Tom Brady’s willing to play small ball, and the Seahawks finally yielded a play.
Brady just hit Brandon LaFell for an 11-yard touchdown pass to give the Patriots a 7-0 lead.
With cornerback Jeremy Lane doubtful to return with an arm injury, Brady was picking on backup cornerback Tharold Simon. Julian Edelamn got inside Simon for a 23-yard gain on a crossing route, setting up the score.
Brady took one shot over the top to Rob Gronkowski (which could have easily been called for offensive pass interference when Gronk clubbed Kam Chancellor in the head), but otherwise the Patriots are willing to dink, dunk and run their way downfield.
The Seahawks haven’t completed a pass yet today, and they’re clearly going to need to find something through the air soon.
