Is Tom Brady better now than 10 years ago? He…

So this is what the Patriots offense really looks like.

Tom Brady’s return from Deflategate was a winning one as the New England Patriots beat the Cleveland Browns in Ohio.

The 5-foot-11, 221-pound Zenner made the team again this year. In one game with Brady, the wide receiver finished with four receptions for career-high 114 yards.

Gronk still made five catches for 109 yards, as seven Patriots hauled in at least two passes. For a time, Brady was like a kid, playing with all his new toys.

The Browns scored their second touchdown on a 17-yard pass from Whitehurst to tight end Connor Hamlett with 14:05 to play. And he exposed the Browns for the young and experienced bunch that they are.

Matthew Stafford completed 19 of 25 passes for 180 yards and three touchdowns and Theo Riddick took two catches for scores for the Lions (2-3), who snapped a three-game losing streak with the win. “It’s pretty dynamic with both of us out there today and he played very well”.

Brady wasn’t hit too many times Sunday.

Thousands of New England fans, many wearing No. 12 jerseys, made the trip to OH to greet Brady. “Then when the regular season comes, you get out there and you’re kind of ready to go”.

As usual, the Browns struggled to cover tight ends, with Bennett catching the three TDs, including a 37-yarder, and being so open on his first TD catch that he walked right in like he was strolling through Central Park. “The two defenders come to me and leave Marty in the red zone one-on-one”.

Roger Goodell gave the other 31 teams a break, and they blew it.

“Stephen’s one of our hardest-working players and I’d say one of the most respected players on the team because of the way he does work and how team-oriented he is”, coach Bill Belichick said on a conference call Monday. I’m so proud of him.

“I didn’t probably have as much time as I would have wanted to in the preseason, but that was a product of a lot of things”.

Raiders 34, Chragers 31: In Oakland, Derek Carr threw a go-ahead 21-yard touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree on a fourth-and-2 gamble and added another TD pass to Amari Cooper to lead the Raiders to a victory over the mistake-prone Chargers. Many had questions regarding whether or not he would go into Sunday’s game and be ready for full-speed National Football League action, and he went out on the field on Sunday and looked as if he was in mid-season form. Our line played so great …

Brady was suspended after the NFL discovered underinflated footballs were used in the Patriots’ 45-7 rout of the Indianapolis Colts in the January 2015 AFC championship game. This was the first real look at the prolific tandem.

Was that Tom Brady’s greatness or the Browns being, well, the Browns? He shot through the gap so quick that Kessler had no chance to get the pass off. “It’s just fun to run out and play”. And he came out with 6:02 remaining to more cheers from the remaining fans, few of whom were in Browns colors. His coach’s mantra registers when Brady speaks in public, even if it rings hollow when you see Brady in action on the field. There’s a lot of weapons on this team. Only this time they won’t have to answer questions about life without Brady.