Arizona at Denver, 7 p.m.GREEN BAY, Wis. -- For a change, the quarterback rallying the Green Bay Packers to a comeback victory wasn't Brett Favre.
Matt Hasselbeck threw two touchdown passes in the second half and led Green Bay to a 27-16 victory over the New York Jets Saturday night in the exhibition opener for both teams.
Jets coach Bill Parcells suffered just his second exhibition loss in three years with New York.
Packers reserves got the victory, but New York's starters outplayed Green Bay in the first half. The Green Bay offense was inconsistent under Favre and Rick Mirer, while Jets quarterback Vinny Testaverde directed two razor-sharp scoring drives.
Testaverde was 11-of-13 for 147 yards, and Keyshawn Johnson caught five passes for 57 yards as the Jets' first-string offense scorched the Packers' defensive backs.
Green Bay spent its top three draft picks on cornerbacks last spring in an effort to bolster a much-maligned secondary, but Johnson and Wayne Chrebet easily caught passes against Craig Newsome, Tyrone Williams and rookie Antuan Edwards.
Tight end Eric Green made a one-handed, over-the-shoulder touchdown catch in the second quarter that gave New York a 10-7 lead. John Hall added two field goals to give New York a 16-7 advantage at halftime.
Hasselbeck, a second-year quarterback who spent last season on the Packers' practice squad, directed two scoring drives shortly after halftime. Hasselbeck is competing with Mirer and rookie Aaron Brooks for the chance to back up Favre, who hasn't missed a game since 1992.
Hasselbeck was 7-of-11 for 119 yards. Ray Lucas, a former special-teams player Parcells hopes will be his backup quarterback this season, was mostly ineffective, completing 13-of-28 passes for 140 yards and failing to get the Jets into the end zone.
COLTS 20, BENGALS 17: With Edgerrin James watching from the sideline, the no-rush Indianapolis Colts scored on two touchdown passes and beat the Cincinnati Bengals on a 26-yard field goal by Mike Vanderjagt with three seconds to go.
James, a first-round draft pick, signed just two days earlier and did not play in the exhibition game. Without him, or any other effective runner, the Colts (1-1) managed only 34 yards rushing.
Two touchdown passes by Jeff Blake gave Cincinnati (0-1) an early 14-3 lead before Peyton Manning and his two backups turned the game around.
Manning, who played only in the first half, was 12-of-16 for 137 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Harrison that pulled Indianapolis within 14-10 at halftime.
BUCS 30, BROWNS 3: Round One of the preseason debate over who should be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' starting quarterback went to Trent Dilfer.
The sixth-year pro silenced his critics for at least another week Saturday night, throwing two touchdown passes in a 30-3 exhibition victory over the Cleveland Browns.
Tim Couch, meanwhile, showed why Browns fans are going to need to be patient with his development.
After an impressive debut in Cleveland's overtime victory over Dallas in the Hall of Fame game, the first overall pick in the draft threw for just 27 yards and the Browns failed to make a first down on any of his six possessions.
Dilfer was 7-of-10 for 122 yards and threw TD passes of 5 yards to Dave Moore and 45 yards to Jacquez Green on the only two series he played.
He was replaced in the second quarter by Eric Zeier, who directed two drives that resulted in field goals and built Tampa Bay's lead to 20-3 at the half.
BILLS 24, SEAHAWKS 10: Manny Martin returned an interception 96 yards for a touchdown as the Buffalo Bills spoiled Mike Holmgren's debut as Seattle's coach, beating the Seahawks 24-10 Saturday night.
It was not a stellar exhibition opener for either team's offensive starters.
Bills quarterback Doug Flutie, voted the league's Comeback Player of the Year last season after a stellar eight-year career in Canada, guided Buffalo on a 78-yard drive to the Seattle 1-yard line in the second quarter.
But four straight attempts to cross the goal line were thwarted by the Seahawks defense. Buffalo used the new instant-replay rule to argue that Jonathan Linton scored on a 1-yard plunge on third down, but the referee ruled against the Bills.
BRONCOS 38, CARDINALS 7: Backup quarterback Brian Griese threw two touchdown passes, and the Denver Broncos whipped the Arizona Cardinals 38-7 Saturday night.
Starting quarterback Bubby Brister and running back Terrell Davis also looked to be in regular-season form for the Broncos, who outgained the Cardinals 448 yards to 161.
The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Broncos overcame 17 penalties and the loss of two starters to injury. Tight end Shannon Sharpe and offensive guard Dan Neil left the game in the second quarter with ankle and hip injuries. Although neither returned, the injuries weren't believed serious.
Griese, who played from early in the second quarter until early in the fourth, completed 18 of 21 passes for 192 yards.
On his second series, after Chris Watson's 36-yard punt return had given Denver possession at the Arizona 35, Griese completed a 19-yard pass to Byron Chamberlain and an 11-yarder to Chris Doering. He then hit fullback Detron Smith on a 1-yard scoring pass for a 17-0 lead late in the first half.
Later, Griese completed eight passes during a 13-play, 79-yard drive culminating in his 13-yard TD throw to Chamberlain.