(Reuters) - Tom Brady may not have admitted to using the "Deflategate" scandal as motivation but he sure looked like a man on a mission while leading the New England Patriots to a NFL season-opening victory on Thursday.
Brady, whose entire offseason was spent dealing with fallout from accusations that he knew of a scheme to deflate footballs, looked sharp as he threw four touchdown passes in New England's 28-21 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers.
"It was a pretty special night so I was excited. Our whole team was excited," Brady, who completed 25 of 32 passes for 288 yards, told reporters.