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The second-year pro had the best NFL game of his young career — albeit in a preseason game — Saturday against the New Orleans Saints, when he went 28 of 33 for 269 yards with a touchdown and interception, leading the Patriots to a 26-24 comeback victory.

“Coming along,” Garoppolo said. “Each day is a new task. You want to attack things differently day by day. We’re kind of getting out of training camp mode and into regular season mode. Kind of adjusting to that now.”

Garoppolo has received 126 preseason snaps to Brady’s 16 and third-stringer Ryan Lindley’s zero during the Patriots’ two preseason games. Those snaps are valuable for Garoppolo’s improvement, especially if Brady’s suspension holds, and the young QB has to start the first four games of the regular season.