Patriots RB LeGarrette Blount was taken to the locker room after sustaining a hip injury in the second quarter.
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Brady went into the Sunday Night Football game with 3,912 passing yards, so he needed 88 yards to reach the milestone, and made it shortly after the two-minute warning in the second quarter.
New England Patriots running back James White (28) celebrates with quarterback Tom Brady (12) and teammates after scoring a touchdown during the second half against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Had a big touchdown catch.
No way New England loses three games in a row after a 10-0 start to the season.
Brady threw TD passes to Keshawn Martin and Rob Gronkowski in the first half to help New England build a 17-6 lead.
Gronkowski finished with four receptions for 87 yards. “It’s good to see those things pan out in the game and to be there and make a play”. “The icing on the cake is that win”. Houston’s offensive line kept pass-rusher Chandler Jones relatively in check, but could do little with ends Rob Ninkovich and Jabaal Sheard, not to mention recently acquired pass-rushing lineman Akeim Hicks. We fought hard, I thought the defense played incredible, offensively we did enough.
“We need a win every week. Everybody needs to contribute”.
The Patriots sacked Hoyer five times before knocking him out of the game midway through the fourth quarter.
While Hoyer has been a dutiful fill-in, and certainly more deserving of the job than Ryan Mallett ever was, the Texans aren’t going far with him when he’s well. Brian Hoyer completed 26 of 43 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns against one interception.
With the Indianapolis Colts losing earlier in the day, the Texans entered prime time with a chance to move into sole possession of first place.
Watt spoke to the media last Thursday, wearing a cast on the injured left hand and downplayed the severity of the injury. Tonight, that work is to try to limit J.J. Watt and DeAndre Hopkins, which is a lot easier said than done.
We were trying to get him back there so when I rolled right, probably further than normal, I don’t know what happened on the play but I kind of got flushed, I knew where he was heading.
New England held the lead wire to wire, outgaining the Texans 313 to 189 and never letting the result of this one be put into serious doubt (despite yet anothrt 3rd quarter 14 point lead and muffed punt after a defensive stop). Brady converted two third downs with passes to Martin and wide receiver Brandon LaFell, and Gronkowski capped the march with a 1-yard jump ball over Texans safety Quintin Demps.
The Texans were driving again later in the third when Hoyer fumbled and the Patriots recovered.
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On the 45-yard play to Gronkowski where he had to throw back across and how did that play develop?
