INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tom Brady led Tampa Bay to a field goal on his first and only series of the preseason, but the Indianapolis Colts’ backups rallied to beat the Buccaneers 27-10. Brady was 6 of 8 for 44 yards and converted one fourth down before leaving. He had missed 11 days of training camp for personal reasons before returning Monday. Matt Ryan and the Colts starters played about one quarter and Ryan led them to a touchdown on his final series. Phillip Lindsay’s 2-yard TD run late in the first half gave Indy a 14-10 lead and Sam Ehlinger’s nifty 45-yard TD run to open the second half helped the Colts pull away.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — In the face of a major public backlash and internal questions over the decision to award Matt Araiza the punting job, the Buffalo Bills reversed course by cutting the rookie on Saturday, two days after a lawsuit was filed alleging the player and two college teammates gang-raped a teenager last fall. The decision to cut ties with the 22-year-old comes two days after the Bills backed the player based on the findings of what the team called its “thorough examination” of the allegations. And it comes less than a week after the team cleared the way for Araiza to take over the punting duties by cutting returning veteran Matt Haack on Monday.
