many saying in fact that gronk tim caputo live outside the stadium now. >> reporter: with gronk playing that makes 2 6'6" tight end that will take the field tonight. 2 huge targets for this rookie qb. fans hoping that will be the difference between a win and a loss. >> we want gronk to play. >> reporter: rob gronkowski expected to play tonight against the texans. his first game ofhe great time. i think he'd be awesome. >> reporter: no one probably happier than brisset making his first nfl start tonight. pats faithful are unsure what to expect from bricet. >> not often you see a third string quarterback play starting the game. it will be interesting. >> he can move around. it's no worries. he's got the skills to do it. down with a shoulder injury. >> he hasn't given me a reason tom doubt him yet. we were all worried about jimmy garoppolo week 1 and those worries were eliminated. >> reporter: the only back up quarterback is julian edelman who took snaps back in college. >> it may not be a bad thing. you might see trickery here. wild cat. from houston you don't know what you're >> reporter