garoppolo will miss at least one week. despite trailing 1-3, miami had a chance to win it with ten seconds to go. ryan tannehill is picked offer in the end zone. the patriots win it 31-24. but at a cost. trey daerr reports live at gillette stadium with more on garoppolo's injuries. trey? >> reporter: joe, there is certainly a reason why quarterback t quarterback is the most valued position in all of sports. playing without tom brady, jimmy garoppolo looked borderline elite through six n.f.l. quarters. as we have seen time and time play away. the patriots are four days out from playing an n.f.l. game, with just one active quick. >> did you see on the play that jimmy got hit? >> not much. >> it is very tough. i know jim has worked so hard to get himself ready to go. and he has put himself in a great position to seize his moment, so to speak. it is tough to see that. you really feel for the guy. >> if something like this happens, i mean, you you can't dwell on it. because you still have to try to win the game. you know, that'

garoppolo says brady had no big words of wisdom as he headed out the door. >> it was nothing crazy. scrusesoo really. wished me luck for the first four and i think he wished it for the whole team. he's very supportive of us, and we appreciate that. >> reporter: garoppolo says with just two quarterbacks at practice, things are busy but smooth. >> it's just me and jacolby. all the reps are just between the two of you was now and we kind of know where we sit on that. so it's -- i mean, it's different without tom, no question about it, but it is what it is at this point. >> reporter: and possibly overlooked by some with the patriots passing and handing a jacolby bursett is the clear back-up, one step away from leading a team with super bowl aspirations. >> every week we prepare as we're the starter, you know. i mean, like, we just go out there and learn from everything that we do and try to get better. >> reporter: however it happened and however long it last, garoppolo says he's ready to enjoy the opportunity to be a starting quarterback in the nfl. >> it is a phenomenal opportunities.

but we need to talk about jimmy garoppolo at this point. think about what's in for on sunday night going up against the cardinals in arizona. he sounds confident, this guy chandler jones sounds like he's out for revenge. ? with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer or payment each month to waive the monthly fee. and there's no minimum balance. t checking from santander bank. ? are you feeling alright, baby? ? >> the training wheels are just about avenue for jimmy garoppolo who is expected to look, talk, act and hopefully play like a on sunday night in arizona. garoppolo sliding into brady's role as the star of the show on wednesday, the day he addresses the media and smiles for the camras. and as the intensity picks up surrounding the season opener, garoppolo says the game itself is finally slowing down for him. >> i feel like it has, especially since rookie year and last year. i think the biggest part of that is the mental part. once you know the offense, you know what you' defense and every

garoppolo left with a shoulder injury. sportscenter 5's mike lynch is in the newsroom with what we know right now. how about it, lindsay? -- lynchie? mike l: you know the patriots. they keep injuries in thva judging by the hit, the way garoppolo landed it was serious enough to show him for the game. it would be foolish to speculate but we've seen quarterbacks at every level take these hits and the injury ranges from a bruise to a separation to a broken collarbone. he had one whale of a half. he led the patriots to three touchdowns scores. with this type of injury, no question about it, jimmy pain. highly unlikely he will be playing thursday night. >> did you see the play where jimmy got hit? >> we will do everything that is best for the team. yeah, he has been working for this a long time, way back in the spring. all the way through training camp. he did a good job. mike l: and if quarterback would have been julienne edelman. reid: the fbi is evaluating a claim of responsibility for last night's bombing in new york city. a

third drive, garoppolo to career. can you believe that? 21-0, patriots. but then this, late second quarter, jimmy garoppolo is driven hard into the ground on that right shoulder. he was 18-27 for 234 yards and three touchdowns, but was forced to leave the game and did not return. no word on the severity of the injury, although there are reports that x-rays were negative, but it's very unlikely that he will be able to play on thursday night. so bring on the rookie, jacoby brissett. his first career nfl pass is a 37 yards to bennett, who takes down to the 30 yard line. that would set up this lagarrette blount nine yard touchdown. the dolphins actually outscored the pats 24-7 after the garoppolo injury, but blount ran for 123 yards. brissett was 6-9 for 92 yards. patriots hold on to win it 31-24. quick turnaround, they play the texans on thursday. >> he has been working for this for a long time. during training camp. he did a good job. pressure situation. jason: all right. chip kelly and his 49ers on the road in carolina. second quarter, cam newton hits a wi

they believe jimmy garoppolo will back up the rookie brisset. go with brisset alone as edelman as their emergency swelling and discomfort there is a chance he could be the back up quarterback for thursday night's game. bill belichick says the team will know about garoppolo's condition tomorrow. >> i was just with him. we were eating cereal. >> reporter: jimmy garoppolo eating his wheaties. >> he's a competitor. top get ready for this week. >> would you be surprised if he'd be back on thursday? >> he's a tough kid and he's italian. i don't count him out. >> reporter: all signs point to the patriots turning to rookie jacoby brisset. >> he's a smart young kid. he seems to really grasp what the offense suspect trying to do. he coaches. >> reporter: brisset completed 6 of 9 for 92 yards. >> he's a hard working guy. preparing for the texans as hard as he can. has quick turn around. looking forward to thursday. >> get ready to play a game on thursday. so you know -- you know just come in and get ready. you know we got to move forward and get ready for

injury to jimmy garoppolo. the young q.b. looked, well, brady-like, throwing touchdown passes on the team's first three drives. with the pats leading the dolphins 21-0 late in the second quarter, garoppolo took a hit and landed on his right shoulder, injuring his a.c. joint. >> it's very tough. i know jimmy has worked so hard to get himself ready to go. he's put himself in a great position the seize his moment. >> john: rookie jacoby brissett was the next man up. he completed 92 yards as the pats held on for the win. 31-24678 >> obviously i could do better, but we did a great job in all phases of the game. >> jacoby came in like a pro. he was poised in the huddle. >> john: brissett is now in line to make his first nfl start thursday when the pats host the texans. >> you got to go in prepared and do our job. >> john: fans feel like he will or whoever happens to be under center while tom brady continues to serve his suspension. >> i don't care who is in there. i don't care what's going on. we're going to be good because it's a

never seen garoppolo fired up that much. and a great job by our photographer to get those shots of jimmy g first victory. if you didn't like the pats before, you won't like them now because they continue to defy the odds and do their job, and they say it's just business as usual in foxborough. >> reporter: the pats entered last night as double-digit dogs but it's not how you start but how you finish and this was a victory. >> only one game and we have a long way to go and we are moving on to miami. >> reporter: today, who gets the benefit the pats' coaches or quarterback? let's give equal share but safe to say garoppolo impress. >> jimmy has been impressive, and you know, he put himself in a position for success last night and it was a group effort. >> reporter: now in true patriots' fashion, it's on to miami. >> you can only be happy for so long bu you have made and everyone has the first game that they are 100% on and everything, so we will iron that out. >> reporter: a great win for the patriots, and one thing that will n

garoppolo at one point tossing the ball 30 yards with relative ease. jimmy indicates him playing sunday relates to how he can >> that's tough. it's a tough situation with that, i guess. but you just have to be smart with it. i don't want to do too much, do too little. you just gotta find the comfort zone really. >> reporter: further helping whoever the quarterback is on sunday will be a healthy rob gronkowski who played a limited role in the season debut against the texans. >> i love going full go but they put me in the plays where they felt more comfortable and when i was in the plays i felt like i was ready to roll. >> jimmy garoppolo and bursett listed as limited wednesday. gronkowski very limited in the only game he played on thursday night against the houston texans. hopefully he can really ramp things up and have an impact on sunday against the bills. reporting outside gillette stadium, trey daerr, 7sports. >> fly ball right field... [ cheering ] boston drops one into the stands league here. 6-4. >> the yankees put an end to the red sox's 11 game

jimmy garoppolo is listed as doubtful for the game against the houston texans. joe amorosino is here with what we know. does the fact that it says doubtful means he is definitely not going to play. >> it means it's unlikely and that is as defined by the nfl and patriots. the patriots are set to go tomorrow night against the career passes in the nfl and a back-up quarterback who's thrown a grand total of one. jacolby bursett prepared to start with jimmy garoppolo listed as doubtful leaving julian edelmans at the but. >> could we see julian edelman err it out gerch on thursday night? according to ian rappaport, the patriots are out concerned. a topic bill belichick side stepped yesterday. >> do you feel like julian edelman could play quarterback in the emergency situation if he wanted to roll the dice on that. >> i don't know. >> reporter: tom brady says that edelman who threw for nearly 5,000 yards at kent state will be ready if his number is called but isn't sure if he's ready, should his favorite target find success under center. touchdown pass he flu bought a

. >>> is jimmy garoppolo well enough to play tomorrow night? steve burton is live at the scene tonight and i can't imagine bill belichick told everyone what's happening. he is keeping it close to the vest and will not say if it's garoppolo or jacoby brissett. it's reported that the pats are pressuring garoppolo to suit up. we asked them to explain what may be going on in the locker room when questioning a player's availability. >> we have to remember. this isn't baseball or league. if you go in and take a ct scan or an x-ray, and it comes back nag tifer, and we have done this with gronkowski and edelman, and it's about pain tolerance. i can't tell you the amount of times that brady has gotten shot up and attempted to play. and i am sure jimmy will do everything he can to get out there. >> reporter: knowing jimmy garoppolo, he wants to play. time will tell. >> thank you, steve. and wbz is your official patriots' station. join us tonight at 7:00, and tomorrow, join us for game day. the pats and texans play to remember night -- tomorrow night. >>>

the game balls will go to jimmy garoppolo and to julian edelman. garoppolo, making his first nfl start was 24 for 33 for 264 and a touchdown. edelman caught 7 of the passes for 66 yards and garoppolo and >> michele: jimmy, to come on the road, you got a banged up offensive line. you don't have gronkowski. you are playing a really good team. how do you explain this win? >> you know, just all three phases. it really was. everyone playing team football. great complementary football. it was one of those nights. it was a good win. it was a good team win. >> michele: how would you evaluate you? >> plenty of room for improvement. we will look at the film and get it corrected for next week. >> michele: you co get the game started and actually play. >> oh, man. >> michele: now it is in the books what is going through your mind? >> it is just a great feeling. the whole team. you have to credit everybody. it is an awesome feeling. >> michele: congratulations. julian, you were helping him quite a bit out there. how did he do? >> you know, he came in here and h

garoppolo took a hit and landed on right shoulder injury ac joint. i know jimmy has worked so hard to get himself ready to go. and he's put himself in great position to sees hits moment. >>> rookies the next man up. he completed 6 of 9 passes for 31-24 win. obviously got to get better. enough we did a great job. on all faces of the game. jicoba now in line to make the first start thursday. >> you have to go and prepare. and go out there and do my job. >> fans feel like he will or whoever happens to be under center while tom brady continues to serve his suspension. >>> i don't care who is in i don't care what's going on. we will be good. because it's the system. >> we're going 4-and-0 until brady gets back. super bowl, here we come. >> we're the championship. this is championship city. boston, massachusetts, new england, championship city. there's nothing to worry about. >> just to be more specific the ac joint located alternate the top of the shoulder. we'll have to wait and see if jimmy garoppolo recovering from team for week four. >>> you can count

backup quarterback jimmy garoppolo starts the season with a win. >> taking the knee in silent protest. >> i am not celebrating the national anthem because i am >> and how his school is reacting. >>> we'll have the latest on the coolest air of the season. >>> the first one's down and it's a great win for jimmy g. the backup qb pulls off a victory in the season opener. the patriots fans were split on victory with gronk out of the game, too, but garoppolo turned it on. >> dan roche is live with more tonight. dan? >> reporter: you always say why not? a quarterback making his first real nfl start in 3 years. they got down to business and took care of business and stunned the cardinals in arizona, 23 jim garoppolo's fill in went very well with a 27-yard touchdown pass on hogan on the first drive giving the patriots the lead. a field goal with 3:44 to go puts the pats back in front, and cardinals had the chance to take the lead but it didn't come through. and a high snap and cannizzaro misses wide left and through patriots start the year 1-0. >> the cardinals are a hard team to get ready for

the game balls will go to jimmy garoppolo and to julian edelman. garoppolo, making his first nfl start was 24 for 33 for 264 and a touchdown. edelman caught 7 of the passes for 66 yards and garoppolo and edelman get to visit with >> michele: jimmy, to come on the road, you got a banged up offensive line. you don't have gronkowski. you are playing a really good team. how do you explain this win? >> you know, just all three phases. it really was. everyone playing team football. great complementary football. it was one of those nights. it was a good win. it was a good team win. >> michele: how would you evaluate you? >> plenty of room for improvement. we will look at the film and get it corrected for next week. >> michele: you couldn't wait to actually play. >> oh, man. >> michele: now it is in the books what is going through your mind? >> it is just a great feeling. the whole team. you have to credit everybody. it is an awesome feeling. >> michele: congratulations. julian, you were helping him quite a bit out there. how did he do? >> you know, he cam

jimmy garoppolo to danny for the score. their second drive was garoppolo to mark tellis bennett. for the third drive, rob lowe to amendola. 21-0ha jimmy garoppolo was driven hard into the ground on the right shoulder. he left the game and did not return. norton the severity of the injury that regardless of how bad it's unlikely he will play thursday night. bring on the rookie. his first career nfl pass is a block. the dolphins outscored the past way 4-10 after the garoppolo injury. percent was 6-9 for 82 yards. they play the texans thursday night. >> you have to keep playing. a game doesn't stop when a guy goes down. they told me they would give me the rock a little bit more. change. everybody heard back to the huddle. keeping every buddy on the same page. >> chances are the pats will be looking to pick up a quarterback. fourth quarter ben roethlisberger finds a wide-open cam newton will hit a wide-open greg olson in stride and turns it into a 78 yard touchdown. the panthers go on to win. both teams are 1-1. the red sox are entering at the right time. david ortiz. he was given th

now should be a lot more comfortable for jimmy garoppolo and the rest of the team. the next three games, all at home before they get back tom brady. in phoenix, arizona, trey daerr, 7 news. >> christa: tom brady made sure to publicly congratulate his teammates on last night's big win. brady posting this image on facebook. following the victory. a fake newspaper that features the headline, pats anger birds. it shows bennett and highto s stadium where the cardinals play. >> sarah: fans breathe a sigh of relief. even though it will be a bit before brady gets back on the field, the team is in good hands. >> reporter: sarah, mondays are always a little bit better after a patriots win. but especially after the way jimmy garoppolo did his job. >> get ready: here it comes. >> reporter: no brady, no gronk. no problem. pats fans feeling good, kicking off the first game of the season with a win. >> the football gods gave something. with a missed field goal. >> i was absolutely thrilled wit. a lot of doubts going in. watching the preseason. last night was just thrilling. pats n

this is not going to be something that bill jimmy garoppolo's shoulders. it would be near impossible. >> goes from quarterback to team. this time it will be let the running backs and the receivers and the scheme control the game. >> jimmy and danny are there to be thrown to. both coming back with off-season how effective can these guys being going from zero to 100 miles per hour, so to speak? >> they're both veterans, they both understand the system as much as any receiver could and they are two guys that are very reliable in terms of being where they're spored -- supposed to be when they're supposed to be there. the experience of these guys, the way they run routes, the way they know that offense will be of paramount importance. >> you fly mansions, practice in your off-season. the timing was always on -- [ indiscernible ] -- he hasn't had that luxury. he hasn't much with him during the preseason, so they might be pretty rusty. >> they were allowed to make reads on half of the defense. i'm not sure he can count on >>> we'll have much more with fred and st

garoppolo went 24-33 for desert. and deep in the fourth quarter, he led a 13-place, 61-yard drive to set up kicker stephen gostkowski's 32-yard field goal. >> coming on the road, tough environment. you know, i think the team had nice game playing. coaches, players, everyone did a good job. we had a great week of preparation. it showed up at night. era. this brady banner taken down just after the four-game suspension take place. jonathan kraft says it's time to focus on the regular season. number 12 does remain up in the tower at gillette stadium. they host the home opener against the dolphins next sunday. >> before the game, patriots martellus bennett and devin mccourty joined in on the national anthem protest. they raised demonstration inspired by colin kaepernick. kaepernick started taking a knee to demonstrate the oppression of minorities. four players took a knee while the national anthem was sung in seattle. across the field, the seahawks linked arms in unity. seattle wide receiver doug baldwin said the gesture

garoppolo is not out but doubtful, doubtful. it looks like jacoby brissett will be getting the nod and making his first start in the national league. and everyone was guessing that julian edelman would be the emergency quarterback. he threw one famous pass against the ravens in the playoffs. bill o'brien knows what the pats' wide out can do. >> with julian, i was when they drafted him, shotgun quarterback at kept state and he was good at it and i remember doing things with him the couple of years that he was in practice there. i know he can do that. >> reporter: last year, danny amendola had the honor to flip chris hogan threw a pass for the bills against the titans. and pats' tight end derby began his college career at quarterback. he threw one touchdown pass for the razorbacks before eventually switching positions in his senior year. meanwhile, bill o'brien's texans arrived we have a special live edition of patriots' all access at the top of the hour. cannot wait. >> if they need me to throw, i'm going to throw it. if they nee

garoppolo is not playing tonight. he don't even dress for the game. that will leave edelman as the back up why and it's hard to not see this coming since grab low was litted as doubtful with the springed joint in his throwing shoulder. pat hoped he would be healthy enougho will be inactive tonight. that means just three games into his nfl career it's all on brissett's shoulders in his first career start. he out of north carolina state looked poised coming in releaf last sunday completng six of nine passes for 92 yards after garoppolo was injured. now if you were a big believer in momentum heading into the play-offs you have red sox. winners of 7 straight they're in baltimore with a chance to sweep their second straight a.l.east opponent here in the final stretch of the regular season. they got a shot in the arm last night from the rookie benintendi who stepped in and did what he has been doing all along. how about you been dancing if you play the way he is with his second year home run, a three-run shot to break the game wide open. rookie has had a hi

it's anyone's guess if garoppolo can suit up on a short week. bill belichick did not say much during his weekly interview with weei. it would take a surprising recovery by garop says don't rule out any possibility, but if garoppolo can't go, the patriots are ready to roll with rookie jacoby brissett. >> he's got a great demeanor about him, so i loved working with him. i think he shows up to work every day, working hard. he's very competitive. and i know our coaching staff will have him prepared and ready to go for thursday night if he's called upon. >> of course, if all else fails, toss a few passes. live in foxborough, john cuoco, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: the red sox beat the orioles in baltimore last night. mookie betts and ortiz both hit homers. ortiz now has 35 homers this season. he's now the oldest mlb player in history to hit 35 home runs in a season. rick porcello was rock solid on the mound. he pitched a complete game, throwing just 89 pitches. sox won 5-2. in the a.l. east. the sox are three games ahead of the orioles an

the game balls will go to jimmy garoppolo and to julian edelman. garoppolo, making his first nfl start was 24 for 33 for 264 and a touchdown. edelman caught 7 of the passes for 66 yards and garoppolo and >> michele: jimmy, to come on the road, you got a banged up offensive line. you don't have gronkowski. you are playing a really good team. how do you explain this win? >> you know, just all three phases. it really was. everyone playing team football. great complementary football. it was one of those nights. it was a good win. it was a good team win. >> michele: how would you evaluate you? >> plenty of room for improvement. we will look at the film and get it corrected for next week. >> michele: you couldn't wait to actually play. >> oh, man. >> michele: now it is in the books what is going through your mind? >> it is just a great feeling. the whole team. you have to credit everybody. it is an awesome feeling. >> michele: congratulations. julian, you were helping him quite a bit out there. how did he do? >> you know, he came in here and he did his j

the game balls will go to jimmy garoppolo and to julian edelman. garoppolo, making his first nfl start was 24 for 33 for 264 and a touchdown. edelman caught 7 of the passes for 66 yards and garoppolo and the road, you got a banged up offensive line. you don't have gronkowski. you are playing a really good team. how do you explain this win? >> you know, just all three phases. it really was. everyone playing team football. great complementary football. it was one of those nights. it was a good win. it was a good team win. >> michele: how would you evaluate you? >> plenty of room for improvement. we will look at the film and get it corrected for next week. >> michele: you couldn't wait to get the game started and >> oh, man. >> michele: now it is in the books what is going through your mind? >> it is just a great feeling. the whole team. you have to credit everybody. it is an awesome feeling. >> michele: congratulations. julian, you were helping him quite a bit out there. how did he do? >> you know, he came in here and he did his job and executed the

>> a great tribute for jimmy garoppolo. the pats winning the girs game of the season without qb tom brady. >> looking for answer after vandals target an islamic center in nashua. a healthcare for hillary clinton. while she'll be taking a break from the campaign trail. >>> good monday morning everybody. thanks for joining us. it's 9:00 a.m. i'm sarah french. >>> i'm christa delcamp. very refreshing it's kind of nice. wakes you right up. not too cold out there. we're warming up nicely. low-to-mid 40s this morning. we now bounced back into the lower-to-middle 60s perfect day with a low humidity and on the of sunshine in place. northwesterly wind at # miles per hour. the sea breeze kicks in and coolest at the coastline. clear skies throughout the afternoon. enjoyable afternoon with perfection in terms of being close to the averages as well as the low humidity light breezes and a ton of sunshine. cool start, again, tomorrow will warm it up into the lower 80s in the afternoon. a bit muggy and warm on wednesday. then we'll follow

but then quarterback jimmy garoppolo got hurt. >> the pats barely hung on to a huge lead. sport's director barry burbank is here with the highlights -- barry burbank burr is here with the highlights and the latest. >> garoppolo has a sprained joint in his shoulder. it's unlikely he'll play thursday night. week four against buffalo could be a possibility. garoppolo looked like a seasoned vetter ran out there throe -- veteran out there throwing for 177 yards. nice enough to give this ball to a fan. garoppolo finished the day 18 and 27. two touchdowns in less than two quarters of football. because with less than five minutes to play in the first half he was flattened by kiko you can see he's in pain. the medical staff examined him. the ac joint is at the top of his shoulder. his throwing shoulder. hard to imagine he'll be ready friday night. a solid job of the game a lot of help. carries 123 yards and a touchdown to make it 31-3 in the third. it came down to this fourth down. hail mary. he comes up with a huge interception to seal the win. after the game lots of praise . >> t

no sign of jimmy garoppolo on the practice field but the injury report was released and garoppolo is listed as limited, and he could be a game-time decision come thursday night when the patriots take on texans. the media is only allowed to shoot for the start of practice, and get this. the only problem on the field was jacoby brissett. the patriots have yet to sign another quarterback so it appears it will be brissett or garoppolo, and belichick doesn't offer up much this morning and he was a little testy. >> i'm a football coach. i'm not a doctor. the medical staff is the medical staff. i coach the team. injuries. they don't call plays. i don't do surgery. we have a great deal. works out good. >> you wait for them to inform you of the medical situation and then it's a situation to evaluate -- >> i do what is best for the football team. let me put it another way. i'm the coach. i do what's best for the football team. i don't know why they can't understand that [laughter] >> reporter: belichick at his best, not a doctor we will play the waiting game for thursday night. back to you. >>

then jimmy garoppolo went down in a lump. we'll talk about for thursday's game against the texans and the red sox at it again wrapping up their series with the yankees. butch stearns was in the patriots locker room he will be with me to co-host the show tonight. and we'll reveal our game of the week candidates. we're here until midnight. go grab a snack. the fox 25 "sportswrap" coming your way right after >>> tom lied within you. butch stearns is along for tonight's show as well. we are kicking off live in our new set with a big story. >> jimmy garoppolo injured of course today in the second quarter of today's home opener against the dolphins. now the big question how bad jimmy going to be out? >> this will be talked about until thursday's game against the texans. trying to play as effectively as he did last week against arizona. fail down the field. two plays later jimmy garoppolo hangs in there finds danny amendola they ranked his held -- they yanked his helmet off but so

jimmy garoppolo and jacolby bursett both suffering injuries. focus on the game. trey daerr is live with more on this sunday's big match-up. >> ryan, definitely the feel of football weather in the air down here at foxboro, but we don't know exactly how much football will be in store for the patriots' quarterbacks jimmy garoppolo and jacolby bursett. both dealing with injuries and neither one of them giving any indication how close they really are to playing. >> it's coming along, you know, taking it day by day. >> it's a tough decision. i can't make that decision. >> it'soo i mean -- >> reporter: jimmy garoppolo and jacolby bursett not even close to tipping their hand when it comes to who will be center on sunday. >> we'll see on sunday. we gotta get there and assess it then. >> something i deal with and, you know, whatever happens just happens, and whatever coach wants me to do i'll do. >> reporter: both quarterbacks did throw wednesday. garoppolo at one point tossing the ball 30 yards with relative relates to how he can cope with the pain on sunday. >> it's a to

and garoppolo says he's ready. dan hausle has more on what ga rap employee said today. >> he says he's excited and can't wait to take the field in arizona and for the three games the legacy of tom brady over his shoulder and not worried about that big banner of tives that will be over his shoulder for the next three dames. >> reporter: jimmy garoppolo now practicing as the unquestioned startedder. no one else to share time with the first team, anded a mitts it's different. >> it's a smeert operation, i'll say that. you know what i mean, it's just me and jacolby, all the reps are between the two of us now and we kind of know where we sit on that. question about it, but it is what it is at this point. >> reporter: garoppolo says he feels ready to lead this team against arizona and beyond. he insists he's not feeling the legacy of tom brady looming over his shoulder. >> to be honest, i haven't had much time to think about that. it's straight arizona right now. that's where my head's at and that's probably where it'll

garoppolo was at practice today jacoby was only quarterback on field during that time. our fox 25 cameras were allowed to shoot and capture footage. but the just released patriots injury report lists garoppolo as limited participant at practice. this only clouds the issue of whether or not jimmy g will dress on thursday night or if he has any chance of starting or playing at all. as tonight the patriots have not brought any other quarterbacks in for any work outs and with game against houston just two thing up this morning when he was asked about garoppolo's health. >> i'm a football coach not a doctor medical staff is medical staffi coach the team, medical people handle the injuries. they don't call plays. i don't do surgery. we've a great deal there. works out good. football decisions are based on what's best for fool ball team that's what we've always do what we'll always do as long al i'm here let me put it different way i'm coach i do what's best f football team. >> i don't know why you can't understand. >> odds are jacoby is going to be starting quarterback and an

patriots win the home but lose jimmy garoppolo. the latest on his injury. >> this is wbz this morning. >> thanks for waking up with us i am chris mckinnon. >> i am kate merrill. it's september 19th but daniel it's warm and muggy out there like a nice summer day. >> it's sticky when with you into the central part of the state the deep reds tropical heavy rain coming down at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour. when you traveling from springfield up 91 back edge of the rain crossing the here connecticut river valley right now. but it's from ware through bury localized flooding the low lying areas here with the blinding downpours that extend into jaffrey and milford and the motion of these is to they are through southern new hampshire and near manchester. where do we go from here? a lot of it will weaken as it comes into eastern massachusetts over the next couple hours but there's more moisture down to the south and west. additional showers during the day today. 72 in boston. upper 60s to low 70s for many of us. through mid-morning a few

touchdown patriots. >> jimmy garoppolo shining bright in arizona. >> garoppolo fires down field and getting open and making the catch is danny amenowla. >> opening eyes after a big win. >> anchor: the season opener was a thriller. jimmy g staying calm cool and collected. >> anchor: definitely looked good that first time out. team is back in foxborough talking about that strong start. >> reporter: kim and adam, they needed luck at the end to pull out that win. filling in for a future hall of famer and going up against a top notch cardinals defense. and his best head in football garoppolo did not panic. 63% of third downs and pull off a week one upset. captain matthew slator talked about the team effort. >> who deserves more credit jimmy or bill? >> the credit goes to a lot of different people. it's no mystery that we have a great coaching staff. they do a good job of preparing guys. and i've seen it time and time again. in my time here. jimmy has been a professional his whole time here and tried to learn from tom and coach mcdaniels. he put himself in a position to have success last night. i

truck pretty impressive stuff from jimmy garoppolo. patriots opening up their season in glendale, aron ii years ago. all eyes on jimmy garoppolo taking over for tom brady, suspended for the first four games. so far, garoppolo has responded and done pretty well leading the patriots to a lead of 23-21 with about two minutes left to go in this contest as far as the pats are concerned. garoppolo just set up a 32 yard -- 32 yard field goal. no gronkowski, no neat soldier, no rob ninkovich. speaking of rob ninkovich, he was awarded with the contract today. he signed a one-year extension with the pats to keep them here through the end of next year. he has been with the pats since 2009 and has 40 career sacks and usually finds a way to make a play when the pats need it most. right after kickoff tonight, the patriots took down the banner of tom brady here at gillette stadium. the team president said "from the end that he is on everybody's mind and we love him." the brady tanner is now no more. >>> red sox and blue jays. a big baseball weekend w

the game balls will go to jimmy garoppolo and to julian edelman. garoppolo, making his first nfl start was 24 for 33 for 264 and a touchdown. edelman caught 7 of the passes for 66 yards and garoppolo and >> michele: jimmy, to come on the road, you got a banged up offensive line. you don't have gronkowski. you are playing a really good team. how do you explain this win? >> you know, just all three phases. it really was. everyone playing team football. great complementary football. it was one of those nights. it was a good win. it was a good team win. >> michele: how would you evaluate you? >> plenty of room for improvement. we will look at the film and get it corrected for next week. >> michele: you couldn't waito actually play. >> oh, man. >> michele: now it is in the books what is going through your mind? >> it is just a great feeling. the whole team. you have to credit everybody. it is an awesome feeling. >> michele: congratulations. julian, you were helping him quite a bit out there. how did he do? >> you know, he came in here and he did his job

but patriots duo has handle everything thrown at them so far. >> garoppolo and brissette a combined 5 touch downs. no picks, and most importantly, three wins and no losses. i mean everybody else wouldn't do our jobs make life a little easier on them. we have lot of faith in our coach and system here. and you know all players are 100 percent bought in. >> moral the stover of course don't bet against belichick no matter who he has at quarterback. something the cardinals, dolphins and texans have learned the hard way this year. reporting live in newsroom joe amorosino, 7 news night team. >> thanks, joe. up next, trouble at day care. when there's a problem the state steps in. to take action could put children's safety at risk. so tonight hank investigates these day care delays. and we're tracking clouds and pockets of drizzle tomorrow. forecast coming up in a bit. >> and the sox making a play off push in bropgs. they will need to keep pushing frank always dreamed of exploring the rainforests of costa rica. but with the jetblue card, he got there faster than he could learn about the wildli

garoppolo's final line, 24 of touchdown. >> yeah. i haven't started in, what, 2 years now, so it's only one game. we have to keep it going and string them together and string the good games together. >> he is a good player and will be a good player in this league. jimmy, 4 of 4, for a rookie quarterback? he's--he did a pretty good job in >> reporter: well, he certainly did, and next up, the home opener here on sunday against the miami dolphins at gillette stadium on a game right here on wbz tv beginning at 1:00, and david and lisa, they said that the game t wasn't too big for garoppolo. it was a great sign to see. more on the patriots and red sox with a huge homestand tonight. that's coming up at 6:00. >> it was a good sports weekend, dan. thank you so much. and it appear that is tom brady likes what he saw. minutes after the patriots' win, this message was posted on his facebook page, a mock newspaper headline from the tb times as in tom brady, and it's pats anger birds. we want honesty from you. we want to know, did you really thin

the game balls will go to jimmy garoppolo and to julian edelman.ppolo, making his first nfl start was 24 for 33 for 264 and a touchdown. edelman caught 7 of the passes for 66 yards and garoppolo and edelman get to visit with michele. >> michele: jimmy, to come on the road, you got a banged up offensive line. you don't have gronkowski. you are playing a really good team. how do you explain this win? >> you know, just all three phases. it really was. everyone playing team football. great complementary football. it was one of those nights. it was a good win. it was a good team win. >> michele: how would you evaluate you? >> plenty of room for improvement. we will look at the film and get it corrected for next week. >> michele: you couldn't wait to get the game started and actually play. >> oh, man. >> michele: now it is in the books what is going through your mind? >> it is just a great feeling. the whole team. you have to credit everybody. it is an awesome feeling. >> michele: congratulations. julian, you were helping him quite a bit out there. how d

the patriots listed jimmy garoppolo as doubtful on the injury report yesterday. meaning rookie qb jacoby brissett will likely make his first nfl start here at gillette stadium against the texans tonight. but bill belichick is not making anything official yet. all eye eyes are on brissett. >> i'm actually really excited to see third-string quarterback go in. >> reporter: this season has been a wild ride, kicking it you have aut has two games left in his -- left in his suspension. then a second blow to the patriots during the second quarter against the dolphins. garoppolo is now listed as doubtful as he recovers from a sprain to the ac joint in his right shoulder. so it appears the pressure is on brissett who will likely make his first nfl start against the texans. >> he's got poise and he should do well. >> reporter: but coach bill belichick isn't making any official announcements yet. >> any time you have a short players that are banged up, working their way back and where exactly they'll be on game time thursday night a lot of times you don't know until thursday

let's get to joe amorosino in our newsroom to break it garoppolo missing from today's practice. this walk through they had at the beginning while he joined the session later, he was limited with his right shoulder injury. so at this point it appear that is brissette will be the patriots starting quarterback two days from now against the texans. the rocky quarterback thes only true signal caller on the field to start practice. with nine passing attempts in over two quarter of nfl football on his resume he will have to deal with j.j.watt in his first career start. alex corddry spoke with brissette a short time ago and has more reporting live from foxboro, alex? >> reporter: joe, it looks likely brissette will make his first start against the 2-0 texans and if he is forced into the starting role he will be the first rookie quarterback since 1993 to start for the patriots. the last guy that did that was drew bled sew. brissette was one of the very first players out to the practice field today and during the media portion, happened to be the only quarterback present during the patrio

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the patriots held a walk through practice and jimmy garoppolo was not at the media session. jacoby brissett was on the field. >> it was a learning process since i've gotten here and it will continue to be throughout my career and you know, just taking this week the same as any other week. >> reporter: as for rob day and every week, and that's all i can ask for. obviously, you don't wake up at 100%. >> reporter: we were hearing about julian edelman being the backup, and he was here throwing and came out with pads. but he put them to the side meaning after we were gone, he put them back on. >> the backup for the backup. who is the backup for edelman? that won't happen but probably aj derby. number 86 in your roster, the third backup. and danny amendola also. >> all the receivers. >> everybody plays every position here. >> all right, lev. thank you very much. do your job. we have the pats covered for you with the texans tomorrow night at 7:00. patriots' game day starts off and after the game, the post- game, the 5th quarter show. tonight, game 2 of the 4-game science against th

jacolby bursett, jimmy garoppolo both listed as participates. daunte high tower and rob gronkowski both those guys still limited, as well. reporting live outside gillette stadium in foxboro, trey daerr, 7news. >>> all right, coming up next on 7, wha the ball at a baseball game? dropping an engagement ring. see how this played out in the stands. >>> three strikes you're out. we are track a little sun on the way for tomorrow. forecast up next. woman 1 : uh, probably post a pic. woman 2: text a friend. interviewer: how about register to vote? man: really? galvin: you can. five minutes online and a massachusetts driver's license is all it takes to register so you can vote for our next president. go to register to vote m-a dot com. it's that easy. woman 2: done. i just registered. man: that was easy. galvin: register by october 19th. kes. so why aren't they selling like hotcakes? with comcast business internet and wifi pro, they could be. just add a customized message to your wifi pro splash page and you'll reach your customers where their eyes are a

. >>> a painful win for the patriots and jimmy garoppolo. they lost the quarterback to a shoulder injury. >> anna meiler is live at gillette this morning where patriots have quick decisions to make anna. >> reporter: that's right kate it's a short turn around for the patriots and they will be back here thursday night and they will have to take on the >> that's scary stuff. >> reporter: participates rots -- patriots held on for a went against the dolphins but the final moments were nerve- racking for fans. >> when he missed the field goal we said uh-oh. >> another nail biter. >> reporter: they started off strong jimmy on fire throwing 3 early touchdowns. but the game quickly took a turn for the worst when the qb within the down with a shoulder injury. >> my heart went down to my did a good job and i am glad i didn't see edelman play quarterback. >> reporter: jacoby brissett was thrown into the mix and this is what he he said after helping the team beat the dolphins 31-24. >> the guys did a great job of staying calm and welcoming me in and you

. >> jimmy garoppolo all smiles while walking off the fielda the -- after the season -- field after the season opening win against the patriots and touchdown pass on the opening drive for the pay the lots patriots back upquarterback -- backup quarterback turned starter i am ken macleod. >> i am kate merrill. the patriots pulled off the first win of the season. nick giovanni is live with the happy fans. nick. >> reporter: you know all you will get out of bill belichick about garoppolo's performance was he was good. coach leaving it at that but the fans we met with today say night that the kid can play. the once unknown commodity is now a hot commodity. coming off the patriots trip to the desert. >> i thought they did great i mean, you won. what can be better. >> reporter: he started strong. >> touchdown patriots. >> reporter: and finished stronger. his first start as a pro, filling in for a suspend tom brady against the cardinals. he threw for 264 yards and a touchdown and marks patriots 61 yards down the field late in the fourth quarter. it approved to be the -- proved to be the game wi

garoppolo threw three touchdowns before that injury sidelined him. he will miss a night's game, but he could be back to play in two weeks against the bills. so jacoby brissett will take over, and you can get to know him using our wcvb app. you will find the latest on his game preparation as well as the latest on garoppolo's injury. and the red sox hit the road today. new york on the board quick with an rbi single. they made it 2-0 in the third put the sox back in the game. a three-run score on that first home run, and then again in the seventh. the final is 5-4. the sox head to baltimore to face the orioles tonight. randy: commitment 2016, hillary clinton hitting the campaign trail making a pitch to millennials. the nominee will hold a rally in philadelphia. and several polls show more voters are either going to sit out the election or back the third party candidates. and donald trump on the trail today holding a campaign rally in fort myers, florida. trump spent time on sunday preparing for the first debate with his senior advisors. the first debate

garoppolo getting the first win unhis belt. new england holtz holds off air zone -- holds on arizona. >> what police are saying about a investigation. >> and also honoring two heroes. an award named for a massachusetts flight attendant killed on 9/11 given to anothermassachusetts resident who sacrificed his life to save others. >> live in the frnl 4 studios -- from the channel 4 studios in boston this is morning. >> good morning again and welcome back on this monday morning. i am ken macleod in for chris. >> i am kate merrill. 6:30. i hope you like summer. this weekend. >> it was good. >> feeling like fall this morning when you go outside. >> that's nice too. >> it is nice but i like the hot and steamy this weekend danielle. >> i feel like we have something for everybody in the 7-day forecast. everyone will be happy. there's not a ton of rain in the forecast but we need that are right about that. we have shifted that wind and brought in drier air and mid- 40s from lacone yeah to concord -- laconia to concord. and 37 in sanford.

quarterback, jimmy garoppolo, suffered an injury. garoppolo, who is filling in for tom brady, was great while he was in the game. two touchdown passes and completed 18 of 27 passes f three touchdowns. look at this. then he got hurt. late in the second quarter, garoppolo was driven into the ground. he left the game and was taken to the hospital for tests. now our sister station, wcbb, learned that garoppolo suffered a strained shoulder. he is expected to miss thursday's game against the houston texans. he will be monitored day to day. that means rookie, now. we'll see it they pick somebody up. erin: the red sox completed a four-game sweep last night. drew pomeranz got the start for the sox and spotted the yankees 4-0 lead. hanley ramirez came through again belting a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. his 27th of the season. the game was tied at four in the seventh when ramirez did it again. this time hitting a solo home run. the red sox rallied from behind to win it 5 series at baltimore tonight. sean: it is a hot back. th

jimmy garoppolo could turn into that same kind of asset. >> for jimmy garoppolo these future. either he'll be the replacement for tom brady or brady will be playing until he's 97 years old, or get the trade pick with first-round draft picks so there's a lot in this case for him to look good, not only himself and the team, but the organization. his value, if he plays well is going to go way up. teams are going to trade for them. >> reporter: and jimmy's first career start going to be thrown tohe the offensive line disked up. no problem out there. for a young quarterback that lacks the experience to excel in this kind of environment. back to you. >>> rod suspended for the first four games still inking in a -- an extension. a restructuring allowing him to of 1.5 and receive a 11.$5 million signing bonus. >>> patriots and cardinals are kicking it off right other on seven nbc tonight. we'll get you ready for the pregame show. we'll have postgame coverage immediately following the game today. >>> the red sox getting it done the red sox sitting in first place in the al east with thre

garoppolo's injury tonight. >>man: it's a tough injury. i feel for him, it's a tough injury but i know he'll be back out there as soon as he can. >>reporter: tom brady offering his take on garoppolo's shoulder injury but it's anybody's guess if he'll be able to suit up with a sprained ac joint on thursday. >>man: you'll have to ask the coach for that. >>man: overall, for jimmy is it fairly positive at this >> >>man: we'll know more about it tomorrow. >>reporter: bill not tipping his hand during his weekly appearance on weei. while it will take miraculous recovery to play on thursday night, danny says don't rule him out yet. >>man: he's a tough kid and he's italian, so i wouldn't rule him out. >>reporter: the patriots are rea >>man: i'll be ready to go if he's called upon. >>reporter: if all else fails, there's always julian. >>man: he still talks about the touchdown pass against baltimore a few years ago. if he didn't do so well, he's got to bat one thousand right now so there's only one place to go. >> all joking aside, the patriots could