Brady, Patriots shut down Panthers

FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) -- Tom Brady finally found the end zone. The Carolina Panthers are still seeking their first win in nearly a year.

Brady threw his first touchdown passes of the exhibition season to New England newcomers David Givens and Christian Fauria as the Patriots shut down the Panthers 23-3 Friday night.

Adam Vinatieri, whose 48-yard field goal on the last play won the Super Bowl last February, added three field goals and is 10-for-11 in exhibition games.

The Patriots (2-1) struggled to move the ball in the first half and led only 6-3. Then Brady threw touchdowns on their first two series of the second half as Carolina (0-3) lost its 18th straight game since winning last year's season opener Sept. 9 at Minnesota.

In the last game of the regular season, the Patriots beat the Panthers 38-6 as Carolina finished at 1-15.

While New England's offense improved in the second half, Carolina's kept sputtering. Through three quarters, the Panthers punted seven times, threw one interception and turned the ball over on downs once.

All that came after they took a 3-0 lead on their first possession on Jaret Holmes' 41-yard field goal.

Panthers quarterback Chris Weinke played into the fourth quarter and finished with 14 completions in 26 attempts for 112 yards and one interception. He was replaced by Rodney Peete after Carolina's first series of the final period

Brady ended up with impressive statistics, 16-for-25 for 203 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in three quarters before Damon Huard took over in the fourth.

Ravens 13, Eagles 12

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- For the second straight week, Philadelphia missed a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter.

Tim Hasselbeck's 1-yard TD run with 1:19 left in the game got the Eagles (1-2) within a point, but Rod Smart dropped a pass from Hasselbeck on the two-point attempt.

Jeff Blake threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Javin Hunter and Matt Stover kicked two field goals to lead the Ravens (2-1).

Last week, A.J. Feeley threw an 8-yard scoring pass to Sean Morey with 50 seconds left to get the Eagles within a point of New England. But Feeley's pass for a two-point conversion went incomplete off the hands of Corey McIntyre as the Patriots held on for a 16-15 win.

Donovan McNabb completed 12 of 19 passes for 139 yards, but was sacked twice and had to run out of the pocket several times.

Jaguars 24, Bears 16

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- David Garrard showed he can be a worthy backup to Mark Brunell, leading Jacksonville to 17 second-half points in a comeback victory over the Chicago.

Garrard capped a quick 68-yard drive and gave the Jaguars (1-2) a 17-16 lead with a 32-yard touchdown pass to Henry Douglas with 7:35 left.

The Bears (1-2) are winless in two games at Memorial Stadium, where they are playing this season while Soldier Field is rebuilt. A crowd of 36,535 watched Friday night's game.

The Jaguars put the victory away with 3:05 left when John Henderson sacked Bears' fourth-team quarterback Ken Mastrole, forcing a fumble that Javor Mills recovered in the end zone for a touchdown.

With Jacksonville trailing 13-0 at halftime, Stacey Mack's 33-yard run and a pass interference penalty helped the Jaguars get back in the game in the third quarter. Garrard threw a 5-yard TD pass to Bobby Shaw, breaking a six-quarter Jags' scoring drought.

Hayden Epstein's 45-yard field goal after a 33-yard Garrard-to-Damon Gibson pass cut Chicago's lead to three points after three quarters.

Marcus Robinson, who missed all but five games last season after tearing knee ligaments, caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Chris Chandler to give Chicago the 13-0 lead.

Paul Edinger's third field goal of the game, a 50-yarder, gave Chicago a 16-10 lead with 11:17 left.

Edinger kicked first-half field goals of 38 and 45 yards and both hit the left upright before falling through.