Bridgewater was 6-of-7 passing for 92 yards and threw a 49-yard touchdown pass in Friday's preseason game.
It was an encouraging game for Bridgewater as he backed up talk of his improvement on deep passes during training camp. Bridgewater stepped up in the pocket to hit Chris Johnson about 45 yards down field for a touchdown. He also threw a 22-yard pass to Adam Thielen where he put the ball high where the receiver could make a play in traffic. While Bridgewater operates in perhaps the most run-heavy offense in the league, he could take a big leap in this season if he can improve his deep balls (He had just a 51.4 QB rating last season on passes longer than 15 yards).