vince wilfork will be back in town but wearing a different jersey. while fans will be excited to see him, you can expect he will pose a threat to the patriots offense. fox row. >> reporter: patriots welcoming back a couple of familiar face, bill o'brian, mike brainle plays line backer, but the most recent patriot to flock down to hose torn, vince wilfork who is not all about nostalgia tonight. >> spend 11 why years up there. you know, maybe, made great friends and to this day still have a bunch of friends up there. >> reporter: after up for 179 games as a patriot vince wilfork returns to patriot as a visiting player tonight. don't expect the five him probowler to be overly sentimental when he hits the fields. >> it will be a little different getting dressed in a different uniform. but as far as the game goes, game is played between the lines. >> reporter: wilfork and the rest of the texans defense preparing for the unknown this week, due to won't be a factor. >> one thing i know belichick will have the team ready to play. i guarantee you that. so if

there was a tackle by former patriots nose tackle vince wilfork.

this followed a tackle by former patriots nose tackle vince wilfork. receiver danny amendola said he had not heard that jacoby brissett was hurt. the team isea which quarterback is in there. >> there is a diversity everywhere. whether it is the game come of week, the season, where -- whatever it is. there are bumps in the road. injuries, missing guys, whatever it is. you deal with it. the guys play. that is the way, that is the name of the game. josh: nine days until the bills are at the stadium, 14 days between the joint injury for jimmy graham bolo to win the then the red sox are now five and a half games ahead of the blue jays in the al east. tom rinses going to be on the mound, but in the lineup, you have to expect hanley ramirez. he is one of those hitters --

there was a tackle by former patriots nose tackle vince wilfork. ball after that tackle. >> there is adversity everywhere you look. what ever it is, you know, there are bumps in the road. regardless whether it is injuries or missing guys or what ever it is. you've got to play when the guys are ready to play. that is the name of the game. josh: remember the patriots have , 9 more days to get r f from sunday. that's a total of two weeks -- 14 days -- the between win jimmy garoppolo was shirts -- was hurt, in miami, so certainly do not count him out either. wcvb sportscenter 5. ed: breaking news in chelsea where police are on the scene of

vince wilfork making his return to foxboro here for the first time as an opposing player. bill o'brian, a belichick understudy making a homecoming of sorts for the first time as a head coach. but don't expect this to about anything other than than getting down to business. >> this is not, you know field trip to massachusetts to see family and friends. you know what i mean? this is going to be a very challenging football game. that is what it's all about. >> reporter: houston text apps head coach bill o'brian attended st. john's prep in danvers, was a member of bill belichick's coaching staff for five seasons serving his final year as the team's former offensive coordinator. >> the patriots are in for a i've been impressed looking at the texans. i think they'll done a good job with the football team. much improved from last year -- >> really good on defense, got good in the kicking game. very well coached.

gearing up on the unexpected center it's old friend vince wilfork. >> one thing i know belichick will have the team ready to play. i guarantee you that. so if anybody hanging their hat on anything, we gonna get a patriot team that will lay down, they're crazy. >> did you prepare a little differently -- >>> i'm not gonna tell you how we prepare. that's for thursday night. >> just like the patriots aren't about to tell the texans who their starting quarterback will is listed as doubtful for tomorrow night. so that looks like the line-up. joe amorosino, 7news. >>> all right, we will see. >>> still to come this evening, grilled on the hill. >> tough questions for the head of the company that drastically raised the price of its epi pence. >> and then at 5:30, an emergency pick-up why someone looking for help overseas ended up on the phone with a disaer here in massachusetts. >> coming to blows, a bra teacher and a student. >> coming up at 6:00...

he scrambles, is tackled and former patriot vince wilfork comes down on him on the sidelines trainers can be seen working on the thumb. >>> it looks like a fingernail i think. >> reporter: the severity of the injury is unknown but players say they will handle whatever comes just like they always do. >>> it's a team effort, you know of you have to be good at all three phases, offense, defense and special teams so if you want to win glimpse you just got to do all of those things get used to catching balls from yet another quarterback, they say they are ready. >>> it's a smile and it's a football ply flying through the air so you just have to catch it whoever is throwing it that's pretty much it. >> anchor: the team says they will talk about this injury when they have to and that's in time for next week's league mandated injury report about the middle of next week. live in foxboro, dan hausle, 7 news. >> anchor: 7's trey daerr continues our team coverage with a look at the latest

play in the third quarter when he scrambles, is tackled and former patriot vince wilfork comes down on him on the sidelines trainers can be seen working on the thumb. >>> it looks like a fingernail i think. >> reporter: the severity of the injury is unknown but players say they will handle whatever comes just like they always do. >>> it's a team effort, you know of you have to be good at all three phases, offense, defense and special teams so if you want to win glimpse you just got to do all of those things get used to catching balls from yet another quarterback, they say they are ready. >>> it's a smile and it's a football ply flying through the air so you just have to catch it whoever is throwing it that's pretty much it. >> anchor: the team says they will talk about this injury when they have to and that's in time for next week's league mandated injury report about the middle of next week. live in foxboro, dan hausle, 7 news. >> anchor: 7's trey daerr continues our team coverage with a look at the latest patriots entered last night's game with him as the only quarterback on the has

wilfork, probably the next time he walks on to this field, they'll be presented in some kind of patriot hall of fame honor. he will be recognized in time. >> phil: hoping to get one more shot at a playoff game. >> jim: if that happens, they may not brissett on that occasion. got to think it will be tom brady. a shutout victory. patriots tonight, dominate in all. >> phil: special teams outstanding, great plan on both >> jim: 27-0, the final score. coming up, the "mazda postgame show." we'll be back with more after this. you've been watching "thursday night football" presented by bud light. here's some information. we have the right amount of beer taps. if we had any more, the kegs wouldn't stay fresh. any fewer and we might not have that beer you like on tap. which makes us pretty confident. we've got that confident look in our eyes. the squinty one with the furrowed brow. because of the taps. ? music plays ? ( fans cheering ) i was out here smoking instead of being there for my son's winning shot. that was it for me. that's why i'm quitting with nicorette. only nicorette mini has a pate

i am great wilfork and the weather is one of them. your forecast is showing a phenomenally. we have rain chances on wednesday but when you look at the overall picture it is gorgeous. temperatures are faring in the 80s but as we head toward the end of the week , fall is around the corner, september 22 to be exact. >> it all begins. we feel it sneaking in day by day. we since it in the air. fall on the way. that will do it good friend somara theodore. i am leon bibb. we will see you later at 5:00. don't forget to watch the now at 4. >> closed captioning is brought to you by: rite rug flooring. your style at the >>> hi i am sarah carnes. thyroid disease affects 50 million people in the us with over 80 percent being women. wises such a proxim -- problem -- why is this such a problem let's start off by talking about symptoms. symptoms usually consist of the inability to lose weight, fatigue, dry skin, conservation -- constipation . a lot of times they are on medication and still have the same symptoms. they will fill like themselves and are frustrated. >> you talk about the sympt

percent was tackled by vince wilfork. hthe receiver said he did not hear percent is heard and the team up to be ready no matter what quarterback is in there. >> the coaches coach the same thing to all the players. you try to grasp as much as you are new or old. and try the best you can. josh: a lot of this talk is about reset but healing takes time no matter what. that will be 14 days between the it could be enough time to heal. maria: breaking news charlotte. we are seeing the video recorded by the wife of the man who was shutting killed by police. the video is disturbing and in it you can hear the victim's wife pleading with her husband and police. mary: this video comes on the heels of another night of citywide protests and from the incident. >> do not shoot him. do not shoot him. he has no weapons. mary: dramatic cell phone capturing the moment before and after the shooting death of keith lamont scott. the voice you hear belongs to his wife pleading to police. >> he does not have a gun. facedown on the ground while hi

before that, he was tackled by former patriots nose tackle vince wilfork. receiver danny amendola said he have to be ready to go. >> there are bumps in the road, regardless of whether it is injuries or missing guys are what ever it is. you'd have to deal with it. everybody has to be ready to play. that is the name of the game. josh: the patriots have proven they can do this on a short week. and without jimmy garoppolo, that will be 14 days of rest for him. we are live at gillette stadium in foxboro, josh brodeur -- josh brogadir, the receiving these sportscenter 5. heather: chelsea, where two high school students have been stabbed. the suspect on the run. newscenter 5's john atwater is

it was a running play where there was a tackle by former patriots nose tackle vince wilfork. ball after that tackle. >> there is adversity everywhere you look. what ever it is, you know, there are bumps in the road. regardless whether it is injuries or missing guys or what ever it is. you've got to play when the guys are ready to play. that is the name of the game. josh: remember the patriots have , 9 more days to get r f from sunday. that's a total of two weeks -- 14 days -- the between win jimmy garoppolo was shirts -- was hurt, in miami, so certainly do not count him out either. wcvb sportscenter 5. ed: breaking news in chelsea where police are on the scene of a double stabbing near the train tracks at spruce and everett both of the victims were high school students. this does not appear to be random. the commuter trains are running, but there are delays given the time of breaking news out of day. charlotte -- we are now seeing the chilling video shot by the wife of the man shot and killed by police. the video is disturbing. in it, you can hear the victim's wife pleading w

but the b apparently injured his thumb in the third quarter when former patriot vince wilfork came down on him. brissett could be seen shortly after on the sidelines with trainers looking at his unknown, players are slugging off the possibility of another change and arguably the league's most important position. >>> people are amazed at what you guys have done with different quarterbacks how much you can take? >> reporter: i guess just focused on the next week. injuries are part of the game, whatever they are. it's a rough game. >>> it's a team effort. you have to be good at all three phases. offense, defense and special teams so if you want to win >>> players say the stability of the coachinging staff and character of the players will help them over any more bumps in the road. >>> there is adversity everywhere you look whether it's within a game or week or season or whatever it is. there are bumps in the road regardless of it's injuries or missing guys or whatever it is. you have to deal with it and play with the guys that are ready to play and that's the game of the game. >> reporter:

wilfork, probably the next time he walks on to this field, they'll be presented in some kind of patriot hall of fame honor. he will be recognized in time. >> phil: hoping to get one more shot at a playoff game. >> jim: if that happens, they may not brissett on that occasion. got to think it will be tom brady. a shutout victory. patriots tonight, dominate in all. >> phil: special teams outstanding, great plan on both sides of the football. they took care of the rookie >> jim: 27-0, the final score. coming up, the "mazda postgame show." we'll be back with more after this. you've been watching "thursday night football" presented by bud light. here's some information. we have the right amount of beer taps. if we had any more, the kegs wouldn't stay fresh. any fewer and we might not have that beer you like on tap. the one you can't pronounce, so you just point. which makes us pretty confident. we've got that confident look in our eyes. the squinty one with the furrowed brow. because of the taps. ? music plays ? ( fans cheering ) i was out here smoking instead of being there for my son's winn

wilfork, probably the next time he walks on to this field, they'll be presented in some kind of patriot hall of fame honor. he will be recognized in time. >> phil: hoping to get one more shot at a playoff game. >> jim: if that happens, they may not brissett on that occasion. got to think it will be tom brady. a shutout victory. patriots tonight, dominate in all. >> phil: special teams outstanding, great plan on both sides of the football. they took care of the rookie >> jim: 27-0, the final score. coming up, the "mazda postgame show." we'll be back with more after this. you've been watching "thursday night football" presented by bud light. here's some information. we have the right amount of beer taps. if we had any more, the kegs wouldn't stay fresh. any fewer and we might not have that beer you like on tap. the one you can't pronounce, so you just point. which makes us pretty confident. we've got that confident look in our eyes. the squinty one with the furrowed brow. because of the taps. ? music plays ? ( fans cheering ) i was out here smoking instead of being there for my son's winn

wilfork, probably the next time he walks on to this field, they'll be presented in some kind of patriot hall of fame honor. he will be recognized in time. >> phil: hoping to get one more shot at a playoff game. >> jim: if that happens, they may not be facing young jacoby brissett on that occasion. got to think it will be tom brady. a shutout victory. patriots tonight, dominate in all. >> phil: special teams outstanding, great plan on both sides of the football. they took care of the rookie quarterback. >> jim: 27-0, the final score. coming up, the "mazda postgame show." we'll be back with more after this. you've been watching "thursday night football" presented by bud light. here's some information. we have the right amount of beer taps. if we had any more, the kegs wouldn't stay fresh. any fewer and we might not have that beer you like on tap. the one you can't pronounce, so you just point. we've got all that and more. which makes us pretty confident. we've got that confident look in our eyes. the squinty one with the furrowed brow. because of the taps. ♪ music plays ( fans cheering )

wilfork, probably the next time he walks on to this field, they'll be presented in some kind of patriot hall of fame honor. he will be recognized in time. >> phil: hoping to get one more shot at a playoff game. >> jim: if that happens, they may not brissett on that occasion. got to think it will be tom brady. a shutout victory. patriots tonight, dominate in all. >> phil: special teams outstanding, great plan on both sides of the football. >> jim: 27-0, the final score. coming up, the "mazda postgame show." we'll be back with more after this. you've been watching "thursday night football" presented by bud light. here's some information. we have the right amount of beer taps. if we had any more, the kegs wouldn't stay fresh. any fewer and we might not have that beer you like on tap. which makes us pretty confident. we've got that confident look in our eyes. the squinty one with the furrowed brow. because of the taps. ? music plays ? ( fans cheering ) i was out here smoking instead of being there for my son's winning shot. that was it for me. that's why i'm quitting with nicorette. only ni

wilfork, probably the next time he walks on to this field, they'll be presented in some kind of patriot hall of fame honor. he will be recognized in time. >> phil: hoping to get one more shot at a playoff game. >> jim: if that happens, they may not brissett on that occasion. got to think it will be tom brady. a shutout victory. patriots tonight, dominate in all. >> phil: special teams outstanding, great plan on both sides of the football. they took care of the rookie >> jim: 27-0, the final score. coming up, the "mazda postgame show." we'll be back with more after this. you've been watching "thursday night football" presented by bud light. here's some information. we have the right amount of beer taps. if we had any more, the kegs wouldn't stay fresh. any fewer and we might not have that beer you like on tap. the one you can't pronounce, so you just point. which makes us pretty confident. we've got that confident look in our eyes. the squinty one with the furrowed brow. because of the taps. ? music plays ? ( fans cheering ) i was out here smoking instead of being there for my son's winn

hard on a four yard scramble and vince wilfork lands on top of him. brissett completed two of three passes after the no ill effects from the injury. bill belichick passed on signing a veteran qb after garappolo got knocked out of the game last week but the patriots head coach may have no choice now, especially if there is indeed no healthy quarterback on his active roster. surgery is an option to stabilize his thumb but the injury is reportedly not considered too serious. bear in mind the patriots have the luxury of resting for nine more days before their next game against the buffalo bills. reporting live in the newsroom, trey daerr, 7 news. >> anchor: we are following chelsea. >> anchor: so that's where two people were stabbed and now the commuter rail is being impacted. john cuoco live for us with the very latest. john? >> reporter: jadiann, right now we're dealing with a very active police scene as you fenced two people have been stabbed here. if you look behind me you can see some of this police activity going on right now. you can see chelsea po

but the b apparently injured his thumb in the third quarter when former patriot vince wilfork came down on him. brissett could be seen shortly after on the sidelines with trainers looking at his unknown, players are slugging off the possibility of another change and arguably the league's most important position. >>> people are amazed at what you guys have done with different quarterbacks how much you can take? >> reporter: i guess just focused on the next week. injuries are part of the game, whatever they are. it's a rough game. >>> it's a team effort. you have to be good at all three phases. offense, defense and special teams so if you want to win

the injury following a running play where he was tackled by former patriot vince wilfork. he went 5 for 10 in passing after that injury. well, political showdown looming on the capitol. shayna: president obama vetoes a the reason and why congressional republicans plan to push back. and new information on the massive yahoo data breach. the nation suspected of launching that attack. mike: well, it will feel more like fall. the temperature will drop. doug: we continue to follow breaking news out of washington state. police confirming four women have been shot and killed at a suburban mall. the shooter is still on the loose. we'll continue to follow my prescription costs keep going up. it's more expensive every year. it would be a lot cheaper to buy my medication from canada. kelly ayotte voted to block consumers from buying safe medicines from canada. and voted against lower cost generic drugs. kelly ayotte gets all that money from the big drug industry. hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions. when you take all that money it just changes you. kelly ayotte'

the new england patriots kick off against our old friend, vince wilfork and the texans in a little more than two hours. big question tonight -- who will be the starting quarterback filling in for tom brady. will it be the brussette or jimmy grab low. the patriots -- garoppolo. >> vanessa: we do have team coverage from gillette, where security is stepped up before the big game, but let's begin with sports director tom leyden and the quarterbacks are in question, but you have some big news about gronk. >> the reporter: yeah. there are some other stories besides the quarterback and the big he was one is rob gronk and whether or not he'll be back out on the field tonight. he is expected to play, first reported by espn, that is great, because he's going to be the expected to get his first professional start. gronk has been out of action since he tweaked his hamstring in a joint practice with the chicago bears back in august. he hasn't suited up for a game since the afc championship game against the broncos. throughout the week, ice been very coy about his status, but he should be good to go

the injury followed a running play where he was tackled by former patriot vince wilfork. he was 5 for 10 passing after that injury. more people talking about the thumb of a third string quarterback. it's unbelievable. capitol hill. shayna: president obama vetoes a bill that could help the families of 9/11 victims. the reason and why congressional republicans plan to push back. and new information on the massive yahoo data breach. the nation suspected of launching that attack. mike: well, it will feel a whole lot more like fall this weekend. the temperature will drop. the next best chance for rain. doug: police confirming that now five people have been washington state. the shooter on the loose. we will continue to follow this since 1961, pearle vision has been providing expert eye care. today, we make caring for your eyes even easier. right now, buy one pair of glasses, and get another pair free. this is genuine eye care in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. one in eight women will face breast cancer. difference death.n life ande planned parenthood gives new hampsh

wilfork, probably the next time he walks on to this field, they'll be presented in some kind of patriot hall of fame honor. he will be recognized in time. >> phil: hoping to get one more shot at a playoff game. >> jim: if that happens, they may not brissett on that occasion. got to think it will be tom brady. a shutout victory. patriots tonight, dominate in all. >> phil: special teams outstanding, great plan on both sides of the football. they took care of the rookie >> jim: 27-0, the final score. coming up, the "mazda postgame show." we'll be back with more after this. you've been watching "thursday night football" presented by bud light. here's some information. we have the right amount of beer taps. if we had any more, the kegs wouldn't stay fresh. any fewer and we might not have that beer you like on tap. the one you can't pronounce, so you just point. which makes us pretty confident. we've got that confident look in our eyes. the squinty one with the furrowed brow. because of the taps. ? music plays ? ( fans cheering ) i was out here smoking instead of being there for my son's winn