Ryan Mallett was injured in Friday's game when he was thumped in the chest and driven to the ground.

The New England Patriots called it a head injury, but Mallett didn't suffer a concussion.

Mallett finished 9-for-18 for 97 yards.

“He’s definitely improved his game, but off the field as a young man he’s grown up a lot, and you got to appreciate the man he’s trying to become and the things he’s trying to do,” special teams captain Matthew Slater said of Mallett.