Patriots vs. Texans: Full Report Card Grades for New England

September 23, 2016   ·   Lee Schechter   ·   Jump to comments

Who could have seen this one coming? 
Down to third-string quarterback Jacoby Brissett and with only a couple of days to prepare the rookie for his first career start, Bill Belichick accomplished the impossible. The Patriots were dominant in all areas of the game, and Belichick is going to be one happy camper, at least through the weekend. 
The Patriots didn't just win a game that looked like a very difficult one to win on paper, but they won in the most dominant way possible by embarrassing the Texans, 27-0, in Belichick's ninth career coaching shutout. 
The scariest part of the win is that the Patriots won without Tom Brady, Jimmy Garoppolo, Dont'a Hightower and Sebastian Vollmer and with a very limited Rob Gronkowski. It's just a friendly reminder that the Patriots are the best team in the NFL and don't even have some of their best players on the field. The rest of the NFL better look out. 
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