Jimmy Garoppolo figures to receive some playing time in Week 17, which is a meaningless game for the New England Patriots in terms of playoff implications.

“Jimmy has worked hard and consistently improved every week,” Bill Belichick said. “He’s running different offenses with the scout team and having to keep up with what we are doing and our installation and our game plan on a weekly basis. He’s been durable, healthy, out there every day, keeps getting better. [He] has worked on a lot of things that we have identified for him to do. He’s been better and has a better understanding of the league. These last three weeks have been good for him.”