The first NFL preseason game is complete. After an offseason filled with trades and dramatic twists, consuming fresh football felt so good. The Las Vegas Raiders beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-11 in the 2022 NFL Hall of Fame Game on Thursday.
The biggest names on each team sat this game out to avoid injury. We'll continue to wait to see if Jaguars building blocks Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne and Christian Kirk can develop chemistry. We also missed out on seeing the renewed connection between Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and receiver Davante Adams.
That doesn't mean we didn't learn something about both the Raiders and Jaguars.