Garoppolo completed 16 of 21 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown in Thursday's preseason game against the Bears.
The Patriots clearly want Garoppolo to get a lot of work before Week 1, as he played into the third quarter against Chicago's defensive reserves. He also had plenty of success in the first half, producing two touchdowns and a field goal on five drives, despite having his longest drive spoiled by a Brandon Bolden fumble. Set to start New England's first four regular-season games, Garoppolo has been impressive through two preseason contests, all while playing without Rob Gronkowski, Dion Lewis (knee), Julian Edelman (foot) and Danny Amendola (knee).