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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tom Brady looked into the end zone and found his favourite receiver. Rob Gronkowski caught the ball then slammed it to the ground. The familiar spike was back after the star tight ends first touchdown of an injury-delayed season. So was the Patriots offence. Brady shook off the inconsistency of his first eight games, threw for season-highs of 432 yards and four touchdowns and led New England to a 55-31 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. "You throw it, they catch it, they run with it," he said. "It makes a good day for a quarterback." The Patriots (7-2) go into their bye week with a two-game lead in the AFC East despite playing mediocre football for most of the first half of the season. The 55 points were the most scored in an NFL game this season and the most ever against the Steelers (2-6). The Patriots 610 yards were the third most in team history and the most ever allowed by Pittsburgh. "We are going to comb through this with a fine tooth comb," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said, "and those people who are lacking effort wont be playing. Its just that simple." Brady had 252 yards passing in the first half, more than in five of his other eight games. And 119 of those came on seven catches by Gronkowski in his third game since missing the first six recovering from surgeries on his left forearm and back. He finished with a career-high nine catches for 143 yards. He caught his 19-yard touchdown pass with 4:30 gone in the second quarter as the Patriots took a 14-0 lead. "It felt great out there," Gronkowski said. "It was important for us to play this way. Until now, we hadnt been clicking for all four quarters." The Steelers wasted a solid performance by Ben Roethlisberger, who completed 28 of 48 passes for 400 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. The excitement began before the game when Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester, accompanied by several teammates, carried the World Series trophy onto the field. "Im not sure exactly how it all happened today," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. "Maybe we got inspiration from the Red Sox." The Patriots gained the most yards in the NFL last season but were just 18th in that category going into Sundays game. And Brady threw for just 116 yards a week earlier in a 27-17 win over the Miami Dolphins. But he was sharp all day Sunday, completing 23 of 33 passes against a defence that let receivers run free for several long receptions, including a 57-yarder to Danny Amendola that set up Stephen Gostkowskis 20-yard field goal that made it 17-3. Brady threw scoring passes of 34 yards to Amendola, and 17 and 81 yards to Aaron Dobson, while Stevan Ridley rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns as part of a 197-yard ground game. The Patriots led 24-10 at halftime before the Steelers tied it on their first two series of the third quarter on Roethlisbergers touchdown passes to Jerricho Cotchery of 20 and 8 yards. He added a 6-yarder to Cotchery midway through the fourth quarter that made it 41-31. But two plays after the kickoff, Brady launched a pass down the left sideline that Dobson caught at the Steelers 40 and carried into the end zone. LeGarrette Blount got the final touchdown on a 5-yard run with 2:41 left. Three Patriots had more than 100 yards receiving, Gronkowskis 143, Dobson with 130 and Amendola with 122. "Its embarrassing for our organization to give up points like that," Steelers safety Ryan Clark said. Brady "is the most accomplished quarterback of our era. Tom Brady played like Tom Brady." Roethlisberger turned the ball over twice on his first two series when he fumbled then threw an interception. "Were all angry and disappointed," Roethlisberger said, Brady "is good, so you know that your mistakes have to be limited." After Gronkowskis touchdown, Pittsburghs Shaun Suisham and Gostkowski traded field goals before Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown for a 27-yard touchdown. It was the 200th touchdown pass of Roethlisbergers career, second in Steelers history to Terry Bradshaws 212. The Patriots got the ball back with 1:50 left in the half and went 77 yards on nine plays to a 1-yard scoring run by Ridley. After Cotchery tied it at 24, the Patriots took the lead for good on Gostkowskis 32-yard field goal. "When (Gronkowskis) healthy and on the field, hes tough to stop," Brady said, "Its been a process for us, but at the bye week, 7-2 is not bad and, hopefully, our best footballs ahead of us." NOTES: The Patriots scored at least 50 points for the sixth time with Brady as their starting quarterback. ... New England has 36 straight games with at least one takeaway, the current longest streak in the NFL. ... The Steelers fell to 2-6 for the first time since 2006, the season after they won the Super Bowl. Rod Carew Twins Jersey . - Diego Fagundez scored his team-leading 13th goal of the season in the 76th minute to lift the Revolution to a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday night that kept New Englands playoff hopes alive. Marwin Gonzalez Jersey . The freestyle skier from Calgary finished sixth in the qualification round with a total of 82.00 points. Groenewoud won a silver medal at the X Games last month, just over five weeks after undergoing double knee surgery. https://www.cheaptwins.com/872t-jose-berrios-jersey-twins.html . Just as the meeting was beginning, Major League Baseball unveiled Rule 7.13, an experimental rule for the 2014 season aimed at eliminating what the league calls “egregious” runner/catcher collisions at home plate. LaMonte Wade Jr. Jersey . -- Derek Jeter says the New York Yankees have no choice but to move forward now that Alex Rodriguez has accepted his suspension for the 2014 season. Nick Gordon Jersey . Heavily-criticized after allowing a dozen goals on 58 shots in two games in Boston, Luongo continued his dominance at home. Hes now allowed two goals in three home games in this series.Newcastles battle for Premier League survival continues at home to Manchester City on Tuesday night, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 7pm. Newcastles 3-0 win against Swansea on Saturday moved Rafael Benitezs side to just two points behind rivals Sunderland and three points adrift of 17th-placed Norwich.Manchester City have seen a return to form in April, winning three league games and beating Paris Saint-Germain to progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in their history. Following their 3-0 Saturday Night Football win over Chelsea, Manuel Pellegrinis side are third in the Premier League table and could create a three-point gap over fourth-placed Arsenal with a win at St James Park.Should Sergio Aguero start and score against Newcastle, hell be the second quickest player to score 100 goals in the Premier League after Alan Shearer (124 apps).Team News An injured Vincent Kompany leaves the pitch Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany and forward Raheem Sterling are back in contention for Pellegrinis side.Defender Kompany has been out for the past month with the latest in a succession of calf-related problems, while England international Sterling has missed the last five games with a groin injury.David Silva (ankle) is again missing while forward Samir Nasri, who recently returned from a lengthy lay-off, will rest a minor muscle injury. Full-backs Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna also miss out with back injuries. Daryl Janmaat is one of seven players currently on Newcastles injury list and set to miss the game Newcastle defenders Fabricio Coloccini and Daryl Janmaat are absent for Rafa Benitez. Coloccini is yet to shake off the calf injury which has sidelined him since February, while Janmaat will sit out with groin and hand problems.Full-back Kevin Mbabu is close to a return from a long-standing thigh problem, but goalkeepers Tim Krul and Rob Elliot (both knee) and defenders Steven Taylor (muscle strain) and Massadio Haidara (knee) are still out.Opta stats Aguero could become the second quickest player to score 100 Premier League goals if he scores against Newcastle Newcastle United have won none of the last 18 Premier League meetings against Manchester City (D2 L16), losing the last 12 in a row.If Man City win theyll equal the record of consecutive Premier League wins against a specific opponent (13 - Manchester United against Wigan Athletic).City have won seven and lost none of their last eight visits to St James Park. Rafael Benitez urges his Newcastle players to ignore the other teams around them in the Premier League relegation battle Newcastle have scored just one goal in their last six Premier League games against Manchester City, conceding 23 in that time.ddddddddddddSergio Aguero has scored 10 goals in just eight Premier League appearances against Newcastle United. The Argentina internationals tally of 10 goals is the joint-most he has against any opponent in his Premier League career (along with Tottenham).Aguero has scored 99 Premier League goals in 146 Premier League games - if he scores in this game then hell be the 2nd quickest to 100 goals in the competition after Alan Shearer (124 apps). Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed the idea that Manchester City lost focus when Pep Guardiola was picked as their next manager Man City have scored at least two goals in each of their last 15 Premier League games against Newcastle and 11 in the last two meetings.Pellegrinis next victory will be his 100th as Manchester City manager in all competitions.Paul Mersons Prediction Paul Merson predicts a win for Manchester City Its a crucial game for City in the race for the top-four places so they will be going all out for three points at St James Park. Its difficult to see past a City victory with Pellegrinis side securing a all three points.PAUL PREDICTS: 0-2 (Sky Bet odds: 13/2)Betting After beating Norwich last weekend, can Newcastle secure back-to-back victories? Newcastle are 9/2 shots with Sky Bet to secure back-to-back victories by securing three points in their fight against relegation against Manchester City (3/5).The Toon remain 1/4 to take the plunge despite Saturdays win against Swansea, while City are 100/1 shots to overhaul Leicester and Tottenham and win the title.The last three meetings at St James Park have finished 2-0 to the Citizens and its 13/2 for a repeat of that outcome. Aguero scored five goals in Octobers meeting at the Etihad and is 11/1 to score a hat-trick on Tuesday night. See all the match odds and pundit tips here. Watch Newcastle play Manchester City on Tuesday night from 7pm on Sky Sports 1 HD. ' ' '