The Patriots finally have found some breathing room against the 49ers. They lead, 20-10, early in the fourth quarter.
Neither team scored in the third quarter. Early in the fourth quarter, Tom Brady hit Danny Amendola on a 5-yard touchdown pass.
The touchdown drive covered 80 yards in 10 plays.
It was Brady’s third touchdown pass of the day. He threw touchdown passes to James White and Julian Edelman in the first half.
It has been raining steadily for much of the game. The Patriots have employed a conservative game plan and are over 100 rushing yards through three quarters against the league’s worst run defense.
