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Week 2 of the NFL preseason kicked off Thursday with three games, with the biggest news being the debut of unretired quarterback Jay Cutler with his new team, the Dolphins. Here's the rundown of this week's action:

Scores and schedule

Eagles 20, Bills 16 (GameTracker)
Ravens 31, Dolphins 7 (GameTracker)
Buccaneers 12, Jaguars 8 (GameTracker)
Vikings at Seahawks, 10 p.m. Fri. (GameTracker)
Panthers at Titans, 3 p.m. Sat. (GameTracker)
Chiefs at Bengals, 7 p.m. Sat. (GameTracker)
Colts at Cowboys, 7 p.m. Sat. (GameTracker)
Jets at Lions, 7:30 p.m. Sat. (GameTracker)
Packers at Redskins, 7:30 p.m. Sat. (GameTracker)
Patriots at Texans, 8 p.m. Sat. (GameTracker)
Broncos at 49ers, 10 p.m. Sat (GameTracker)
Rams at Raiders, 10 p.m. Sat. (GameTracker)
Bears at Cardinals, 10 p.m. Sat. (GameTracker)
Falcons at Steelers, 4 p.m. Sun. (GameTracker)
Saints at Chargers, 8 p.m. Sun. (GameTracker)
Giants at Browns, 8 p.m. Mon. (GameTracker)

Cutler looks sharp during first preseason action

If Jay Cutler is rusty, he didn't show it during his first action of the preseason Thursday night against the Ravens. The former Bears quarterback played a total of two series for Miami and went 3 for 6 for 24 yards. 

Cutler's best throw came on a first down pass to DeVante Parker that went for a 16-yard gain. 

Cutler's numbers actually could've been better if not for a holding penalty. On his fifth play from scrimmage, Cutler hit Parker for a 31-yard gain that was called back when Sam Young was flagged for holding. 

A big reason why Cutler gave up his announcing job at Fox and return to football is because he wanted to be reunited with Dolphins coach Adam Gase, who served as his offensive coordinator in 2015 while both men were with the Bears. 

Gase definitely seems to already trust Cutler, and it showed during the quarterback's brief time on the field. During his two offensive possessions, Cutler spent most of his time in shotgun and even appeared to be calling his own plays at certain points, which is impressive when you consider the fact that he signed with the Dolphins less than two weeks ago. 

Cutler joined the team on a one-year, $10 million deal after expected Dolphins starter Ryan Tannehill suffered a torn ACL. The former Bears quarterback retired this offseason and took a position at Fox as an analyst for the network's football coverage, but ultimately passed on that gig when Gase offered him the quarterback job in Miami. 

Dolphins experience special teams meltdown

Although Jay Cutler looked decent against the Ravens, the same can't be said for the Dolphins' special teams. In a span of four minutes during the second quarter, the Dolphins lost a fumble on a kickoff and then watched helplessly as the Ravens blocked a Miami punt. 

The fun for the Ravens started after Justin Tucker hit a 52-yard field goal. Following the kick, Tucker sent a kickoff to Dolphins' returner Senorise Perry, who had some trouble holding onto the ball. The most amazing part of Perry's fumble is that Tucker recovered it. 

The fumble recovery by Tucker would eventually lead to a 27-yard field goal for the Ravens. 

After the Dolphins got the ball back, things only got uglier for Miami when they gave up a blocked punt. 

The punt was blocked and recovered by the same player: Baltimore's Chris Matthews. The block eventually led to a Ravens touchdown and was a big reason why Baltimore led Miami 13-7 at the half of a game they would win 31-7. 

Backup quarterback controversy in Baltimore? 

With Joe Flacco's back keeping him out for the entire preseason, the backup quarterback job has taken on slightly more importance in Baltimore this year. Although Flacco is expected to start the Ravens' regular-season opener, it would only take one small flare up in his back to possibly keep him out to start the season, which is why the team's backup quarterback situation is so important. 

The Ravens don't seem to want Colin Kaepernick, which means they're content to go into the regular season with Ryan Mallett as the backup. The crazy part about that is that Mallett might not even be the best backup quarterback on the team. 

For the second week in a row, the best quarterback on the field for Baltimore was Josh Woodrum. Woodrum, who went 4 for 4 for 85 yards in a 23-3 win over Washington last week, followed up his performance against the Redskins with a big game against the Dolphins. In two quarters, Woodrum went 8 of 10 for 110 yards while also scoring two rushing touchdowns. 

The Dolphins couldn't stop Baltimore's third-string quarterback.

As for Mallett, he had a very Mallett-like game: He overthrew his receivers on multiple occasions and also threw two interceptions. 

Overall, Mallett finished 13 of 22 for 113 yards and a touchdown in the Ravens' 31-7 win.  

The backup quarterback decision is an important one in Baltimore this year, and the Ravens might want to think about giving the job to someone who isn't Mallett. 

Taylor gets picked on by old Bills teammate

If Ronald Darby's goal was to make the Bills regret the fact that they trade him last week, he's doing a good job. During the first half in Philadelphia on Thursday, the former Bills cornerback picked off Tyrod Taylor and returned it 48 yards to Buffalo's 16-yard line before anyone was able to tackle him. 

Darby had to play against his old team less than one week after being dumped off to the Eagles in a trade. On Aug. 11, the Bills traded Darby to the Eagles for Jordan Matthews and a 2018 third-round draft pick. 

The new Eagles corner almost pulled down two interceptions against the Bills, but he wasn't able to hold on to the second one. 

Taylor had a pretty rough first half against the Eagles. Not only was he picked off by Darby, but he also threw another pick during his time on the field. 

The quarterback's struggles might have been a big reason why Bills coach Sean McDermott decided to let Taylor play for nearly all of the first half. The Bills quarterback played seven series, and, unfortunately for Buffalo, he never really did anything during the 20-16 loss. 

Taylor finished 8 of 19 for 53 yards, and he might have actually been worse than his numbers suggest, if that's possible. Taylor had some serious trouble connecting on any passes that were thrown more than a few yards downfield. 

The Eagles defense shut down the Bills

Ronald Darby wasn't the only defensive player in Philadelphia who had a big night. So did pretty much everyone else on the Eagles' roster. Not only did the Eagles force four turnovers, but they also racked up six sacks. 

The Bills struggled to move the ball while the Eagles' first team defense was on the field. Of Tyrod Taylor's seven offensive possessions, six ended with either a punt (four times) or an interception (two times).  Mychal Kendricks, Jordan Hicks and Derek Barnett were three of the five players who racked up a sack. 

It's a good thing the Eagles didn't trade Kendricks -- like he had requested -- because he was a beast against the Bills. Besides, the sack, Kendricks also had a tackle for a loss and an interception. 

The ugliest part of the night for the Eagles came on the offensive side of the ball from LeGarrette Blount. The former Patriots running back fizzled out against the Bills, gaining just 8 yards on five carries. The ugly part is that Blount actually had 8 yards on one of his carries, which means he gained 0 yards on the other four.  

Bortles gets booed in Jacksonville after rough outing

It's a good thing for Blake Bortles that Jaguars fans aren't making the starting quarterback decision, because he'd likely be spending the season on the bench. 

Things got so bad Thursday that fans actually started booing Bortles. In the first half. Of a preseason game.

Although Bortles didn't put up horrible numbers (8 of 13 for 65 yards) during his 1 1/2 quarters of play against the Buccaneers, his number were deceiving because most of his completions came on short passes. 

When Bortles tried to go long, bad things happened. 

In the play above, Bortles was trying to hit Allen Robinson but underthrew him. Robinson is the same receiver who cussed in frustration after Bortles threw him a bad pass in practice this week.

"F------ keep that s--- in-bounds bro," Robinson said after Bortles sailed a pass out of bounds. 

Bortles ended up playing four offensive possessions, and let's just say that things didn't go well for the Jags. On all four possessions, the Jaguars were forced to punt. The Buccaneers led Jacksonville 12-0 at halftime, and the Jags were lucky that it was that close. The Bucs outgained Jacksonville 240-59, and held the Jaguars to just 1 rushing yard on seven attempts in a game that Tampa won 12-8. 

Bortles was so bad against the Bucs that Jaguars coach Doug Marrone is now thinking about benching him. 

That pretty much sums up the state of Jaguars right now: We're three weeks away from the regular season and they have no idea who their starting quarterback will be. 

Jameis Winston gets off to hot start

Although we might see a quarterback controversy in jacksonville this season, there's no way we're going to see one in Tampa Bay, especially after the way Jameis Winston played against the Jaguars. Winston was on the field for four offensive possessions in the game and led the Bucs on three scoring drives. 

Winston's most impressive series was his first one, when he led the Bucs on an 11 play, 83-yard touchdown drive where he went 5 of 6 for 54 yards. 

On Tampa's next offensive possession, Winston made several impressive throws, including a 21-yarder to Mike Evans that you can see below. 

At one point in the second quarter, we also saw Jameis throw a laser to DeSean Jackson for a 13-yard gain. 

Winston, who was pulled from the game late in the second quarter, finished his night 21 of 29 for 196 yards. The Bucs also got an encouraging performance from Doug Martin, who averaged 6 yards per carry (five rushes, 30 yards) and scored a touchdown. 

Buccaneers kicking situation seems to be getting uglier

After Bucs coach Dirk Koetter cut Roberto Aguayo a week ago, he probably thought he'd see an immediate improvement in the Bucs kicking game, but that's not what happened in Jacksonville on Thursday. 

Somehow, the Bucs kicking game might have actually gotten worse. During Tampa's 12-6 win, kicker Nick Folk missed a total of two kicks. The first one came on a extra point in the first quarter that was blocked by the Jaguars. Folk appeared to kick it low, which helped Calais Campbell get his hand on it. 

Although you can argue that the block wasn't Folk's fault, you definitely can't make that argument on his second miss. With the Bucs leading 12-0 in the fourth quarter, Folk went wide right on a 47-yard field goal attempt. 

After the miss, Koetter looked like a guy who's one bad kick away from just rolling through the season without a kicker. 

It won't make Folk feel any better, but Jaguars kicker Jason Myers also struggled. Myers missed an extra point and a 40-yard field goal in the game. 

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