Is there a better game planner than Bill Belichick

After the touchdown, there was an amusing moment when Brissett handed the ball to Belichick, with some speculating that he had given his coach the ball from his first career touchdown, but Belichick said that was not the case.

Tom Brady is still serving his four-game suspension and backup Jimmy Garoppolo injured his shoulder last Sunday and was ruled out for the Thursday night game. "With Hightower out he's had a lot of communication and play-calling responsibilities, and he has not only handled those well, but it hasn't affected any other parts of his game that added responsibility".

But if not, and the Patriots find another way to win with whomever they can find, Josh McDaniels is pretty much a lock for another head coaching job, right?

Brissett had to come on in relief in the second quarter of that game, but it was understandably a watered-down offense with the Patriots holding a large lead, and the rookie getting his first action. He finished the night 11 of 19 for 103 yards, and ran eight times for 48 yards.

Running back LeGarrette Blount also played a starring role for the home side, as he ran 24 times for 105 yards and two scores, including a 41-yarder in the fourth quarter, as the Patriots collected their first shutout win since 2012.

Jamie Collins, Patriots - New England's defense in its entirety could get a star. This run is five yards longer than any run of the 504 rushes in Brady's career (Brady's career-long is 22 yards).

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"I got to get my feet wet", he said.

"It was insane, it was awesome", Brissett said of reaching the end zone. "He'll get better from it and we'll really work with him to improve on it". "It worked out how we planned it was going to work out".

Who would have ever thought we'd think such a thing about a running back in Belichick's system? Watt assisted on just two tackles in the game, and the Texans were only able to sack Brissett once in the game, for a loss of 6 yards.

While Brissett was no Tom Brady, he didn't have to be. He was more known for his legs than his arm but he also threw a handsome touchdown pass in the 2015 Playoffs against Baltimore on a double pass. On the Mike and Mike Show on ESPN Thursday they asked if the Patriots and Texans game was an AFC championship game preview. They deserve all the credit.

After Gostkowski's field goal, James fumbled the ensuing kickoff - it wasn't called until New England challenged - setting up Brissett's touchdown.


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