Week 1 of the preseason began on Thursday night, with six matchups taking place across the NFL. Is it hard to get too excited about exhibition football? Sure, but the action did give us a look at some highly anticipated rookies making their debuts.
For starters, we saw Raiders quarterback and 2026 No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza throw his first professional touchdown to wide receiver Jack Bech before finishing the night 10-for-16 passing for 96 yards in a loss to the Cardinals.
