Rob Ninkovich:

Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski set the tone early in the Patriots opening night 28-21 win over the Steelers. Brady threw 4 TDs and Gronk caught 3 of them

Who gets the nod on offense, defense and special teams in the Patriots – Steelers game on Thursday night? Read on and check it out.

Dion Lewis and Trey Flowers won’t be the biggest names on the Patriots in 2015, but they have the ability to become key cogs in the team’s success this year

The Brady case showed a fatal flaw in the NFL’s “independent” investigative process. Too much power rests with the commissioner who abused it in this case

The Patriots Rufus Johnson was impressive on Thursday, the 2nd year player has had an good summer. He’ll be a tough cut if the team can’t find him a spot

Bill Belichick yesterday spoke to the media about the play of the edge players and cited their versatility, each bringing different skill sets to the table

Jimmy Garoppolo is becoming more accustomed to being in the glare of the media spotlight and is keeping his focus on this week against the Giants only.

Tom Brady hasn’t had most of his weapons in the passing game this preseason. He and Scott Chandler showed 2015 is approaching and the offense is just fine

The Patriots had another come-from-behind win in their third preseason game as Stephen Gostkowski boomed a 53-yard field goal with six minutes to go.

With two preseason games in the books there is again some movement in the 53-man Patriots roster. With two games to go, there is still time for change.

The Patriots and Saints should each play their starters a bit more this week as they gear up for the regular season. This should be a good matchup for each

Bill Belichick was ahead of the curve on the joint practice bandwagon and the Patriots will get more from those than the actual preseason game vs the Saints

Bill Belichick wasn’t pleased with the sloppy performance as his comments immediately after the game would suggest.

While many of the starters won’t see a ton of snaps which will probably end by the first quarter but it doesn’t mean that the game isn’t a compelling watch.

The Patriots have been searching for depth for their edge players as Ninkovich and Jones the past few years have been playing far too many snaps. Jones was injured and missed six games upon his return in 2014. Now the pieces are in place for them to do exactly that.