And below that is a picture of Tom Brady playing in the first four games of the season.
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During the two preseason games that Brady played in over the past two weeks, he didn’t wear the NFL-mandated decal on the back of his helmet that shows the league shield.
Titans 21, Dolphins 10: The Titans forced and recovered a fumble on the game’s first play, setting up a touchdown. Chris Hogan led in receiving with 62 yards and a touchdown while Aaron Dobson complimented 49 ayrds in two receptions.
Healthy Giants starters who did not play: Beckham Jr., center Weston Richburg, the entire defensive line sat of Jason Pierre-Paul, Johnathan Hankins, Damon “Snacks” Harrison and Olivier Vernon; DBs Janoris Jenkins and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie … Nassib played the majority of the game and had flashes of solid play amidst his inconsistencies.
Rams quarterback Jared Goff threw a touchdown pass with a nice 1-yard dart to Kenny Britt, but again struggled for most of the night against the Vikings.
Thursday night’s game served as the last time Brady will be with the Patriots for the next month.
With the Giants winning the coin toss, Brady had to wait a few minutes before taking the field. New England wanted to get him some reps before his four-game suspsension.
Bill Belichick will soon find out what it is like playing without Tom Brady. The two-time NFL MVP hit 6 of 7 passes and scrambled for 10 yards on the march, which ended with a 7-yard TD toss to a wide-open Keshawn Martin. The three-game home stand at Gillette Stadium brings a couple division foes and another team with a young, unproven, suspect passer in Brock Osweiler.
It certainly looked like a preseason game the way each team was losing possession of the ball. Tom Brady is a man who knows a thing or two about the very best pool covers, so who better to ask for some assistance? Rookie linebacker Elandon Roberts, the sixth-round pick from Houston, was hurt covering a kickoff in the first quarter but returned.
But the second series stalled when Giants safety Landon Collins jumped a third-down route for Edelman over the middle.
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Brady completed 16 of 26 passes for 166 yards, a touchdown and an interception, but the Patriots (3-1) missed out on a flawless preseason in a 17-9 loss to the Giants. Even if Garopollo plays well, it is doubtful that he can match Palmer and the Cards score for score.
