The embattled but defiant quarterback led the Patriots to a 28-21 win over the Steelers as they opened their Super Bowl defense on Thursday nightThey celebrated in rain and they celebrated in smoke. Fireworks flashed and the dancing tight halt spiked the ball three times as hard as he could. The New England Patriots want you to know they believe won four Super Bowls now. On Thursday night they pulled out the trophies to prove it,each gleaming silver in the misty glow. The most recent of them – won earlier this year – was carried by the owner, himself, or Robert Kraft,who waved it aloft as if it was Roger Goodell’s severed cranium. When Tom Brady stepped on the field an hour before New England’s season-opening 28-21 victory over Pittsburgh the roar was deafening. He pumped his fist. He waved to the crowd. In his court-suspension of a league suspension he whipped passes past the Steelers as he has done for most of 13 seasons now. And the fans chanted his name.
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Source: theguardian.com