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People have questioned Tom Brady’s place among the greats in NFL history, but on Sunday he did something to ensure there shouldn’t be any further argument about who the best of all time is.

Fortunately, as bad as the punishment has been,Tom Brady’s still standing and still smiling. 

It’s safe to say that five games shouldn’t define a season, but given the trouble this Patriots team has had over that span, they’ve made some progress but obviously still have their work cut out for them.

New England improved to 3-2 on the season thanks to a 19-14 win over the Buccaneers on Thursday night.  While it wasn’t perfect, Bill Belichick’s club did enough to get a tough win on the road and we saw some improvements in a variety of areas.  Here are a few thoughts on the victory.

Looking over the Patriots stats through four weeks, it’s pretty obvious that on the offensive side of the ball, one of these players doesn’t quite fit in like the others.

Apparently Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was a little bitter toward the media coming into Sunday’s game against the Patriots and following the win, he had choice words as he headed back to the locker room.

Sunday afternoon saw more heroics by Brady, although this time it was in a losing effort as the defense couldn’t produce enough stops against the Panthers to prevent a frustrating 33-30 loss at Gillette Stadium.

Sitting at 2-1, the Patriots find themselves in a familiar situation as while their offense is leading the league in total yards and points per game, their defense isn’t faring quite so well through three weeks.

Fortunately, the Patriots find themselves sitting at 2-1 after defeating the Texans 36-33 on Sunday, which may be a game we talk about at the end of the year given the fact it may end up having playoff implications should Houston be in the mix in January.

Patriots players seemed to handle the team’s turf much better on Sunday than they did during their Week 1 loss to the Chiefs, but apparently it doesn’t mean that all is well when it comes to the club’s new playing surface.

It’s been a long-time coming for Brandin Cooks, and Sunday’s performance will hopefully the first of many big moments after he finished with 5 receptions for 131 yards and two touchdowns, his best outing so far as a Patriot.

A bit of a surprise on Sunday as the Patriots appear to be without their starting left tackle against one of the more difficult pass-rushing teams in the AFC.

Here’s a look at what Tom Brady had to say during his weekly interview on Westwood One Monday night.

Rob Gronkowski’s groin injury will likely be one of the biggest topics of discussion for this week, but if he’s not on the field this Sunday against the Texans, Tom Brady and the offense may find themselves back in the situation they were in back in week one.

One of the things the Patriots likely spent some time looking at leading up to their game against the Saints on Sunday likely centered around their early down issues they suffered against Kansas City, which put them in some tough situations in last week’s loss.