Garoppolo completed 11 of 18 passes for 168 yards in Thursday's preseason opener against New Orleans
Garoppolo played the entire first half to prepare for his upcoming stint as the starter while Tom Brady serves a four-game suspension. The third-year quarterback put up impressive numbers without the help of Dion Lewis (knee), Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman (foot) and Danny Amendola (knee), but Garoppolo did spend much of his time facing the Saints' second-team defense. He should have more of his supporting cast available for the second and third preseason games.