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Check out the best images from the Patriots season opening game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, September 10, 2015.






New England Patriots fan Clayton Witham, from Maine, holds up lobsters he brought as he spends time tailgating with friend in the parking lot before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)


New England Patriots quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo, left, and Tom Brady take the field for warms up before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo, left, and Tom Brady take the field for warms up before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady takes the field for warms up before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers , Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady takes the field for warms up before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady takes the field for warms up before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady reacts as he takes the field for warms up before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady takes the field for warms up before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady takes the field for warms up before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) speaks with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, rear, before an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) speaks with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, rear, before an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady watches warms up before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passes against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree (48) tackles New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) in the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) scrambles in the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) shakes off Pittsburgh Steelers safety Robert Golden (21) as he heads for a touchdown after catching a pass in the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) shakes off Pittsburgh Steelers safety Robert Golden (21) as he heads for a touchdown after catching a pass in the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) runs from Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Antwon Blake (41) as he heads for a touchdown after catching a pass in the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski celebrates his touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates his touchdown pass to tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) in the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)





















New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passes against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots linebacker Dont'a Hightower (54) wraps up Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) in the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots linebacker Dont'a Hightower (54) wraps up Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) despite a block by Steelers guard Cody Wallace (72) in the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick calls a time out in the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, right, talks with tight end Rob Gronkowski on the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady shouts on the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

New England Patriots tight end Scott Chandler, right, celebrates his touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski watches action from the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

The ball comes loose as the Pittsburgh Steelers wrap up New England Patriots running back Dion Lewis (33) in the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots recovered. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)



New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) spikes the ball after scoring a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers defense during the NFL football kickoff game at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 in Foxborough, Mass. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey (88) walk off the field together post game at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots won 28-21. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin (left) shakes hands with New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick after the NFL football kickoff game at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots won 28-21. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)

New England Patriots strong safety Patrick Chung (23) and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey (88) pose for a photo post game at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots won 28-21. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) scores a touchdown against Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Mike Mitchell (23) during the NFL football kickoff game at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 in Foxborough, Mass. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)

New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona on the sideline in the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady smiles before speaking to the media after an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots won 28-21. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady speaks to the media after an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots won 28-21. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, left, speaks with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots won 28-21. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)






