After a serious rough patch early on this season, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are back on top. They took their turn beating up on the hapless Chicago Bears this week, crushing them 51-23 and extending their win streak to 4 games. Tom Brady, whom everyone was writing off after a slow start, silenced critics (for now) with 5 touchdown passes, including 3 to tight end Rob Gronkowski.
While Chicago fans are being forced to come to terms with quarterback Jay Cutler's limitations, Tom Brady detractors are being forced to eat crow. After struggling early on this season, Tom Brady has answered criticism with a stunning show of offensive firepower over the last few weeks.
New England Coach Bill Bellichick sang his praises after the game. The two are on their way to cementing their status as Boston institutions, and are on pace to make another Super Bowl run if they can get past those pesky Broncos (via ESPN):
"I love coaching Tom. I've been fortunate to have him the whole career since he's been here. He does a great job of executing the team game plan."
Part of the renewed success of the Patriots' offense has been the return of Gronk. Tight End Rob Gronkowski is the very model of a modern NFL tight end. He's big, he's fast, and he's got great hands.
His health has been a problem for New England, though. Now that Gronk is back, he is proving to be the spark plug that Brady needed, both as an offensive weapon and as a team leader (via NFL.com):
"We just stuck together as a team. When we win, we stick together. When we lost we stick together."
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