Brown stands out for Cowboys with 2 TD catches in 17-7 win over Seahawks

SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie Camden Brown had two touchdown catches, including a diving, one-handed snag, to help lead the Dallas Cowboys past the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks 17-7 on Saturday night in the preseason opener for both team.

Brown caught a 39-yard pass from Sam Howell in the second quarter to put Dallas up 10-7. On the first drive of the third quarter, Brown snared a 2-yard fade from Joe Milton in the back left corner of the end zone.

“Really good day," said Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer. "He’s got to keep stacking them, but he’s been doing it.”

An undrafted free agent who started his career at Auburn before transferring to Georgia Southern, Brown has stood out throughout training camp. The 6-foot-2, 204-pound wide receiver has made good use of his frame, and demonstrated on Saturday he can also do so in an NFL game.

“The game’s not too big for him,” Schottenheimer said. “He does it every day in practice, we see it all the time."

Milton, who's entering his third pro season and second with Dallas, was impressive in his bid to be the Cowboys’ backup quarterback behind Dak Prescott. The 2024 sixth-round draft pick completed six of his first eight passes against the Seahawks' backup cornerbacks, and finished 12 of 15 for 107 yards and the TD to Brown.

Howell, who is competing with Milton for the Cowboys' No. 2 job, was 8 of 12 for 94 yards and his touchdown pass to Brown.

“They just hung in there and made the throws when they had to make them," Schottenheimer said about his quarterbacks, “and they were both very efficient.”

With Sam Darnold sitting out, Seattle rotated its backup quarterbacks throughout the night. Drew Lock led the Seahawks on a 13-play, 80-yard scoring drive to open the game. It was capped by a 5-yard touchdown catch by Montorie Foster Jr.

“It was a tight window, too," Foster said. "Shoutout to Drew. On that plant, I knew the ball was going to be right there. So, I was just ready for it.”

Brandon Aubrey converted a 29-yard field goal to cut Seattle’s lead to 7-3 early in the second quarter. The Seahawks responded with a 15-play drive, but Jason Myers pushed a 45-yard attempt wide right before Brown caught his first touchdown pass.

Jalen Milroe, currently entrenched as Seattle’s third-string quarterback, was 5 of 8 for 36 yards. Lock was 9 of 13 for 40 yards and a touchdown.

Cowboys running back Jaydon Blue, who is competing with Phil Mafah to be Javonte Williams’ backup, was stifled by Seattle’s defense. Blue had 19 yards on eight carries.

George Holani, one of the few healthy Seahawks running backs, paced Seattle with 12 carries for 42 yards. Zach Charbonnet, Emanuel Wilson and 2026 first-round pick Jadarian Price – all of whom could be options for Seattle this season at running back – sat out with injuries.

Tyrice Knight led the Seahawks with 10 tackles, all in the first half. Knight, who has 145 tackles over the last two seasons, is pleased with his progress since the Seahawks selected in the fourth round in 2024.

“Probably the biggest step for me is just being more decisive," Knight said. "Just like how I was more (decisive) at UTEP, bringing that same game to the NFL and then just playing downhill more and being ahead of the play.”

Curtis Robinson paced the Cowboys with eight tackles.

Foster had a team-high five catches for 36 yards for Seattle. Malik Davis ran for 39 yards on seven carries for Dallas.

Seattle’s Rashad Rochelle had a 52-yard punt return in the third quarter.

The teams combined for 21 penalties and 174 penalty yards

Milroe, who was a college teammate of Terrion Arnold for three seasons at Alabama, supported Seattle’s decision to enter an agreement with the cornerback. Arnold is facing eight felony charges stemming from allegations he orchestrated the abduction and beating of three men in February.

“That’s my dog. I’m very happy that he’s going to be a Seahawk," Milroe said. "I think now, it’s just showing him the way of how we do things. And, that’s the move-forward process.”

Seahawks: Tackle Amari Kight (leg) left in the second quarter and put ice on his lower leg on the sideline. Edge rusher Jared Ivey went into the injury tent in the third quarter, but returned.

Cowboys: Mafah (chest) exited in the third quarter and was ruled out. Schottenheimer said he talked with Mafah postgame, and that he is OK.

Cowboys: At Arizona on Aug. 22.

Seahawks: At Tennessee on Aug. 23.

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Joe Milton III (10) runs the ball as Seattle Seahawks cornerback Michael Dansby (37) attempts to make the stop in the second half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Camden Brown (6), Michael Trigg (46) and others celebrate Brown's touchdown catch in the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Camden Brown, center, catches a touchdown pass as Seattle Seahawks' Shemar Jean-Charles, left, and AJ Finley (30) defend in the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Camden Brown (6) catches a touchdown pass in front of Seattle Seahawks cornerback Michael Dansby in the second half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Camden Brown (6) catches a touchdown pass in front of Seattle Seahawks cornerback Michael Dansby, rear, in the second half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Stocks are falling on Wall Street as the price of crude oil tops $100 a barrel. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 320 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.5%. The price of Brent crude jumped 3% to top $100 per barrel. The surge in oil prices follows the latest attacks between the U.S. and Iran. The conflict has stifled the flow of oil shipments through the vital Strait of Hormuz. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. Markets in Europe fell and markets in Asia were mixed.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

U.S. futures are sliding after intensifying violence in the Middle East pushed the price of crude oil over $100 a barrel.

It's the first time Brent crude, the international standard, has reached triple digits in nearly six weeks. Fighting in the Middle East has throttled the global flow of oil and rising energy prices are adding to inflationary pressures.

Brent crude rose 2.8% to $100.70 a barrel. Benchmark U.S. crude gained 2.4% to $95.28 a barrel, and it's dragging gasoline prices higher with it.

The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline ticked up 7 cents overnight to hit $4.22, now more than a dollar above what it cost at this point last year, according to AAA.

Diesel prices, which can have an outsized impact on consumers because it is used in shipping and production, hit an all-time high Friday and has continued to climb since. The average price for a gallon reached $5.94 overnight and is now 9 cents higher than it was Friday.

Futures for the S&P 500 dropped 0.3% before the market opened Wednesday, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures declined 0.5%. Nasdaq futures fell 0.4%.

Shares of Meta Platforms are up more than 5% in premarket trading as the parent company of Instagram and Facebook launched a personal artificial intelligence agent, Muse, for people 18 and over who are looking for help with day-to-day tasks like schedules and shopping.

The U.S. this week also release inflation data. On Thursday, the U.S. government will release its August report for inflation at the wholesale level. The more closely watched Consumer Price Index comes out on Friday. The CPI provides details on price changes for specific grocery items, furniture, and clothing, among other categories.

Economists expect consumer inflation to have eased a bit, to 3.3% from July’s 3.4%. That’s well above the 2% target that the Federal Reserve has set as its goal.

The Fed meets next week to decide whether to cut, raise or hold interest rates steady. The traditional move for the Fed when inflation is high is to raise its main interest rate. But President Donald Trump has been lobbying for lower interest rates.

Japan’s central bank also will meet next week to decide on its benchmark rate. Market watchers are expecting an increase, with the question shifting to by how much and if there will be more rate hikes this year.

In Europe, France's CAC 40 slipped 1.6% to 8,183.80, while the German DAX declined 1.4% to 25,648.34. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.9% to 10,711.42. Asian markets were mixed.

The U.S. dollar fell to 153.55 Japanese yen from 153.99. The euro cost $1.1633, inching up from $1.1624.

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Specialists Dilip Patel works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)