense. Watson started on Saturday, Sanders will start next week and one or the other could get another look in the final tune-up game.

Steelers GM Omar Khan (For drafting Drew Allar) With Aaron Rodgers , the Steelers need to find their quarterback of the future and they might have already done that. The team drafted former Penn State QB Drew Allar in the third round back in April and he was a one-man highlight show during the Steelers' 28-9 win over the Packers on Thursday night. Allar didn't get in the game until the second half, but once he was on the field, he absolutely took over: He finished 10 of 13 for 153 yards and three total touchdowns.

Will Howard and Mason Rudolph also saw some action on Thursday and they were both good, but Allar was great. Khan's decision to draft Allar -- despite having Rudolph and Howard already on the roster -- is looking like a smart one so far. Of course, Allar put up his numbers in the second half against the backend of the Packers' defensive roster, so we still need to see what he can do against better competition, but this is a promising start. We broke down Allar's full performance from Thursday and you .

Fernando Mendoza hype The Mendoza hype train has been going strong since April 23 when the Raiders selected him with the first overall pick in the NFL Draft. We finally got to see Mendoza in action on Thursday and he looked impressive. He wasn't perfect -- he completed 10 of 16 passes for 97 yards and a TD -- but he showed flashes of what he could eventually become, and that's exactly what you want to see if you're the Raiders.

Mendoza led four drives (not including a kneel down to end the first half), resulting in two punts, a touchdown and a missed field goal. The touchdown drive, it should be noted, came against the Cardinals' starting defense (or at least several members of it). This absolute seed to fellow rookie Malik Benson got the Raiders moving on the drive ...