Rookie Jacoby Brissett, making his first National Football League start, got plenty of help from the visiting Texans in the New England Patriots’ 27-0 rout of Houston on Thursday night.
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With Tom Brady still suspended two more games, the Patriots will turn to rookie signal caller Jacoby Brissett versus Houston. While with the Broncos last season, QB Brock Osweiler won his only other previous start against New England, 30-24 in Denver.
On Sunday against the Dolphins, Garoppolo suffered an AC joint sprain when Miami linebacker Kiko Alonso tackled him, driving the quarterback’s throwing shoulder into the ground.
Coach Bill Belichick decided not to bring in a free agent quarterback to fill out the depth chart, leaving only receiver Julian Edelman, who played QB at Kent State, if something happened to Brissett.
Rookie Jacoby Brissett made his first start and was XX-of-XX for XX yards, one touchdown.
However the Texans will need to have both offence and defence firing on all cylinders if they are to topple the Patriots for just the second time in team history.
New England should hold no fear for Osweiler, after he secured a win against the same team past year for the Broncos playing a mistake free game in tough conditions. The social media platform will run a live stream of Thursday Night Football.nfl Houston Texans -v.s- New England Patriots -L’ive -S’tream on Vimeo Watch Live Stream. Brissett is 4 of 6 for 43 yards and has added another 40 yards rushing on two carries.
LeGarrette Blount shoved the dagger in the hearts of the Texans early in the quarter – not that the Houston offense was ever much of a threat to get back in this game.
The play was the longest rushing touchdown by a Patriots quarterback since Steve Grogan scampered 41 yards for a score against the New York Jets on October 18, 1976. After Stephen Gostkowski’s 24-yard field goal put New England up 3-0, Houston’s Charles James fielded the ensuing kickoff from just inside the end zone.
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All 10 points came late in the first quarter. The Patriots score, get the back back on another fumbled kick return and then score again.
