{"id":86990,"date":"2025-08-22T07:50:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/86990\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T07:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:50:12","slug":"2025-nfl-preseason-week-3-analysis-53-man-roster-projections-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/86990\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NFL preseason Week 3: Analysis, 53-man roster projections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NFL NationAug 22, 2025, 12:59 PM<\/p>\n

Close<\/a>NFL Nation is made up of 32 team-specific reporters who cover the NFL year-round across ESPN.com, ESPN television shows, ESPN Radio, ESPN+ and social media platforms. It was established ahead of the 2013 season.<\/p>\n

The third week of the 2025 NFL preseason<\/a> kicked off Thursday as teams take their final look at key position battles ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline to trim rosters to 53 players.<\/p>\n

To keep you updated on how teams fared, our NFL Nation reporters are summarizing each game below and predicting each team’s 53-man roster.<\/p>\n

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Thursday’s results\"\"<\/p>\n

Giants: Some bottom-of-the-roster spots seem to have been secured Thursday night. Cornerback Art Green<\/a> might have solidified his place as the fifth cornerback with a strong tackling effort. He had five tackles in the first half. Defensive tackle D.J. Davidson<\/a> batted a pass and forced a hold near the goal line. That should help his chances. As for the crowded quarterback position, Tommy DeVito<\/a>‘s audition for the rest of the league saw him impress: He completed 15 of his first 17 passes while throwing a touchdown on each of his first three drives. Still, he is likely the odd man out in the QB room. — Jordan Raanan<\/p>\n

Next game: at Washington Commanders<\/a> (1 p.m. ET, Sept. 7)<\/p>\n

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Patriots: The Patriots played only a handful of offensive and defensive players who would be considered potential starting-caliber candidates, so perhaps the most compelling storyline was with kickers: rookie Andy Borregales<\/a> vs. Parker Romo<\/a>. A sixth-round pick out of Miami, Borregales missed a 49-yard field goal in the first half after coach Mike Vrabel elected not to go for it on fourth-and-1 — perhaps to see how Borregales, who missed a 57-yarder last week, would respond. Borregales later hit a 30-yard field goal, as well as a point after attempt, while Romo didn’t get a chance to kick. It has been a close competition throughout training camp. — Mike Reiss<\/p>\n

Next game: at Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> (1 p.m. ET, Sept. 7)<\/p>\n

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Steelers: The defensive line suffered a potentially significant loss when rookie first-rounder Derrick Harmon<\/a> was carted off the field with a knee injury<\/a> and quickly ruled out. At halftime, coach Mike Tomlin said the defensive end was “being evaluated.” The Steelers already lost some depth there during training camp when veteran Dean Lowry<\/a> suffered an ACL tear. It could mean the Steelers will be in the market for a veteran trade option or a cut-down day addition. — Brooke Pryor<\/p>\n

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Next game: at New York Jets<\/a> (1 p.m. ET, Sept. 7)<\/p>\n

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Panthers: Read into the inactive list of 33 players how you choose. Wide receiver Brycen Tremayne<\/a> got the night off. Veteran receivers Hunter Renfrow<\/a> and David Moore<\/a> did not. Maybe Tremayne has an edge for the sixth or seventh receiver spot after a solid preseason. Or perhaps Carolina wants to keep him under the radar, so it can add him to the practice squad if he doesn’t make the 53-man roster. As for Renfrow and Moore, the team could have been auditioning them for potential trades. One of them likely will make the roster. Renfrow’s comeback<\/a> is a good story, but has he done enough to earn a spot? — David Newton<\/p>\n

Next game: at Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> (1 p.m. ET, Sept. 7)<\/p>\n

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Friday’s games<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> at New York Jets<\/a> (7:30 p.m. ET)
Atlanta Falcons<\/a> at Dallas Cowboys<\/a> (8 p.m. ET, NFL Network)
Minnesota Vikings<\/a> at Tennessee Titans<\/a> (8 p.m. ET, CBS)
Chicago Bears<\/a> at Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> (8:20 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n

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Saturday’s games<\/p>\n

Baltimore Ravens<\/a> at Washington Commanders<\/a> (Noon ET, ESPN Unlimited)
Indianapolis Colts<\/a> at Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> (1 p.m. ET, ESPN Unlimited)
Los Angeles Rams<\/a> at Cleveland Browns<\/a> (1 p.m. ET, NFL Network)
Houston Texans<\/a> at Detroit Lions<\/a> (1 p.m. ET, ESPN Unlimited)
Denver Broncos<\/a> at New Orleans Saints<\/a> (1 p.m. ET)
Seattle Seahawks<\/a> at Green Bay Packers<\/a> (4 p.m. ET, NFL Network)
Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> at Miami Dolphins<\/a> (7 p.m. ET, NFL Network)
Buffalo Bills<\/a> at Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN Unlimited)
Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> at San Francisco 49ers<\/a> (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN Unlimited)
Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> at Arizona Cardinals<\/a> (10 p.m. ET, NFL Network)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NFL NationAug 22, 2025, 12:59 PM CloseNFL Nation is made up of 32 team-specific reporters who cover the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86613,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-86990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}