The New England Patriots put their faith in Jacoby Brissett by naming him the starting quarterback late last month, and he rewarded them with a fine performance in Sunday’s Week 1 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium.
Brissett didn’t light up the stat sheet — 153 total yards (121 passing, 32 rushing) — but he made a bunch of winning plays in the 16-10 upset win, including a couple first-down pickups on scrambles outside the pocket.
“It was awesome; that’s a great team win right there in all three phases of the game,” Brissett told reporters at his postgame press conference. “Everybody stepped up when we needed them to step up. In the game, on the road, in victory formation — it doesn’t get much better than that.
“I’m proud of the work we put in. The plan on both sides of the ball and special teams was executed to what we thought it was going to be. They had a good …