Brady, Lewis accomplish something Patriots haven't done since 1998

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Just how dominant was New England's performance against the Broncos last weekend? They accomplished something that they haven't done in almost two decades.

Tom Brady earned the AFC's Offensive Player of the Week and Dion Lewis was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, giving the Patriots two weekly award winners for the first time since 1998. Back then it was Drew Bledsoe and Adam Vinatieri who took home the honors. 

Brady hit on 25 of 34 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Patriots to their seventh win. The victory was also his 86th career road win, which moved him past Peyton Manning for the NFL record. The Player of the Week award was Brady's 30th of his career (a record) and 2017 is now the fifth season in which Brady has won three Player of the Week honors (also a record).

Lewis scored on a 103-yard kickoff return against the Broncos, helping him earn some hardware. He's the first Patriots returner to win Special Teams Player of the Week since Julian Edelman accomplised the feat back in 2014. 

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