Texans vs. Patriots: Score and Twitter Reaction for Thursday Night Football

The New England Patriots (3-0) handed rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett the keys to the offense Thursday night, and the rookie delivered in a 27-0 romp over the Houston Texans (2-1) at Gillette Stadium. 

According to the NFL’s official Twitter account, the Patriots are now 6-0 under head coach Bill Belichick when a quarterback is making the first start of his career.

When a Patriots QB falls, another rises #CircleOfLife pic.twitter.com/os91lURFpk

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 23, 2016

As for the Texans, Thursday represented the first time they were shut out in the regular season since Week 14 in 2003, per ESPN Stats & Info. Conversely, the shutout win was New England’s first since 2012, according to the Boston Globe’s Ben Volin.

Starting in place of Jimmy Garoppolo—who was sidelined with an AC joint sprain in his shoulder—Brissett played the role of game manager effectively. The 23-year-old completed 11 of 19 passes for 103 yards to go with eight rushes for 48 yards and a touchdown in the wire-to-wire win.

LeGarrette Blount added 24 carries for 105 yards and two touchdowns, while Julian Edelman paced all Patriots receivers with four catches for 38 yards. Rob Gronkowski—who made his season debut after missing Weeks 1 and 2 with a hamstring injury—did not record a catch on a night when he played 14 snaps, per ESPN.com’s Mike Reiss.

The Texans countered with a feeble attack that featured 196 yards on 24-of-41 passing from Brock Osweiler and 84 rushing yards at a clip of 3.8 yards per attempt. DeAndre Hopkins added four catches for 56 yards. The pass-catcher represented Houston’s lone bright spot, as ESPN The Magazine’s Mina Kimes noted: 

deandre hopkins is like an instagram filter for quarterbacks–he makes them look so much better than they really are

— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) September 23, 2016

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