Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers made his presence felt in Sunday’s season-opening win over the Bengals.
A vocal leader and feared thumper in New England’s secondary, Peppers doled out six tackles in New England’s 16-10 road win against Cincinnati — solidifying a New England defense that limited the Bengals to just 13 first downs and 154 passing yards.
But just a few days ago, it looked as though the Patriots captain was going to spend Sunday’s game watching from the sideline.
A late addition to the Patriots’ injury report on Friday, Peppers was deemed questionable to play on Sunday due to a hip injury — with Peppers acknowledging to reporters that he suffered the injury during Friday’s practice at Gillette Stadium.