Tom Brady benched, Jimmy Garoppolo makes NFL debut

Tom Brady sat on the sidelines, dejected and confused, and gave way to rookie quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to make his NFL debut. It is an odd visual, as Brady usually only sits out if the Patriots are winning by a comfortable margin and not the other way around.

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What makes this situation especially fascinating is the fact that Brady was an active participant in the Patriots’ downfall as they fell behind by a score of 41-7, the score when he gave way to Garoppolo in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game.

In fact, Brady was one of the main reasons that the Patriots found themselves behind by so many points, with his leaky offensive line arguably the main culprit.

Here is Brady’s final line on the night: 14-for-23 for 159 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He also lost a fumble and nearly lost another. In short, Brady averaged 6.9 yards per completion, missed a bunch of throws, turned the ball over, and got benched.

Here was the final play of Brady’s night, which was a Husain Abdullah pick-six during which Brady got blasted while trying to make a play on the interception return.

If there’s anybody who can wash this one off and move on, it’s Brady, but considering his struggles so far in 2014, that seems like something that is far from a certainty.

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