Well at least for one night, Tom Brady looked the part once again and slowed down any talk of his impending demise.
The Patriots looked crisp during their 43-17 dismantling of the Bengals. Rob Gronkowski looked like one of the top tight ends in the game again after finishing the route with six catches for 100 yards.
After the game, a clearly emotional Gronkowski told Albert Breer that they made Tom Brady look like Tom Brady again.
A clearly emotional Rob Gronkowski: "We wanted to make Tom Brady look like Tom Brady tonight." Sounds like team wanted to get QB's back.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) October 6, 2014
Gronk wasn’t finished there either.
“I’m going to make 12 look like Tom Brady again,” Gronkowski said he told his brother, per NFL Media’s Judy Battista. “And I went out there with my teammates and we made Tom Brady look like Tom Brady after you guys were criticizing him all week, the fans, everything. And it feels so good. He’s such a leader. He went over 50,000 yards. He’s an unbelievable player. I’m so glad to play with him.”