Jimmy Garoppolo's locker was still full of his personal effects more than an hour after the Las Vegas Raiders held off the New England Patriots 21-17 on Sunday.
At halftime, the Raiders quarterback left in an ambulance for the hospital to be checked out for what was described as a back injury.
Still, his presence was felt mightily in the locker room after the Raiders improved to 3-3 with their second consecutive win. Brian Hoyer, the 15th-year veteran backup, replaced Garoppolo in the second half, led the victory and set up Las Vegas to hit the road to face the Chicago Bears (1-5) next.
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said he did not have an update on Garoppolo's condition, though he acknowledged the QB leaving the stadium.
The Patriots won the opening toss and deferred to the second half, but didn't plan on watching the Raiders string together a 16-play scoring drive. Luckily New England was able to get two different third-down stops in the red zone, holding the Raiders to an opening field goal. It looked like the Pats got a red-zone stop but Sam Roberts was called for leverage by putting a hand on top of a Raiders blocker during the field goal attempt that gave the Raiders a new set of downs inside the red zone.
Luckily, the Patriots responded on the ensuing set of downs and held the Raiders from the end zone, getting good pressure on third down by Ja'Whaun Bentley and Anfernee Jennings.
Facing a Patriots team that selected him in the 2014 NFL Draft's second round, Garoppolo led the Raiders on three scoring drives in just under two quarters. Hoyer led two in the second half, finishing 6-of-10 passing for 102 yards.
Garoppolo was signed by the Raiders this offseason, reuniting with his former Patriots offensive coordinator, McDaniels, who's now the Las Vegas head coach.
While the Raiders are 3-3 heading into Week 7, there's no relief among the Raiders defense. Several players in the locker room alluded to not being fully content with their performance Sunday, still striving to reach their peak. Their upcoming road test against the Chicago Bears will give them another prime opportunity to continuing growing as a unit.
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