San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Jimmy Garoppolo makes his return to New England when the SF 49ers visit the Patriots in Week 7, and the Niners need a big game from him.
A year ago, the thought of the SF 49ers traveling to take on the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium would have brought storylines of two former quarterbacking teammates, Jimmy Garoppolo and Tom Brady, facing off against each other in a Star Wars-like storyline of Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker going at it.