For the second straight week, quarterback Stetson Bennett IV took every snap of a preseason game. This time around, it went better than last weekend’s four-interception performance.
Bennett completed 17 of 31 passes for 213 yards. He threw one touchdown pass and only one interception. He had a second turnover on a fumble.
Coach Sean McVay has said he needs to see a greater body of work from Bennett before deciding whether he can serve as the primary backup to starter Matthew Stafford during the two-game suspension to be served by Jimmy Garoppolo. He’ll miss Week 1 at Detroit, and Week 2 at Arizona.
After last night’s 13-9 win over the Chargers, Bennett was asked what he learned about last weekend’s interception-fest.
“If something doesn’t feel right, it’s probably not,” he told reporters. “And you don’t have to force it. You don’t have to make something happen that’s not there.”
It’s a lesson that won’t hurt his chances to be one injury away from playing in either the first or second game of the regular season.
