http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/19/sports/new-england-patriots-jacoby-brissett-jimmy-garoppolo-dolphins.html 2016-09-18 22:46:54 Jacoby Brissett Gets Job Done for Patriots After Jimmy Garoppolo Injury Garoppolo was rolling when he was knocked to the turf on his throwing shoulder. Brissett did just enough to help the Patriots hold on to beat the Dolphins. === The clicking sound heard throughout the Northeast on Sunday, was fans of the The injury, which came in the second quarter of an eventual 31-24 win for the Patriots over the Before the hit by the Dolphins’ Kiko Alonso that crushed him into the turf, Garoppolo was shredding the Miami defense. He had completed 18 of 27 passes for 234 yards and 3 touchdowns, and even completed the pass that he had just released when Alonso hit him. He kneeled on the turf trying to collect himself after the play but ultimately decided the pain was too much and jogged into the locker room. Forced into action with New England up 21-0, Brissett, the team’s rookie third-string quarterback, managed a more conservative offense the rest of the way, focusing mostly on the run. LeGarrette Blount did his best to keep things going, rumbling for a total of 123 rushing yards, but the Dolphins closed the gap a great deal, outscoring the Patriots 24-10 after the injury. With seconds remaining, the Dolphins had nearly completed a comeback when Ryan Tannehill was intercepted in the end zone by Duron Harmon, saving the game for the Patriots. The emergence of Garoppolo had eased the fears of Patriots fans looking at not having Brady for a quarter of the season. No announcement has been made as to the severity of the injury, but the prospect of going into Weeks 3 and 4 with Brissett, a third-round pick out of North Carolina State, at quarterback has to be somewhat alarming. He completed 6 of 9 passes for 92 yards, and had one nice bootleg run for 10 yards, but the high-powered New England offense was limited to 1 touchdown and 1 field goal to go with two punts. As the Patriots wait to hear about the status of Garoppolo, the team will have to consider adding a veteran quarterback to the roster. With Brissett in the game, the backup quarterback was Julian Edelman, a wide receiver who played quarterback in college at Kent State, but has just 1 attempt as a professional, which came in the playoffs two years ago.