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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Other than the weather, it was a near-perfect night for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
The Pats unveiled their latest Super Bowl banner before Brady passed for four touchdowns to lead the defending champs past the Steelers 28-21 in the NFL season opener. All four TDs went to his tight ends, with Rob Gronkowski catching three while the Patriots built a 28-14 lead. Gronkowski also recovered a fumble by Dion Lewis at the Steelers 1 to set up his third score.
Brady set a franchise record with 19 straight completions on a rainy night in Foxborough. He finished 25 of 32 for 288 yards just a week after a federal judge vacated the NFL’s four-game suspension in the deflated footballs scandal.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH’-lihs-bur-gur) completed 26 of his 38 passes for 351 yards, one touchdown and one interception. DeAngelo Williams carried 21 times for 127 yards.
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