Jets’ Brandon Marshall turned off ‘disgusting’ Pats – Texans game

Citing a source, WEEI’s Mike Petraglia reports that Jacoby Brissett suffered a torn thumb ligament in his throwing hand during Thursday night’s win over the Houston Texans.

Jacoby Brissett made his first career National Football League start in front of a primetime audience on Thursday night, leading the Patriots to a dominant 27-0 victory over the Houston Texans in Foxboro. Brissett, a third-round draft pick out of N.C. State, completed 11 of 19 passes for 103 yards, and also ran in a 27-yard touchdown while playing through an injured right thumb.

Brissett was filling in during Tom Brady’s four-game suspension and after Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a shoulder injury in the team’s second game of the season.

Although Jacoby Brissett’s release time wasn’t as quick as most Tom Brady or Jimmy Garoppolo games, it was enough to get the job done.

Follow WFXT for updates. It was also less than exhilarating from a fantasy football perspective unless you started the Patriots defense or LeGarrette Blount. “I just care about the Jets”.

“We knew we had a big challenge”, Patriots safety Devin McCourty said after the game. Brissett made his first career start on Thursday, but now it might be his last start for a while. It was awesome. Definitely great to see all the players just run up to you. The Patriots defence was just as stellar, making Brock Osweiler, the Texans’ young quarterback, seem far less capable of running an offense than Brissett.

The strategy worked, with Brissett avoiding costly mistakes and adding a unique dimension to a Patriots attack that has traditionally sprouted squarely out of the pocket.

The Patriots face Rex Ryan and Bills one week from Sunday in the final game before Brady’s return.

The 0-2 Bears will start journeyman quarterback Brian Hoyer against the Cowboys (1-1). These guys work hard.There is a lot of season left. “That’s his first touchdown ball, so that’ll go up on his trophy [case]”.

Watt is 0-5 (including one playoff game) against the Patriots, recording only a 1/2 sack in those contests.

Actually, New England’s rare status as a home underdog should have been a hint to everyone this was coming.

The turnover led to immediate points for the Patriots as rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett rushed for a 27-yard touchdown to boost the lead to 10-0. “Can you fill in (the blank?)”, Marshall said. “I wouldn’t really want anything to deflect the credit that they deserve for what they accomplished tonight”.