Yes, the Browns now have a lot to figure out before they can find success again, but there should not be much to take away from the Patriots overall performance on Sunday. The Patriots were able to cruise past the Cleveland Browns, winning 33-13. “I’m going to work through the week and practice and see how it goes”.
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New England Patriots’ Tom Brady warms up before an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, in Cleveland.
It was a highly anticipated game to watch, and Brady had already looked to be in mid-season form from the start, despite being away from football for a month.
Steelers 31, Jets 13: Ben Roethlisberger threw four touchdown passes, giving him a Steelers’ all-time best 15 through five games, and Pittsburgh shut out the New York Jets in the second half of a 31-13 victory.
“I think it was a good win today”, Brady said.
Brady, who threw for 406 yards and three touchdowns, didn’t appear to have any rust as he had the offense clicking just like it was entering last year’s AFC title game against the Broncos. Belichick could even opt to start Garoppolo late in the year just to keep everyone – other teams, Brady and Garoppolo himself – on their toes.
“I was just thinking about today and what I had to do”, he said.
Crowell was limited to 22 yards on 13 carries (1.69 yards per carry) after averaging 98.5 yards per game and 6.46 yards per carry over the first four weeks of the season.
No NFL player was better or more valuable Sunday than Tom Brady.
The Patriots gained more total yards in the first half (321) than the team did in the entire game last weekend (277). Brady maximised Rob Gronkowski’s coverage mismatches to facilitate yards after receptions. I think we have the best fans in the world.
Lions 24, Eagles 23: In Detroit, Matt Prater kicked a 29-yard field goal with 1:28 left then Darius Slay made an over-the-shoulder interception on the next snap, helping the Lions hand Carson Wentz his first loss with a victory over the Eagles.
And it never looked easier than it did on Brady’s 37-yard touchdown pass to Martellus Bennett, a play in which Brady could have hit either of his star tight ends.
“He’s our leader. He’s our guy”, Gronkowski said.
Four hundred and six yards, three touchdown passes later, the NFL might have to recognize the guy with Player of the Week honors the same frame during which he comes back from the league’s ridiculous, overreaching suspension.
Patriots rookie cornerback Cyrus Jones was ejected in the third quarter for unsportsmanlike conduct. The Patriots’ second series resulted in another touchdown.
On a day where the focus nationally was on the visiting quarterback, Tom Brady making his season debut at FirstEnergy Stadium, the home quarterback made headlines and not in a good way.
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“I don’t run much, and when I do I get excited”, he said, smiling. Kessler had to be helped up, and after being checked on the sideline, the third-round pick was taken to the locker room for X-rays and did not return. We ran the play all week and practiced on it.
