Kyle Allen and Hendon Hooker are competing to be the backup to Jared Goff. While it’s not over, one of them is leading.

Asked if it’s Allen’s job to lose, coach Dan Campbell said, “ He’s playing better ,” via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press .

“He’s playing better,” Campbell added. “So I would say that right now, if you’re saying — if you had to go in with a two right now, who would you trust more? Yeah, I would trust Kyle more because he’s proven more after these two games. But I’m still — we’re still going to coach Hooker up and we’re still going to see what’s there and see if we can get him better. I mean, we still got a little bit here.”

Campbell said Hooker will get extended reps, and possibly will start, in the preseason finale against the Texans.

If Allen wins the jo

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