Sean Clifford throws touchdown pass in NFL preseason debut for Green Bay Packers

Sean Clifford struggled initially in his NFL debut on Friday evening, throwing a pick six against the Cincinnati Bengals to Tycen Anderson. He also threw another interception to Anderson later in the game. But he rebounded nicely in the second quarter, making a nice run, then tossing a six-yard touchdown toss to Tyler Davis right before halftime, to give the Packers the lead.

Check out the touchdown toss here.

Sean Clifford zips it to give Green Bay the lead before the half!

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In true Sean Clifford form, he had a very up-and-down performance, throwing two interceptions to Tycen Anderson, one of which was a pick-six. He also managed to throw for nearly 200 passing yards in just one quarter. The former Penn State star also had a 14-yard run.

Clifford also had a beautiful 28-yard pass to Samori Toure down the left sideline.

He finished the game completing 20 of his 26 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown, to go along with his two interceptions. The Packers won the game, 36-19.

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Moreover, Sean Clifford is entering the NFL with a bit of a chip on his shoulders, as he believes he was “snubbed” from the NFL Scouting Combine during the NFL Draft process. However, it thankfully didn’t impede his ability to get drafted, as Green Bay must’ve liked what they saw with the former Big Ten star.

“I feel like I was snubbed with the Combine for sure,” Clifford said. “The body of work that I’ve had with these teams here; when I didn’t see my name as a Combine guy, I felt disrespected for sure. But, hey, it’s just more fuel to the fire.”

During his Penn State career, Clifford finished with 10,661 yards, 86 touchdowns, 31 interceptions and a 61.4% completion percentage. He added 1,073 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns.

He hung up his cleats there with several school records, including total passing yardage, passing touchdowns (86), and pass attempts (1,356). Clifford also owns the most wins as a starting quarterback for Penn State (32).

He wrapped up his career for the Nittany Lions ranking second all-time in program history in touchdowns responsible for (100).

As a member of the Class of 2017, Clifford was a four-star recruit out of Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 4 overall prospect in the state, the No. 12 quarterback in the class and the No. 183 overall prospect in the class.

On3’s Steve Samra also contributed to this article.