Edelman was suspended for the first four games this year for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancers. That drew the first of many loud cheers for the 10th-year veteran receiver in his first game since the 2017 preseason, when he tore up a knee. Brady finished 34 for 44 for 341 yards.Īs everyone in Gillette Stadium except, apparently, the Colts knew, Brady started off with a pass to Edelman, who was wide open for 9 yards. The five-time NFL champion also tied Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri, a former teammate, for most victories with 226. “These are all great team awards, pretty cool.” “I think all these things like that, milestones, there are so many people that contribute, all the people that have really worked hard,” he said. We all want it to be perfect when we go out and it was great to have him out there … healthy and having fun.”Īs for 500 TD passes, third on the career list behind Peyton Manning (539) and Brett Favre (508), Brady called it a collective mark. “We wanted to get him the ball and he made some great plays,” Brady said about Edelman. But, as he often does, Brady spread the wealth, hitting running back James White 10 times for 77 yards, and greeting the return of buddy Julian Edelman by completing seven for 57 yards to him.
On a night when he reached 500 career touchdown passes, Tom Brady welcomed back a buddy with one of his three scoring tosses Thursday, then connected with a newcomer who could help him reach more milestones.īrady also sneaked in for a rushing touchdown and the New England Patriots put together their second straight win after a mediocre start to the season, beating Indianapolis, 38-24.īrady’s 500th went to Josh Gordon, recently acquired from Cleveland, where he basically was unavailable through NFL suspensions for all but five games over the past three seasons.
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