Though the Patriots were already set with Garoppolo serving as Tom Brady’s young understudy at quarterback, the team realized they would need some sort of insurance policy in case Garoppolo would be hurt during Brady’s Deflategate suspension.
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Brissett, who completed six of nine passes for 92 yards, steered the ship in the right direction after entering the game in the second quarter when Garoppolo suffered an injured right shoulder under the weight of Kiko Alonso’s tackle following a pass completion to Malcolm Mitchell. Regardless, there’s little dispute that Garoppolo will nearly certainly be sidelined for Thursday’s contest against the Houston Texans with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder, meaning rookie Jacoby Brissett will be tasked with leading the Patriots in primetime.
Brissett, 23, was selected by New England in the third round of this year’s draft.
“When it’s time to go, you just have to make sure you’re ready”, said Brissett. It was the second week in a row he eclipsed 100 passing yards in the first quarter of a game.
On Sunday, it was necessary to punch in WIVB-TV to get the Dolphins-Patriots and Colts-Broncos and to WUTV-TV for the Saints-Giants.
The Giants and Saints were surprisingly locked into a defensive struggle and the game’s first touchdown was scored by the NY defense as cornerback Janoris Jenkins returned a blocked field goal 65 yards.
Cardinals 40, Buccaneers 7 • Carson Palmer threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns, and Arizona intercepted Jameis Winston four times en route to romping at home.
Marcus Cooper, acquired off waivers from Kansas City on September 2, had two interceptions, returning the second 60 yards for a score. On third down with less than five minutes left in the first half, he was chased out of the pocket and got off a completion to Malcolm Mitchell.
Peterson finished the game with just 19 yards on 12 carries against the Packers. Long recovered a fumble and caused Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill to throw an interception to linebacker Jamie Collins late in the first half.
If the wide receivers and tight ends continue playing the way they played in the second half against New England, the Dolphins could have a good offense. He went 17 of 24 for 220 yards and four touchdowns. The game was also redemption for the Giants’ defense. And after a 1-yard gain on Tampa Bay’s first play of the second quarter, running back Doug Martin left with a hamstring injury. Matt Ryan threw three TD passes and got lucky on the go-ahead one in the fourth quarter. The Raiders appeared to have tied the game on the next drive when Amari Cooper caught a 51-yard TD pass from Derek Carr. “We play with the next-man-up mentality”.
Brissett’s first two National Football League passes, quick outs to Julian Edelman, weren’t handled. He would not divulge what he’s been told by the medical staff, a sign that his injury could require him to miss some time. The Chiefs needed an epic Chargers collapse to win their opener before getting roughed up by the Texans on Sunday.
This one was number two last week and is number two again this week. Martellus Bennett also had five catches and a touchdown.
I know people who have the Sunday Ticket and are Bills fans, but since their DirecTV service doesn’t have access to the local stations, they still have to go elsewhere to watch Buffalo games. He completed 71 percent of his passes for 389 yards, good for 8.64 yards per attempt.
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Justin Tucker kicked three field goals and the Ravens (2-0) withstood Cleveland’s final drive to improve to 15-2 against the Browns under coach John Harbaugh. Bill Parcells, who watched the quarterback in high school in Florida, praised Brissett after the Patriots took him in the third round.
