Joint practices are quickly passing preseason games as the preferred method for NFL teams to get ready for the regular season. They may one day completely replace them, in fact. Either way, this is the best method for seeing where your team stands compared to live competition with just weeks to go before the real games begin.

The Seattle Seahawks held a joint practice on Thursday with the Green Bay Packers. It was the final tune-up before the Week 3 preseason finale with the same opponent at Lambeau on Saturday afternoon. It was an intense session, with multiple fights occurring between Seahawks and Packers players.

Packers right tackle Zach Tom got kicked out of Thursday's joint practice for throwing haymakers at multiple Seahawks during a scuffle.