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Newcomer Brown scores as Patriots beat Dolphins 43-0

By STEVEN WINE lar-season wins in the NFL
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) with 209. Adam Vinatieri
— When Antonio Brown began the weekend first
celebrated his first touch- with 215 wins.
down with the New Eng- HOW DO YOU DO?
land Patriots by vaulting Brown celebrated his
into a first-row luxury box, touchdown by leaping into
he didn't linger. the seats, where he landed
The Patriots had a job to fin- on an 18-year-old college
ish. student wearing a Brady
Determined to play to the jersey.
final gun after allowing a "I was really excited," said
miracle comeback at Mi- the spectator, Jenna Saa-
ami last year, the Patriots dah, attending her first
beat the Dolphins 43-0 Sun- football game. "The fact
day. that it was the Patriots team
Coach Bill Belichick had that scored a touchdown,
Tom Brady still throwing at it was mind-blowing."
the end. INJURIES
"We're playing 60 minutes," The Patriots' battered offen-
Belichick said. sive line was dealt another
The Pats did that. They blow when left tackle Isa-
scored twice on intercep- iah Wynn left in the first half
tion returns in a two-minute with a foot injury. Marshall
fourth-quarter span, and Newhouse replaced him.
registered their first shutout DISGRUNTLED DEFENDER
since Week 3 of 2016. Minkah Fitzpatrick started
Brown helped get them at safety for the Dolphins
going. The Patriots were Associated Press even though he has re-
18½-point favorites but led er." of the series. en for 18 for 97 yards and quested and received per-
only 7-0 late in the first half One thing Brown didn't do "The defense was spectac- one interception. mission to seek a trade. He
before Brady hit his newest was talk to reporters after ular," Brady said. Coach Brian Flores hedged made six tackles.
target for a 20-yard score. the game. The NFL allowed He threw for 264 yards and when asked if Fitzpatrick re- "There's a saying: 'I never
They connected four times the four-time All-Pro receiv- two scores for the Pats, mains the starter. lose, I just learn.'" Fitzpatrick
in all. er to play despite a civil who are 2-0 for the first time "We'll evaluate things over said. "That's just what we've
"It was a good start," Brady lawsuit filed Tuesday by his since 2016, winning by a the course of the week," got to do right now."
said. "I was just trying to find former trainer accusing him combined score of 76-3. Flores said, "and as of right BAD DAY
an open guy. He was snap- of sexually assaulting her on The Dolphins are 0-2 for now, Ryan is still the starter." Patriots kicker Stephen
ping off some routes and three occasions. Brown has only the second time since NO MERCY Gostkowski missed two ex-
did a great job." denied the allegations. 2012, with their losses by a Belichick didn't let up tra points and a 48-yard
Brown, who signed Mon- New England's defense combined score of 102-10. against Flores, his former field-goal try. He has missed
day, made an 18-yard outscored Miami with inter- "It's never fun to be embar- assistant. Brady's passing three extra points in the
catch on his first play and ception returns for touch- rassed," Miami quarterback sparked a 59-yard drive for past two seasons, all in Mi-
finished with 56 yards re- downs of 54 yards by Ste- Ryan Fitzpatrick said, "espe- the final touchdown with ami.
ceiving, all in the first half. phon Gilmore and 69 yards cially two weeks in a row at 2:10 left. UP NEXT
He won raves from team- by Jamie Collins Sr. The Pa- home." "Last year it came down The Patriots play host to the
mates for his debut. triots totaled seven sacks Fitzpatrick threw for 89 to 60 minutes of football," Jets next Sunday. New Eng-
"It was awesome," receiver and four interceptions and yards and was intercepted Brady said. "We were talk- land has won the past six
Julian Edelman said. "A lot earned their most lopsided three times. Josh Rosen re- ing about 60 minutes of meetings.
of energy. He's a playmak- win in the 108-game history placed him and went sev- football, and that's what it The Dolphins continue their
took." race to the bottom Sun-
The defending Super Bowl day at the Dallas Cowboys,
champions won for only who have won their past
the second time in their three meetings.
past seven trips to Miami, "There's not going to be
and avenged a loss in 2018 anybody in this league
on a last-second pass and that's going to feel sorry for
double lateral. us," Fitzpatrick said. "So we
Brady tied George Blanda have to continue to try to
for the second-most regu- get better every day."q