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Rams quarterback Sam Bradford, who sat out the preseason opener, will play Saturday against the Packers. "I haven't decided how much, but he's going to play this week," coach Jeff Fisher said, via the Belleville News-Democrat.

Bradford, coming off ACL surgery, has shown good mobility in camp and is throwing with as much or more velocity than ever.

Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel has pulled ahead of Brian Hoyer in the battle for the starting job, reports ESPN. Manziel hit 7 of 11 throws for 63 yards and ran six times for 27 yards against the Lions on Saturday.

NFL Network reports Manziel is expected to start Cleveland's second preseason game Aug. 18 against Washington.

Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer got the start and worked four drives during Saturday's preseason opener against the Lions.

Hoyer completed a 28-yard pass to MarQueis Gray in the opening drive and hooked up with Andrew Hawkins for a 15-yard pass in the second drive. On a playaction play, Hoyer fooled the defense and found Josh Gordon for a gain of 22 yards in the third drive.

Hoyer completed 6 of 14 pass attempts for 92 yards. His days as the starter could be numbered, however, as the Browns plan to have Johnny Manziel start the second preseason game against the Redskins, per Dan Hellie of the NFL Network.

According to Dan Hellie of the NFL Network, Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel will start the second preseason game against the Redskins, per a team source. Brian Hoyer got the start on Saturday and Manziel took over the game on the fourth drive with the second-team offense in the preseason opener against the Lions on Saturday.

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford made a brief appearance in Saturday's preseason opener against the Browns.

Stafford got the start and played just one series with the first stringers. He completed a short pass to Golden Tate for a gain of 14 yards and another short pass to Khris Durham for a gain of 4 yards in the opening drive. He completed 2 of 4 pass attempts for 18 yards, as his first drive resulted in a field goal.

Rams head coach Jeff Fisher announced that quarterback Sam Bradford will get the start Saturday against the Packers, according to the team's official website. Bradford was held out of Friday's preseason opener. The team took a cautious approach with their starting quarterback after coming off knee surgery.

The Packers issued a list of three starters that will not participate in the preseason opener against the Titans Saturday night. The following players will sit out: Aaron Rodgers, Eddie Lacy and Jordy Nelson.

Raiders rookie quarterback Derek Carr entered Friday's preseason opener against the Vikings in the second quarter with the second-team offense.

Carr played until the third quarter before being pulled for third-stringer Matt McGloin. He showed some struggles in the opening drive and was picked off by Kurt Coleman. He completed 10 of 16 pass attempts for 74 yards, with one interception and no touchdowns. He is expected to open the season as the backup quarterback behind Matt Schaub.

Bills quarterback Thad Lewis flip-flopped with Jeff Tuel again during Friday's preseason game against the Panthers.

Lewis worked with the second-team offense this time around and completed 6 of 11 pass attempts for 63 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Tuel entered the game in the third quarter and completed 4 of 5 pass attempts for 24 yards, with a touchdown and an interception.

Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater worked with the first and second-team offense during Thursday's preseason opener against the Raiders.

Bridgewater replaced Matt Cassel with 6:22 left in the first quarter and played into the third quarter. On his first play, he hooked up with Greg Jennings for a 21-yard pass, but had the play called back due to an illegal formation penalty. He played with the first-team offense for one drive and was sacked once and completed 1 of 2 passes for 13 yards. Overall, he completed 6 of 13 pass attempts for 49 yards, finishing with a 56.2 passer rating.

Bridgewater will look to build on that performance Aug. 16 against Arizona.