Morning sports update: What Tom Brady said about having a low quarterback rating against blitzes

Wednesday night saw the Celtics produce a dominant 111-82 win over the Bulls at TD Garden, while the Bruins fell 6-3 to the Avalanche in Colorado.

Tom Brady responded to a question about having a low rating against blitzes: Tom Brady has the lowest quarterback rating among starters in the NFL against blitzes, according to an ESPN statistic:

Best/worst-rated QBs vs the BLITZ this season…

Worst-rated QB is a shocker, but not if you've been watching their tape.#Seahawks #GoPackGo #GoSaints #SeizeTheDEY #KeepPounding #HereWeGo #LARams #GiantsPride #FightForEachOther #Skol #GoPats pic.twitter.com/3y8OONVGn7

— NFL Matchup on ESPN (@NFLMatchup) November 12, 2018

Brady was asked about this fact during a Wednesday press conference. Here’s his response:

Well anytime you’re last in the league in anything, that’s probably not very good. I haven’t studied that as much. I think if they blitz it gives us great opportunities to make plays and if we’re not doing that, then we’ve got to figure out how to do it. I think if you rush three, or four, or five, there’s going to be opportunities, really in any case. It’s just what you do with the opportunities. Hopefully we can figure that out, get out of the basement and move our way up.

More from Boston.com:

• Alex Cora took in the Celtics-Bulls game following the announcement of his new contract terms
• Kirk Minihane will leave WEEI morning program, get a show on Radio.com
• 3 takeaways from the Bruins’ 6-3 loss to the Avalanche
• Jenny Dell shared some words of advice for wannabe moms
• 9 times Tom Brady’s been ‘in decline’ since 2013
• Irving scores 17 points, Celtics rout Bulls 111-82
• Alex Cora gets new deal from Red Sox through 2021 season

Chara exits with lower body injury in Bruins loss: Bruins captain Zdeno Chara exited Wednesday night’s loss to the Avalanche with a lower body injury during the first period. The team hasn’t offered details on the extent or exact nature of the injury yet, but his absence left the Bruins shorthanded on defense. [The Boston Globe]

Hal Steinbrenner responded to Manny Machado’s hustling comments: Free agent infielder Manny Machado is expected to get a large contract this winter, but the question remains which MLB team will step up. The Yankees, an evergreen frontrunner in any major free agent scenario, are considered a likely bidder. However, Machado’s comments about his on-field effort haven’t met favorably with Yankees ownership. [ESPN]

Daily highlight: In another dominant win, here’s the latest highlight from Zion Williamson’s experience as a Duke freshman:

ZION WILLIAMSON JUST TOOK FLIGHT

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— FOX Sports South (@FOXSportsSouth) November 15, 2018