SAN DIEGO (AP) – Danny Woodhead scored on an 8-yard run in his first game since September and the Chargers, whose owner has angered fans by exploring a move to Los Angeles, beat the Cowboys.

While looking for Boyce, Garoppolo often held on to the ball for a second or two too long.

With 53 seconds remaining, Garoppolo and the Patriots took possession on the Green Bay 49-yard line.

“Ups and downs, I’ve got a long way to go obviously”, he said.

Although no one will confuse what he did in nearly three full quarters against the Packers with Tom Brady, New England’s coaching staff should feel more confident about what it can do on offense without Brady.

ESPN said the Packers star made it clear that he is against the league granting the new 33-yard extra point, since it may sacrifice the safety of the players. “Stuff to work on, of course, but it was a good start for us”. “So you better take pride in it and keep getting better at it”. Garoppolo wasn’t happy with his performance, but progress was still made.

“He’s making progress. He’s still going through the protocol”.

The 2014 fourth-round pick is vying to replace the departed Shane Vereen in New England’s pass-catching back role. Patriots coach Bill Belichick generally does not give the second team an idea of when they will be coming in. Garoppolo was sacked seven different times, and he threw a pick, although I place as much blame on receiver Josh Boyce for that play as I do Garoppolo. Garoppolo was sacked 7 times last night.

Tom Brady supporters drape a tapestry over a railing during the Patriots’ August 13 preseason opener. “It was a good step for him”. He didn’t try to prove he can be a big-timer starter for the Patriots in the future, but rather that he’s what they need right now: someone who can manage the offensive talent in the short term. “But it’s preseason. There’s a lot of things that are going on that you don’t think about in a normal game”.

White was also pretty upbeat about his first action of the summer. But alas, just three plays later, Brady threw an incomplete pass to tight end Michael Hoomanawanui to end the drive and his time on the field on Thursday.

Tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET, the Packers and Patriots open up their respective preseasons with a head-to-head matchup live from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

VIKINGS: Running back Adrian Peterson was banged up a bit in practice, falling to the ground while appearing to hurt his leg, but running back Jerick McKinnon said the injury wasn’t believed to be serious. “I thought our younger guys did a heck of a job in the second half”.

“It was fun to see Brett get a touchdown”.