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Watch Jimmy Garoppolo do his Brett Favre impression

Jimmy Garoppolo found Chris Harper in the end zone during the Patriots preseason game against the Saints. Derick E. Hingle/USA Today Sports

Jimmy Garoppolo had a pair of Hall of Fame-caliber role models on the field when the Patriots faced off against the Saints in preseason on Saturday. But it wasn’t the style Tom Brady or Drew Brees that he evoked with his first touchdown of the night: It was Brett Favre.

With time running out in the second quarter, New England’s second-year quarterback eluded the New Orleans’ pass rush and managed to fire off a 24-yard touchdown pass to Chris Harper in Favre-esque fashion:

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