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final score The (2-2) New England Patriots hosted the (1-3) Indianapolis Colts for Thursday Night Football. The Patriots got both Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski on the field for the first time since late 2016 Marcus Cannon Jersey , while the Colts were battling injuries to multiple starters on both sides of the ball.Can the Patriots build off their week 4 success against the Miami Dolphins? Or will they be upset by the hapless Colts?The Patriots beat the Colts 38-24. Check out our live updates from the game.PregameJulian Edelman, Rob Gronkowski, and Jacob Hollister are expected to play!Inactives reported here. Patriots are close to full strength, while the Colts are missing their top three cornerbacks, top linebacker, top wide receiver, top tight end, and top running back. Yikes.Q1The Indianapolis Colts won the coin toss and elected to defer to the second half.That was easy. Tom Brady completed all 9 passes for 78 yards before finding Cordarrelle Patterson for a 1-yard score and a 7-0 lead. Sony Michel and James White gained 2 yards on 3 carries, while Brady completed passes to five different targets. This looks like it will be a passing game for New England against a depleted Colts secondary. Oh, and Julian Edelman had 3 catches for 28 yards. He looks as good as ever. Brady now has 498 career touchdown passes in the regular season.And the Patriots defense picked up where they left Miami last week and forced a three-and-out, thanks to a monster 9-yard sack by Patrick Chung and Trey Flowers. Julian Edelman returned the punt past midfield, too. The Patriots are cooking.The Patriots were unable to capitalize on the good field position, but the Colts suffered another serious injury as starting linebacker Anthony Walker had to come off the field. Edelman dropped a wide-open pass that could have gone for 25 yards on third-and-five for Brady’s first incompletion of the day. Ryan Allen pinned the Colts on their 6-yard line.The Colts responded with a big 24-yard gain from Andrew Luck to Chester Rogers and then converted a third-and-five with an 8-yard pass to Eric Ebron. Indianapolis moved with the no-huddle and chipped their way down the field with short gains to the 20-yard line, but good run defense by Patrick Chung and Kyle Van Noy, and solid coverage by Duron Harmon and Jason McCourty forced the Colts to kick. Adam Vinatieri missed the 38-yarder (!!) and the Patriots take over from their 28-yard line.James White picked up 18 yards and the Patriots are back on the Colts 49-yard line to start the second quarter.Q2Sony Michel caught a pass for 12 yards to open up the second quarter (he had 6 receiving yards on the year!). Brady found Gronkowski for 6 yards and a roughing the passer penalty moved the Patriots to the 16 yard line. Michel followed that with a powerful 14-yard gain up the gut to the 2-yard line, with the final hit he laid on strong safety Clayton Geathers forcing the safety out of the game. Michel couldn’t punch it in from the 1-yard line on the next two plays (although the second attempt could have been challenged), so Brady just jumped over the pile to record the touchdown and a 14-0 lead.The Colts responded with a second-straight drive to get into field goal range, but great coverage by Jonathan Jones forced Indianapolis to settle for a 54-yard attempt, which Vinatieri hit to cut the score to 14-3. John Simon suffered a shoulder injury and is questionable to return.The Patriots went three-and-out as Brady couldn’t connect with White Authentic Chris Hogan Jersey Salute to Service , underthrew Josh Gordon, and had to settle for a dump-off to Gronkowski for 1-yard because no one got open down the field.The Colts started their drive from the 22-yard line and a false start negated a first down run of four yards. On second-and-11, Patriots defensive tackle Malcom Brown had his left knee buckle in the trenches and his teammates immediately called for medical attention. Hopefully Brown doesn’t have a serious injury as he walked off the field under his own power and went to the locker room. An offensive holding call set up a third-and-17 from the Colts 15-yard line and Adam Butler tackled Nyheim Hines for a 3-yard loss to set up a fourth-and-20.The Patriots started their next drive from their 32-yard line. Brady found White for 12 yards and Chris Hogan for 21 yards to get into Colts territory. Michel gained 20 yards on the next two carries to get into the red zone. With a little more than 2 minutes on the clock, the Patriots slowed down the tempo to prevent the Colts from having an opportunity for what is technically called a “double-whammy”. Brady found White for a 6-yard touchdown and a 21-3 lead with 94 seconds left in the half.Brady now has 499 career touchdown passes in the regular season.Luck and the Colts tried to put some points on the board before the half, but Adrian Clayborn generates good pressure on the quarterback and Luck throws a bad interception to Patrick Chung to set the Patriots up on the Colts 49-yard line with 38 seconds and 3 time outs.The Patriots moved down the field and finished the half with a 45-yard field goal from Stephen Gostkowski to take a 24-3 lead. Josh McDaniels has called an incredible first half as the Patriots have done a great job spreading around the football. Michel has 56 yards from scrimmage, while White has 74 and a score. Edelman (28), Hogan (27), Gronkowski (26), and Dorsett (25) all have more than 20 yards on the day, while Patterson has multiple catches and a touchdown. Josh Gordon is the only player not to get involved on offense (unless you count Jacob Hollister, Dwayne Allen, and James Develin).Brady completed 23 of his 27 pass attempts (85.2%) for 203 yards and 2 touchdowns. One of those incompletions was a wide open drop by Edelman. This offense is incredible balanced and Brady is back in 2017 MVP form.On defense, the Patriots have done a pretty good job of containing the Colts offense. Luck has 116 passing yards on 21 attempts, with Chester Rodgers (7 catches, 63 yards) the only reliable target in the offense. The Colts running game is completely stifled, too, with a mere 26 yards on 9 carries (2.9 yards per carry).The Colts get the ball after the half.Q3The Colts and Patriots swapped punts to start the second half, but a 33-yard punt return by Chester Rogers set the Colts up on the Patriots 35-yard line and Andrew Luck finished the drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Eric Ebron over Devin McCourty, who has seemingly consistently been a step behind in coverage on out-routes this year. The Patriots lead 24-10.Tom Brady and the Patriots were driving and getting Rob Gronkowski involved Authentic Patrick Chung Jersey , but Chris Hogan flipped the ball up to a Colts defender for an interception. This game isn’t over yet and Bill Belichick will have plenty to be upset about.Well, that’s one way to swing the momentum back in the Patriots direction. Devin McCourty stripped running back Jordan Wilkins of the football to get the ball back to the Patriots at midfield. AAAND Rob Gronkowski had the ball popped up out of his hands by the goal line and the Colts intercepted another pass off a ricochet. Brady has to be furious. EDIT: They’re calling it a Gronkowski fumble and not a Brady interception. Still. The Patriots receivers have removed a likely 6 points and a possible 14 points off the board.EDIT: They’re now calling it an interception again.The Colts are driving to start the fourth quarter. The Patriots are 104-0 when leading by 14 at the start of the fourth quarter under Bill Belichick.Q4Eric Ebron decided to have a career game, apparently, and he now has 92 yards and a touchdown on the day. Luck found Erik Swoope for a 13-yard touchdown over Devin McCourty to cut the Patriots lead to 24-17. McCourty is having a tough game.And, my, how the tables turn. Tom Brady rebounded by getting Josh Gordon involved in the game and connected for a 34-yard touchdown deep down the field. Tom Brady now has 500 career regular season touchdown passes and has completed a regular season touchdown pass to an NFL-record 71 different players. The Patriots now lead 31-17.Jeez, the Patriots just aren’t getting any interception luck tonight. Jason McCourty and Stephon Gilmore had interceptions swatted out of their hands. Devin McCourty made a good tackle in the open field to force a fourth-and-5, but Luck found the rookie running back Hines in between Van Noy and McCourty for a first down. BUT BALL DON’T LIE as Jonathan Jones came down with an interception after Jason McCourty deflected the ball out of the hands of the Colts receiver.And Sony Michel delivers the dagger with a 34-yard touchdown run on the very first play of the next drive. Michel now has back-to-back games with 100+ yards from scrimmage and a touchdown. The Patriots lead 38-17.The Colts drove down the field, but turned the ball over on downs as they tried to put points on the board. James White dropped a Tom Brady pass on third down that would have iced the game for New England. Luck found Swoope over McCourty (this one for 26 yards) to get to the goal line. Luck found Eric Ebron for a touchdown to bring the score to 38-24. Nate Ebner recovered the onside kick. This game is over.Game DetailsDate: Thursday, October 4, 2018Kickoff: 8:20 p.m. ETLocation: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro MASB Nation affiliate: Stampede BlueTV: NFL Network and FOX, with Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (color commentary), Erin Andrews (sideline reporter) and Kristina Pink (sideline reporter)Online Streaming: Yahoo Sports App, Amazon Prime, FuboTVPregame ShowNew England Patriots links 9/10/18 - Overreaction Monday: Pats’ D opens eyes TEAM TALKPost Game Notes and Records: Patriots remain undefeated at home against Houston.Gamebook: Full Texans-Patriots stats.Erik Scalavino recaps the Patriots Week 1 win from the press box at Gillette: A promising start.Paul Perillo shares his game observations: Defense contained Deshaun Watson and the Texans in a 27-20 win to open the season.Andy Hart’s Stock Watch: Gronk, Gilmore lead takedown of Texans.Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Texans.Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick (8.39 min. video) - Tom Brady (4.41 min. video) - Rob Gronkowski (4.54 min. video) - James White (3.12 min. video) - Devin McCourty (1.24 min. video)Post Game Press Pass: Flowers, Develin Derek Rivers Jersey Salute to Service , Dorsett, and Wise Jr. react to win over Texans. (1.51 min. video)LOCAL LINKSMike Reiss talks about two notable developments from the game: Phillip Dorsett is the 69th player to catch a TD from Tom Brady.Kevin Duffy focuses on how the Patriots defense is opening eyes in Sunday’s win over the Texans.Tom E. Curran’s Patriots-Texans: Complete review: “I figured the Texans would devote two guys to erasing Gronk and that would leave a lot on White to make people miss in open space. The Texans were awful on Gronk. White hurt them as well with four catches for 38 yards and a 12-yard touchdown.”Doug Kyed presents his Pats-Texans takeaways and metrics: Trey Flowers primed for breakout year.Tom E. Curran says a clear message was sent by Brady on Sunday: Don’t ever forget what No. 12 and Gronk are capable of together.Mike D’Abate (FullPressCoverage) Patriots hold off Texans, 27-20. “Despite some futile attempts to suggest otherwise, Brady and Gronkowski showed no signs of rust or ill-effects from being absent from OTAs earlier this year.”NESN sees the Brady-Gronkowski touchdown connection climbing up the all-time ranks.Mike Petraglia writes it’s the same old story as Brady and Gronk lead New England to a 27-20 win over Houston.Evan Lazar tells us ten things we learned from Pats-Texans: 1. Tom Brady satisfied but not perfect.Bob George (PatsFans) Patriots finally showed us what they’ve got in win over Houston.Karen Guregian lauds Tom Brady spreading the wealth among a roster that’s short on receivers.Rich Thompson talks up Phillip Dorsett’s impact, with Brady targeting him seven times, and Dorsett catching every single one of them.Doug Kyed highlights slot corner Jonathan Jones as a secret weapon in Sunday’s win.Zack Cox calls attention to Ryan Allen’s perfect punt, that helped secure the Week 1 win.Nicole Yang sums up the Patriots-Texans game in 4 post-game quotes.Zack Cox notes Riley McCarron laments his “stupid play” muffed punt.Doug Kyed hears from players who were not thrilled with the fourth-quarter officiating.Mark Daniels helps us get to know CB Keion Crossen: “The ‘it’ factor just pops out.”Ryan Hannable speculates on the seriousness of Jeremy Hill’s injury and what the Patriots’ optios at RB are.Doug Kyed believes Jeremy Hill’s knee injury is likely to force a roster move.Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: How fantasy football played a notable part of Tom Brady’s opening week.Ryan Hannable seems surprised (and perhaps disappointed) that all the media-generated offseason intrigue didn’t derail the Patriots in their season opener.Ryan Hannable notes Rob Gronkowski addresses the report he resisted a trade this offseason.Chris Blackey (DiehardBostonSportsFans) 5 Up and 5 Down in Pats 27-20 Week 1 victory: Always good to start season with a win.David Heim (PatriotsWire) 5 Takeaways from Patriots 27-20 win over Texans. 1. Jeremy Hill injury.Zack Cox Patriots Notes: FB James Develin contributes in unexpected way for undermanned Pats.Mike Petraglia and Evan Lazar break down the season-opening win: Lots to like. (5.56 min. video)Dakota Randall mentions Tom Brady beat Brett Favre’s record yesterday, for the most regular season wins by a QB at age 40 or older with 14.Alex Reimer thought Tony Romo was as insightful as ever calling yesterday’s game.NATIONAL NEWSNFL Game Center (NFL.com) Texans vs. Patriots: Recap, stats, highlights.Jenny Vrentas (SI) All signs point to an improved Patriots defense.Joseph Zucker (Bleacher Report) Tom Brady dominant as Patriots beat Texans in Deshaun Watson’s return.Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Patriots hold on for 27-20 victory as Bill Belichick wins 251st regular-season game.Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Rob Gronkowski on unreviewed catch: I had it stable in my hand.Scott Polacek (Bleacher Report) Aaron Colvin rips refs for call on Rob Gronkowski catch in Texans vs. Patriots.Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Texans blew it not calling timeout after Rob Gronkowski’s catch.Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Deshaun Watson: I was terrible, put the “L” on me.Don Banks (Patriots.com) Week 1 Snap Judgments: Though it got close at the very end when it was 27-20, it never once felt like New England was in jeopardy of losing at home to Houston...Albert Breer (SI) Monday Morning QB: Aaron Rodgers’ magic caps a wild first Sunday.Peter King (ProFootballTalk) Football Morning in America: On seven-hour games, undefeated Browns, and the greatest game Aaron Rodgers ever played. Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Monday Morning Digest: The Steelers and Le’Veon Bell are risking it all.Conor Orr (SI) Morning Huddle: Five things we’ll overreact to from the NFL’s opening weekend.Ian Rapoport (NFL.com) Rob Gronkowski resisted potential trade from Patriots.Staff (NY Post) The Bills are an absolute disaster.VIEW FROM HOUSTONAaron Wilson (Houston Chronicle) Texans’ Bill O’Brien says it wasn’t his job to call T.O. after Rob Gronkowski’s controversial catch. /Well it kinda was, ‘Mr. 3 T.O.s at the end of the half’.Jerome Solomon (Houston Chronicle) Timeout, it’s Bill O’Brien’s job to win games.Dale Robertson (Houston Chronicle) Torment in New England continues as Texans drop season opener.Mark Lane (PatriotsWire) Patriots stifle Texans 27-20 on opening day.Marc Vandermeer (HoustonTexans) Texans lose and look forward.Cole Thompson (TexansWire) Instant analysis from Texans’ 27-20 loss to Patriots.Dale Robertson (Houston Chronicle) Inside the key stats from Patriots 27, Texans 20.Aaron Wilson (Houston Chronicle) Texans QB Deshaun Watson on his performance: ‘I think it was terrible’.Drew Dougherty (HoustonTexans) J.J. Watt heats up in 2nd half in New England.John McClain (Houston Chronicle) Texans-Patriots grades. Coaching: F+.John McClain (Houston Chronicle) Three game balls for Texans-Patriots.