Apparently classic as the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers 33-3 toppled on Sunday night Tom Brady passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns.
The Patriots maintained a celebration subsequently started the defence of that title in fashion that was powerful.
Brady improved to 6-0 at home against Pittsburgh. The 42-year-old was 24 of 36, hitting on at Josh Gordon to get yet another and Phillip Dorsett for two touchdowns. Four field goals were additional by stephen Gostkowski.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was 27 for 276 passing yards of 47, with an interception.
Even the Patriots thwarted the Steelers’ offense (308 total yards) without linebacker Kyle Van Noy, last season’s leading tackler, whose wife was in labor.
Cornerback Stephon Gilmore stepped up to give coverage .
New England led 7-0 after the first quarter and also.
The Patriots proceeded 82 yards on seven plays, shrugging off an offensive pass interference penalty, to get a lead on Brady’s 20-yard scoring pass to Gordon at 4:46 of the initial quarter.
Gostkowski’s 25-yarder made it 10-0.
Dorsett got behind the shield at the goal line to pull in a 25-yard pass from Brady to push on it at 3:49 of the moment to 17-0.
Even the Steelers failed to convert a fourth-and-1 at midfield, helping set up Gostkowski field goal to make it 20-0 with 21 seconds left before halftime.
Pittsburgh moved down in the second half but stalled inside the 5 and then settled to close it at 10:17 of their third to 20-3.
Brady and Dorsett hooked up at 8:05 of this second as Dorsett sped much behind the defense to get a 58-yard scoring catch to make it 27-3.
Gordon’s 44-yard catch in visitors keyed a 73-yard push which culminated for a 30-3 Patriots lead left in the next.
Gostkowski included a 39-yarder at 6:38 of the second.
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