Goff struggles in first start

Rookie quarterback Jared Goff’s first start of the preseason for the Rams featured two turnovers and one touchdown, as the Vikings reserve running backs led Minnesota to a 27-25 victory on Thursday night in Minneapolis.

Goff played the whole first half, finishing 6-for-16 for 67 yards for the Rams.

The first overall pick in the draft capped the first drive with deft touch on a 1yard scoring pass to Kenny Britt, but ugliness ensued with a fumble and an interception.

Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is vowing to come back from the freak knee injury this week in practice that has knocked him out for the season. BROWNS: Robert Griffin III led Cleveland’s starting offense on a short touchdown drive against Chicago’s defensive backups in a 21-7 exhibition loss to the Bears. LIONS: In Detroit, Dwayne Washington took a handoff to the left and with a burst of speed, the rookie running back got to the outside and up the sideline for a 58-yard touchdown to likely seal his chances of earning a spot on Detroit’s opening-day roster. Jake Rudock probably boosted his chances, too, with three touchdown passes to help the Lions close the preseason with a 31-0 win over the Bills.

EAGLES: The NFL is expected to pick up the majority of the cost to stage the 2017 draft in Philadelphia, with the city’s iconic “Rocky” steps serving as its backdrop.

City officials say they don’t expect the NFL’s 82nd event to come at taxpayer expense, but instead expect to raise about $5 million of the $25 million budget with the league paying for the event’s staging and infrastructure.

Senior vice president Peter O’Reilly said on Thursday the event’s location will represent a return to the birthplace of the draft.

The draft was hosted in New York for decades before being moved in 2015 to Chicago, where it was also hosted this year. It was last in Philly in 1960.