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To the delight of many of its home fans, the New England Patriots destroyed the Chicago Bears 51-23, with most of the Bears' points coming when the game was already over (which was approximately at halftime). Tom Brady was a jaw-dropping 27-of-27 when targeting Brandon LaFell, Rob Gronkowski, and Tim Wright, as that receiving trio combined for 5 touchdowns in that game (three of them from Gronkowski alone). The running game also made major contributions in this game, as rookie running back and undrafted free agent Jonas Gray accumulated 86 rushing yards on 17 carries. 

The Patriots defense deserves a lot of credit for the outcome as well, as the Patriots' pass rush sacked Bears quarterback Jay Cutler 3 times and caused a fumble that was returned by Rob Ninkovich for a touchdown. By halftime (which was when the game was essentially over), the Bears offense had only generated 7 points. 

The Patriots face a much tougher matchup--the Denver Broncos--this upcoming Sunday, who could end up being a major handful if the Patriots aren't careful. But if they're anywhere near as successful as they were against the Bears, the Patriots have a good shot of winning this game.

Here are the main studs and duds from Sunday's game:

STUDS

1. Tom Brady

Once again proving his naysayers (who said he was on the decline and no longer elite, or even good) wrong, Brady put together one of the best perfomances of his career. He frequently shedded the Bears weak defense, as he was 30/35 for 354 yards and 5 touchdowns. Brady has really been on a tear over the past four games, and was awarded a grade of +8.9 by Pro Football Focus for his historically great performance, as none of his passes were labeled as being off-target (of those 5 incompletions, 2 were drops by Julian Edelman, 1 was a drop by Shane Vereen, and the last incompletion was a miscommunication).

2. Rob Gronkowski

Like Brady, Gronkowski has been nothing short of fantastic over the past four games (except for maybe the Jets game). The gigantic tight end looks like he's (finally) fully healthy, which is great news for a Patriots offense that struggled for much of its first four games.

3. Brandon Lafell

Since Week 4 versus Oakland, Lafell has developed a strong rapport with Tom Brady, and it's shown in his stats. After being catchless over the first two games of the season, Lafell has accumulated 30 receptions for 461 yards and 4 touchdowns over the past 5 weeks.

4. Darrelle Revis

Leading into this game, Revis had been having a very up-and-down season. While he had put together geat performances versus Minnesota, Cincinnati, and Buffalo, his other perfomances were either a mixed bag (versus Miami and the Jets) or bad (versus Kansas City and Oakland). Against the Bears, however, Revis was truly at his best. He shut down Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall, allowing just 1 of 6 passes for 11 yards when Revis covered him (according to Pro Football Focus). In addition, according to Pro Football Focus, Cutler had an atrocious passer rating of 6.3 and an interception when targting Revis.

5. Offensive Line

After struggling mightily through the first 4 games, the Patriots' offensive line has made a lot of progress over the past 5 weeks. The unit was particularly outstanding on Sunday, as Brady wassn't sacked or hit in the game. This game showed that when the offensive line and Gronkowski are clicking, the Patriots' offense is hard to contain.

6. Jonas Gray

The undrafted rookie runnning back did a great job in place of the injured Stevan Ridley, as he shredded the Bears' run defense with relative ease.

7. Tim Wright

The 2nd string tight end had his second great performance of the season (the first one being against Cincinnati), as he recorded 7 receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown. The Tim Wright-Logan Mankins trade has finally started to pay off.

8. Rob Ninkovich

After a rough start through the first seven games of the season, the 6th year Patriots put on a great performance against the Bears, registering one quarterback hit, one stuffed run, and a 15-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.

DUDS

1. Prevent Defense

Whie 16 of the Bears' points came when the game was already out of hand, the Patriots' prevent defense inflated Jay Cutler's stats tremendously. As a result, Cutler's numbers made his performance look a lot better than it actually was, as he piled up 3 passing touchdowns and a passer ating of over 100.

2. Julian Edelman

While he had a terrific 42-yard punt return, Edelman was largely invisible in the passing game for the second straight week, as he notched just one reception for 14 yards. He also dropped two passes in the game, bringing his drop total to four for the season.

To the delight of many of its home fans, the New England Patriots destroyed the Chicago Bears 51-23, with most of the Bears' points coming when the game was already over (which was approximately at halftime). Tom Brady was a jaw-dropping 27-of-27 when targeting Brandon LaFell, Rob Gronkowski, and Tim Wright, as that receiving trio combined for 5 touchdowns in that game (three of them from Gronkowski alone). The running game also made major contributions in this game, as rookie running back and undrafted free agent Jonas Gray accumulated 86 rushing yards on 17 carries. 

The Patriots defense deserves a lot of credit for the outcome as well, as the Patriots' pass rush sacked Bears quarterback Jay Cutler 3 times and caused a fumble that was returned by Rob Ninkovich for a touchdown. By halftime (which was when the game was essentially over), the Bears offense had only generated 7 points. 

The Patriots face a much tougher matchup--the Denver Broncos--this upcoming Sunday, who could end up being a major handful if the Patriots aren't careful. But if they're anywhere near as successful as they were against the Bears, the Patriots have a good shot of winning this game.

Here are the main studs and duds from Sunday's game:

STUDS

1. Tom Brady

Once again proving his naysayers (who said he was on the decline and no longer elite, or even good) wrong, Brady put together one of the best perfomances of his career. He frequently shedded the Bears weak defense, as he was 30/35 for 354 yards and 5 touchdowns. Brady has really been on a tear over the past four games, and was awarded a grade of +8.9 by Pro Football Focus for his historically great performance, as none of his passes were labeled as being off-target (of those 5 incompletions, 2 were drops by Julian Edelman, 1 was a drop by Shane Vereen, and the last incompletion was a miscommunication).

2. Rob Gronkowski

Like Brady, Gronkowski has been nothing short of fantastic over the past four games (except for maybe the Jets game). The gigantic tight end looks like he's (finally) fully healthy, which is great news for a Patriots offense that struggled for much of its first four games.

3. Brandon Lafell

Since Week 4 versus Oakland, Lafell has developed a strong rapport with Tom Brady, and it's shown in his stats. After being catchless over the first two games of the season, Lafell has accumulated 30 receptions for 461 yards and 4 touchdowns over the past 5 weeks.

4. Darrelle Revis

Leading into this game, Revis had been having a very up-and-down season. While he had put together geat performances versus Minnesota, Cincinnati, and Buffalo, his other perfomances were either a mixed bag (versus Miami and the Jets) or bad (versus Kansas City and Oakland). Against the Bears, however, Revis was truly at his best. He shut down Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall, allowing just 1 of 6 passes for 11 yards when Revis covered him (according to Pro Football Focus). In addition, according to Pro Football Focus, Cutler had an atrocious passer rating of 6.3 and an interception when targting Revis.

5. Offensive Line

After struggling mightily through the first 4 games, the Patriots' offensive line has made a lot of progress over the past 5 weeks. The unit was particularly outstanding on Sunday, as Brady wassn't sacked or hit in the game. This game showed that when the offensive line and Gronkowski are clicking, the Patriots' offense is hard to contain.

6. Jonas Gray

The undrafted rookie runnning back did a great job in place of the injured Stevan Ridley, as he shredded the Bears' run defense with relative ease.

7. Tim Wright

The 2nd string tight end had his second great performance of the season (the first one being against Cincinnati), as he recorded 7 receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown. The Tim Wright-Logan Mankins trade has finally started to pay off.

8. Rob Ninkovich

After a rough start through the first seven games of the season, the 6th year Patriots put on a great performance against the Bears, registering one quarterback hit, one stuffed run, and a 15-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.

DUDS

1. Prevent Defense

Whie 16 of the Bears' points came when the game was already out of hand, the Patriots' prevent defense inflated Jay Cutler's stats tremendously. As a result, Cutler's numbers made his performance look a lot better than it actually was, as he piled up 3 passing touchdowns and a passer ating of over 100.

2. Julian Edelman

While he had a terrific 42-yard punt return, Edelman was largely invisible in the passing game for the second straight week, as he notched just one reception for 14 yards. He also dropped two passes in the game, bringing his drop total to four for the season.

The Patriots can thank a blocked field goal by Patriots' defensive lineman Chris Jones for their Thurdsay night victory over the Jets. Jones redeemed himself from his costly penalty against the Jets the last time both teams played against each other, as it ended up negating a missed field goal by Nick Folk in overtime. The Jets ended up driving into closer field goal range and kicking the game-winning field goal, thus defeating the Patriots 30-27.

Much was different from this Week 7 game and last season's Week 7 game, however. For one thing, Tom Brady didn't play poorly in this game (whereas he did play very poorly in last season's game). In addition, unfortunately, Jets quarterback Geno Smith played pretty well in this game (while he had a very up-and-down game last season). Still, both games were extremely competitive and came down to the final seconds. While it was a solid team victory, the Patriots have a lot to work on before they play the Chicago Bears this upcoming Sunday.

Here are some of the main studs and duds from the Patriots' 27-25 victory over the Jets:

STUDS:

1. Tom Brady

The Patriots quarterback put on his 3rd straight great performance, as he dissected the Jets pass defense with relative ease. While his completion percentage was only 54%, Pro Football Focus wisely notes that Tom Brady "had four throwaways, one batted pass and four dropped passes." When factoring in all of that, Brady actually had an adjusted Accuracy Percentage of 77.4%. He has clearly rebounded a lot from that Week 4 disaster versus Kansas City.

2. Shane Vereen

With Ridley out for the remainder of the season with MCL/ACL tears, it was clear that Vereen would be given a much larger workload. The running back/receiving back truly shined on Thursday, amassing 43 yards on the ground and 71 receiving yards on 5 receptions (among them a great 49-yard diving touchdown catch in the first quarter on the Patriots first offensive drive of the game). He also caught a 3 yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady in the second quarter.

3. Danny Amendola

The much-maligned wide receiver was very impressive on kickoffs, amassing 105 yards on 4 kick returns. He also made a terrific 19 yard touchdown catch from Tom Brady roughly midway through the fourth quarter. This was by far Amendola's best performance this season.

4. Chris Jones

As mentioned above, Chris Jones blocked what would've been a game-winning field goal by Jets kicker Nick Folk in the final seconds of the game. Jones also made his presence felt on defense, as he registered two quarterback hits in the game.

DUDS:

1. Run defense

The Jets' running game (specifically running back Chris Ivory) had their way with the Patriots' run defense, steamrolling them for 218 rushing yards on 43 carries (5.1 average yards per carry). While losing linebacker Jerod Mayo for the season definitely hurt the Patriots in this game, the Patriots run defense was nevertheless a major sieve, and needs to be fixed before Chicago Bears star running back Matt Forte comes to Foxboro on Sunday.

2. Julian Edelman

While Edelman has been by far the most productive wide receiver for the Patriots so far this season, he had two back-breaking drops in the fourth quarter. He finished the game with just 4 receptions for 44 yards.

3. Jordan Devey/Marcus Cannon/Nate Solder

All three of the above offensive lineman struggled in pass protection, as they failed to contain Jets star defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson (1 batted pass and 3 quarterback hits). Fellow Jets star defensive end Sheldon Richardson also had a strong performance, registering 5 tackles and 1 quarterback hit. While Brady ended up only getting sacked once, the Jets were able to register 7 quarterback hits in this game, many of which came in the second half.

The Patriots can thank a blocked field goal by Patriots' defensive lineman Chris Jones for their Thurdsay night victory over the Jets. Jones redeemed himself from his costly penalty against the Jets the last time both teams played against each other, as it ended up negating a missed field goal by Nick Folk in overtime. The Jets ended up driving into closer field goal range and kicking the game-winning field goal, thus defeating the Patriots 30-27.

Much was different from this Week 7 game and last season's Week 7 game, however. For one thing, Tom Brady didn't play poorly in this game (whereas he did play very poorly in last season's game). In addition, unfortunately, Jets quarterback Geno Smith played pretty well in this game (while he had a very up-and-down game last season). Still, both games were extremely competitive and came down to the final seconds. While it was a solid team victory, the Patriots have a lot to work on before they play the Chicago Bears this upcoming Sunday.

Here are some of the main studs and duds from the Patriots' 27-25 victory over the Jets:

STUDS:

1. Tom Brady

The Patriots quarterback put on his 3rd straight great performance, as he dissected the Jets pass defense with relative ease. While his completion percentage was only 54%, Pro Football Focus wisely notes that Tom Brady "had four throwaways, one batted pass and four dropped passes." When factoring in all of that, Brady actually had an adjusted Accuracy Percentage of 77.4%. He has clearly rebounded a lot from that Week 4 disaster versus Kansas City.

2. Shane Vereen

With Ridley out for the remainder of the season with MCL/ACL tears, it was clear that Vereen would be given a much larger workload. The running back/receiving back truly shined on Thursday, amassing 43 yards on the ground and 71 receiving yards on 5 receptions (among them a great 49-yard diving touchdown catch in the first quarter on the Patriots first offensive drive of the game). He also caught a 3 yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady in the second quarter.

3. Danny Amendola

The much-maligned wide receiver was very impressive on kickoffs, amassing 105 yards on 4 kick returns. He also made a terrific 19 yard touchdown catch from Tom Brady roughly midway through the fourth quarter. This was by far Amendola's best performance this season.

4. Chris Jones

As mentioned above, Chris Jones blocked what would've been a game-winning field goal by Jets kicker Nick Folk in the final seconds of the game. Jones also made his presence felt on defense, as he registered two quarterback hits in the game.

DUDS:

1. Run defense

The Jets' running game (specifically running back Chris Ivory) had their way with the Patriots' run defense, steamrolling them for 218 rushing yards on 43 carries (5.1 average yards per carry). While losing linebacker Jerod Mayo for the season definitely hurt the Patriots in this game, the Patriots run defense was nevertheless a major sieve, and needs to be fixed before Chicago Bears star running back Matt Forte comes to Foxboro on Sunday.

2. Julian Edelman

While Edelman has been by far the most productive wide receiver for the Patriots so far this season, he had two back-breaking drops in the fourth quarter. He finished the game with just 4 receptions for 44 yards.

3. Jordan Devey/Marcus Cannon/Nate Solder

All three of the above offensive lineman struggled in pass protection, as they failed to contain Jets star defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson (1 batted pass and 3 quarterback hits). Fellow Jets star defensive end Sheldon Richardson also had a strong performance, registering 5 tackles and 1 quarterback hit. While Brady ended up only getting sacked once, the Jets were able to register 7 quarterback hits in this game, many of which came in the second half.

The Patriots can thank a blocked field goal by Patriots' defensive lineman Chris Jones for their Thurdsay night victory over the Jets. Jones redeemed himself from his costly penalty against the Jets the last time both teams played against each other, as it ended up negating a missed field goal by Nick Folk in overtime. The Jets ended up driving into closer field goal range and kicking the game-winning field goal, thus defeating the Patriots 30-27.

Much was different from this Week 7 game and last season's Week 7 game, however. For one thing, Tom Brady didn't play poorly in this game (whereas he did play very poorly in last season's game). In addition, unfortunately, Jets quarterback Geno Smith played pretty well in this game (while he had a very up-and-down game last season). Still, both games were extremely competitive and came down to the final seconds. While it was a solid team victory, the Patriots have a lot to work on before they play the Chicago Bears this upcoming Sunday.

Here are some of the main studs and duds from the Patriots' 27-25 victory over the Jets:

STUDS:

1. Tom Brady

The Patriots quarterback put on his 3rd straight great performance, as he dissected the Jets pass defense with relative ease. While his completion percentage was only 54%, Pro Football Focus wisely notes that Tom Brady "had four throwaways, one batted pass and four dropped passes." When factoring in all of that, Brady actually had an adjusted Accuracy Percentage of 77.4%. He has clearly rebounded a lot from that Week 4 disaster versus Kansas City.

2. Shane Vereen

With Ridley out for the remainder of the season with MCL/ACL tears, it was clear that Vereen would be given a much larger workload. The running back/receiving back truly shined on Thursday, amassing 43 yards on the ground and 71 receiving yards on 5 receptions (among them a great 49-yard diving touchdown catch in the first quarter on the Patriots first offensive drive of the game). He also caught a 3 yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady in the second quarter.

3. Danny Amendola

The much-maligned wide receiver was very impressive on kickoffs, amassing 105 yards on 4 kick returns. He also made a terrific 19 yard touchdown catch from Tom Brady roughly midway through the fourth quarter. This was by far Amendola's best performance this season.

4. Chris Jones

As mentioned above, Chris Jones blocked what would've been a game-winning field goal by Jets kicker Nick Folk in the final seconds of the game. Jones also made his presence felt on defense, as he registered two quarterback hits in the game.

DUDS:

1. Run defense

The Jets' running game (specifically running back Chris Ivory) had their way with the Patriots' run defense, steamrolling them for 218 rushing yards on 43 carries (5.1 average yards per carry). While losing linebacker Jerod Mayo for the season definitely hurt the Patriots in this game, the Patriots run defense was nevertheless a major sieve, and needs to be fixed before Chicago Bears star running back Matt Forte comes to Foxboro on Sunday.

2. Julian Edelman

While Edelman has been by far the most productive wide receiver for the Patriots so far this season, he had two back-breaking drops in the fourth quarter. He finished the game with just 4 receptions for 44 yards.

3. Jordan Devey/Marcus Cannon/Nate Solder

All three of the above offensive lineman struggled in pass protection, as they failed to contain Jets star defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson (1 batted pass and 3 quarterback hits). Fellow Jets star defensive end Sheldon Richardson also had a strong performance, registering 5 tackles and 1 quarterback hit. While Brady ended up only getting sacked once, the Jets were able to register 7 quarterback hits in this game, many of which came in the second half.

The Patriots can thank a blocked field goal by Patriots' defensive lineman Chris Jones for their Thurdsay night victory over the Jets. Jones redeemed himself from his costly penalty against the Jets the last time both teams played against each other, as it ended up negating a missed field goal by Nick Folk in overtime. The Jets ended up driving into closer field goal range and kicking the game-winning field goal, thus defeating the Patriots 30-27.

Much was different from this Week 7 game and last season's Week 7 game, however. For one thing, Tom Brady didn't play poorly in this game (whereas he did play very poorly in last season's game). In addition, unfortunately, Jets quarterback Geno Smith played pretty well in this game (while he had a very up-and-down game last season). Still, both games were extremely competitive and came down to the final seconds. While it was a solid team victory, the Patriots have a lot to work on before they play the Chicago Bears this upcoming Sunday.

Here are some of the main studs and duds from the Patriots' 27-25 victory over the Jets:

STUDS:

1. Tom Brady

The Patriots quarterback put on his 3rd straight great performance, as he dissected the Jets pass defense with relative ease. While his completion percentage was only 54%, Pro Football Focus wisely notes that Tom Brady "had four throwaways, one batted pass and four dropped passes." When factoring in all of that, Brady actually had an adjusted Accuracy Percentage of 77.4%. He has clearly rebounded a lot from that Week 4 disaster versus Kansas City.

2. Shane Vereen

With Ridley out for the remainder of the season with MCL/ACL tears, it was clear that Vereen would be given a much larger workload. The running back/receiving back truly shined on Thursday, amassing 43 yards on the ground and 71 receiving yards on 5 receptions (among them a great 49-yard diving touchdown catch in the first quarter on the Patriots first offensive drive of the game). He also caught a 3 yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady in the second quarter.

3. Danny Amendola

The much-maligned wide receiver was very impressive on kickoffs, amassing 105 yards on 4 kick returns. He also made a terrific 19 yard touchdown catch from Tom Brady roughly midway through the fourth quarter. This was by far Amendola's best performance this season.

4. Chris Jones

As mentioned above, Chris Jones blocked what would've been a game-winning field goal by Jets kicker Nick Folk in the final seconds of the game. Jones also made his presence felt on defense, as he registered two quarterback hits in the game.

DUDS:

1. Run defense

The Jets' running game (specifically running back Chris Ivory) had their way with the Patriots' run defense, steamrolling them for 218 rushing yards on 43 carries (5.1 average yards per carry). While losing linebacker Jerod Mayo for the season definitely hurt the Patriots in this game, the Patriots run defense was nevertheless a major sieve, and needs to be fixed before Chicago Bears star running back Matt Forte comes to Foxboro on Sunday.

2. Julian Edelman

While Edelman has been by far the most productive wide receiver for the Patriots so far this season, he had two back-breaking drops in the fourth quarter. He finished the game with just 4 receptions for 44 yards.

3. Jordan Devey/Marcus Cannon/Nate Solder

All three of the above offensive lineman struggled in pass protection, as they failed to contain Jets star defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson (1 batted pass and 3 quarterback hits). Fellow Jets star defensive end Sheldon Richardson also had a strong performance, registering 5 tackles and 1 quarterback hit. While Brady ended up only getting sacked once, the Jets were able to register 7 quarterback hits in this game, many of which came in the second half.