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Pats grapple with QB Garoppolo injury
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THE New England Patriots could be looking for “Plan C” after quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo — a stand-in for suspended superstar Tom Brady — suffered a right shoulder injury on Sunday.
After Garoppolo’s departure late in the first half, the Patriots nearly blew a 31-3 lead, but held on for a 31-24 National Football League victory over the Miami Dolphins.
Garoppolo, starting his second straight game as Brady serves his long-delayed four-game Deflategate suspension, had already thrown three touchdown passes when he was hurt with 4:02 remaining in the second quarter.
Rookie Jacoby Brissett made his NFL debut and led the Patriots to a touchdown on the first drive of the second half, with LeGarrette Blount scoring on a nine-yard touchdown run.
New England later intercepted a Miami pass in the end zone with two seconds left to seal the win, its second in as many weeks in the young season.
Now, however, the Pats face a quick turnaround with a Thursday night home game against the Houston Texans.
“We’ll just take it day by day,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said amid reports from multiple media outlets that Garoppolo could miss six weeks.
The Minnesota Vikings made their first regular-season contest at their new stadium a win as new quarterback Sam Bradford piloted them to a 17-14 win over the Green Bay Packers.
There was nothing to dim the joy in Los Angeles, where the first NFL game in the city since 1994 saw the newly returned Rams grind out a 9-3 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
The low-scoring contest was the latest milestone in a homecoming confirmed in January, when NFL owners approved the Rams’ return to Los Angeles from St. Louis.
Elsewhere on Sunday, it was: Giants 16, Saints 13; Cowboys 27, Redskins 23; Titans 16, Lions 15; Ravens 25, Browns 20; Pirates 24, Bengals 16; Texans 19, Chiefs 12; Panthers 46, 49ers 27; Cardinals 40, Buccaneers 7; Broncos 34, Colts 20; Falcons 35, Raiders 28; and Chargers 38, Jaguars 14.
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