Carson Beck throws for 188 yards, TD in impressive preseason debut

Carson Beck has played in much bigger games than the Hall of Fame Game, so it probably should come as no surprise that the lights weren’t too bright or the stage too big.

Beck started for the Cardinals in the first preseason game of the NFL season.

He showed up and showed out.

Beck played a little more than a half, completing 15 of 19 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown. He hit Reggie Virgil for what would have been a big gain on his final throw of the night in the third quarter, but Isaiah Simmons knocked it out.

He directed scoring drives of 96, 50 and 61 yards, throwing a 5-yard fade to a well-covered Simi Fehoko for a touchdown on the team’s second scoring drive.

The Cardinals were tied with the Panthers 17-17 when Beck left with 10:15 remaining in the third quarter.

Fourth-stringer Kedon Slovis replaced Beck.