New season, same Patriots: New England crush Steelers on Sunday Night Football
- Pittsburgh Steelers 3-33 New England Patriots
- Super Bowl champions will be boosted by Antonio Brown
The New England Patriots trolled the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday and then blew them out Sunday night.
A day after the acquiring former Steelers malcontent Antonio Brown, the defending Super Bowl champions showed they might not even need him, getting 341 yards and three touchdown passes from 42-year-old Tom Brady to beat Pittsburgh 33-3.