PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT

The first audition for the job of becoming Flipper Anderson’s partner at wide receiver goes to Nate Lewis, who will start Saturday against the Green Bay Packers in Madison, Wis. Several others will get a look.

Chris Chandler will play the first half at quarterback.

“Chris is throwing ball well,” Coach Chuck Knox said. “When he was a rookie, (Indianapolis) won nine games. He’s still young.”

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Defensive end Fred Stokes, a key to the Ram pass rush, has been rehabilitating his left knee. Stokes, who strained a ligament last Friday, began stretching Sunday and worked out on a stationary bicycle and in the swimming pool this week.