Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff Writer
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a back injury late in the second quarter of a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots and did not play in the second half.
In the third quarter, the game broadcast on CBS reported that Garoppolo was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that “precautionary tests” were taken to “err on the side of caution.”
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels, in his postgame news conference, did not have an update on Garoppolo, though he acknowledged the quarterback leaving the stadium. “They’re just doing tests,” McDaniels said, “and just making sure they take care of all that stuff.”
In his first season with the club, Garoppolo also missed the Raiders’ Week 4 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers with a concussion.
Brian Hoyer, a 15th-year veteran, started the second half for the Raiders as rookie Aidan O’Connell, who started at the Chargers two weeks ago, was the Raiders’ emergency third quarterback.
Garoppolo was 14-of-22 passing for 162 yards with a 12-yard TD pass to Jakobi Meyers and an interception on a ball that bounced off Davante Adams when he was hit on a slant pass.
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