With Tom Brady and Healthy Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots Are Unstoppable

The NFL is the New England Patriots’ playground with the other 31 teams allowed to play in it. Right now, quarterback Tom Brady is the face that runs the place, while tight end Rob Gronkowski is the bully no one wants to cross. 

Ironically, New England’s current standing comes after Patriots faithful continued to believe the league was out to get its team, because Brady finally served his four-game suspension due to deflated footballs from the 2015 AFC Championship Game. Twenty-one months have passed, yet the Patriots are as good as they’ve ever been. 

Sunday’s 41-25 victory over the 4-4 Buffalo Bills at New Era Field shows how dominant the Patriots have been since Brady returned with Gronkowski finally healthy. 

Ten seasons ago, the Patriots chased perfection but fell short. In some ways, this year’s squad might even be better. 

At 39 years old, Brady is the game’s best quarterback and playing near-flawless football. 

“I don’t know if I’ve ever seen him better,” Bills head coach Rex Ryan said before Sunday’s contest, per Newsday’s Bob Glauber. “…Like I keep thinking if I stay in this conference long enough, that maybe that dude will retire, but I don’t see that happening anytime soon.”

After the game, Ryan reiterated that point, telling reporters, “I don’t think I’ve ever seen him this hot.”

Brady shredded Ryan’s defense. He completed 66.7 percent of his passes for 315 yards and four touchdowns. The performance fell in line with his phenomenal play since returning to the lineup, as ESPN.com’s Field Yates noted: 

Tom Brady through 4 games played this season: 98-of-134 (73.1%), 1,319 yards, 12 TD, 0 INT. Patriots have won all 4 games by 10+ points.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 30, 2016

This year’s Bills defense isn’t as dominant as other Ryan units from seasons past, but it’s still a talented group that ranked 11th league-wide in pass defense coming into Week 8. 

Brady wasn’t deterred. He finished with as many passing touchdowns Sunday as the Bills had previously surrendered all season, per NFL Research: 

.@Patriots Tom Brady has 4 pass TD vs the Bills in less than 3 quartersThe Bills had allowed 4 pass TD in their first 28 quarters combined

— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 30, 2016

At the halfway point of the season, this is merely the beginning for Brady and Co.

As long as the Patriots stay healthy, …

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