Hoyer, a former Patriot, was acquired in midseason when the Patriots traded Jimmy Garoppolo to San Francisco. It looked like he has maybe the splint on the thumb.
"It's a very unique challenge", Brady said.
A one-time Pro Bowler, Foles said he contemplated retirement after that rough '15 season but decided to return to football to play for the Chiefs the next year. The NFL needs Tom Brady desperately, there is no doubt about that, more so than ever before.
We were down 14-0 at the half and came back to win that game. You simply cannot trust his injury reports or what he says. The story of the Brady/Manning saga in the postseason is incomplete because although Manning had the winning record, neither quarterback beat the other one on the road. Belichick revealed nothing, of course. Doug Marrone coaches the Jaguars.
But there is little doubt Brady will play.
Again, it could be a minor injury with which the Patriots are exercising caution.
Minnesota will become the first home team in Super Bowl history by beating the Philadelphia Eagles 17-13 in the NFC Championship on Sunday. "Remember Brady's 'flu-like' symptoms before the 2014 AFC championship game in Denver?" "Tom Brady's hand injury is WORSE than the mainstream [media] thinks", Bell tweeted.
That Jaguars' defense is talented. Dante Fowler. Yannick Ngakoue. "The team has worked hard to get to this point".
The Jaguars defense matches up well against the Patriots offense.
Prior to Bookmaker.eu taking the game off the board, 62 percent of bettors had taken the Patriots, according to 247Sports. That's the main question.
Brady also spoke glowingly about backup quarterback Brian Hoyer, and praised Sunday's opponent, the Jacksonville Jaguars. LIKE NFL by Chat Sports on Facebook to be notified when the NFL Daily goes live at 6 p.m. ET every day! A few stitches closed it up. You can make the argument that it's an underrated defense. They lead the league in rushing attempts per game with 33.1.
Asked if Brady's status might not be determined until game time, Belichick said only, Today is Friday.
It's a matchup game, but it starts with the pass rush. "For the whole practice".
Final score prediction: Patriots 26, Jaguars 19. They lost both, but this year's group is confident it can pull off another upset following last weekend's surprise 45-42 divisional win at Pittsburgh. However, the name does not equal the team.