By Darryl Slater | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The Jets on Sunday held their 15th day of training camp practice, as they prepare for Friday's third preseason game, against the Giants. Big week for quarterback Sam Darnold, as he competes with Teddy Bridgewater and Josh McCown for the starting job. So let's bring you some Darnold Day 15 camp takeaways.

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Darnold again got a lot of work Sunday.

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HOW DID DARNOLD LOOK IN MOST RECENT ACTION?

Click here for what we noticed from Darnold on Saturday, which was Day 14 of camp practice.

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DARNOLD'S DAY 15 STATS

He got 54 reps (24 with the first-team offensive line) and completed 23 of 36 passes for three touchdowns (in a red-zone period). No interceptions for any of the quarterbacks Sunday.

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THE GREAT STUFF

Darnold looked really sharp in a red zone period during which he completed 4 of 5 passes and had three touchdowns. He made one of his best passes of training camp in this period — a 10-yard touchdown strike to Jordan Leggett. Fast-release, accurate pass that Darnold perfectly threaded through coverage. Impressive.

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THE GOOD STUFF

Darnold didn't get a touchdown on his two-minute period at the end of practice (like Bridgewater did), but he made a couple nice throws during that period, including getting the ball out quickly to Jermaine Kearse as pressure was closing in. Earlier in practice, Darnold also stood in the pocket as pressure came and fired a perfectly accurate pass over the middle (and through tight coverage) to Tre McBride.

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THE BAD STUFF

This was a mostly successful day for Darnold, who got a ton of work again and appears on track to starting in Week 1, unless he really screws up. Darnold's miscues Sunday were fairly minor. He overthrew Kearse on a deep ball and under-threw Robby Anderson deep. He missed Quincy Enunwa along the sideline. And his third-down pass to the end zone in the two-minute drill sailed high for Kearse. Not a perfect day for Darnold, but not bad either. Quite good overall.

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THE UGLY STUFF

Really nothing ugly for Darnold on Sunday. He completed 63.9 percent of his passes, didn't have any interceptions, threw three touchdowns in that red-zone period, and got extensive work (24 reps) with the starters. A lot to like here for Darnold. Not a lot of ugly for him lately, which is a good sign for him.

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HOW DID JOSH MCCOWN DO?

Limited work again. He got 12 reps (all with the starters) and completed 4 of 6 passes. Sure looks like he is on track to being Darnold's backup in Week 1. It'll be interesting to see what the Jets do with Bridgewater, in terms of a potential trade.

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HOW DID TEDDY BRIDGEWATER DO?

He got 31 reps (eight with the starters) and completed 12 of 20 passes, plus a touchdown in a two-minute period at the end of practice. He continues to look solid. He made two outstanding throws in that two-minute period — a sideline pass to Lucky Whitehead and a 15-yard touchdown to Jordan Leggett on third-and-10. Bridgewater got that touchdown pass out quickly, flinging it (almost in side-arm fashion) to an open Leggett.

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IS DARNOLD PROGRESSING?

He clearly is. And the extensive work he has received lately with the first-team offense has helped. It seems obvious what is going on here: The Jets' coaches have been steadily increasing Darnold's reps with the starters, since it appears likelier and likelier that he will be the guy in Week 1.

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WHAT DARNOLD HAD TO SAY

Darnold got away with a sloppy looking duck of a deep pass that Anderson tracked down and caught. Weird moment, but a nice job by Anderson of sticking with the trajectory of the fluttering pass.

"It didn't slip out of my hand," Darnold said. "I just, kind of last minute, decided to throw it. And my feet were out of whack. It just came out weird. Coach Bowles was like, 'What was that?' And I said, 'A completion.'"

Nice wit there from the rookie.

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WHAT TODD BOWLES HAD TO SAY

He liked how his quarterbacks didn't have any turnovers during a rainy practice.

"For the most part, they took care of the ball," he said.

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DARNOLD'S TOTAL CAMP STATS

388 reps (147 with starters), 126-of-211 passing (59.7 percent), 18 touchdowns, five interceptions

(Team periods stats only, in 12 total practices for Darnold, as compared to 15 for the other two quarterbacks.)

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MCCOWN'S TOTAL CAMP STATS

251 reps (242 with starters), 93-of-136 passing (68.4 percent), seven touchdowns, two interceptions

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BRIDGEWATER'S TOTAL CAMP STATS

372 reps (80 with starters), 120-of-189 passing (63.5 percent), five touchdowns, two interceptions

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OVERALL THOUGHTS ON DARNOLD'S DAY 15 PRACTICE

More progress. More time with the starting offense. Not a flawless day, but obviously a lot for the Jets to like, especially with that efficient red-zone period Darnold put together (three touchdowns on five pass attempts).

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SO WHO LEADS QB BATTLE?

Fifteen camp practices in (with three left before the critical third preseason game), and it's time to state what has become obvious: This is Darnold's Week 1 starting job to lose. The practice reps and his performance have made that clear. If he can handle himself reasonably well against the Giants, the job probably will be his. Or at least that is how things appear to be trending. That doesn't mean he won't struggle in the regular season. But he doesn't look lost out there, at least. And at times, he looks like he really belongs. Expect the Jets to try to trade Bridgewater (either now or during the season). They'll slot McCown as the backup, presumably.

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