CHICAGO – Wide receiver Josh Gordon’s immersion into the New England Patriots’ culture and offensive attack has been one of the team’s most compelling storylines, and it reached a new level in Sunday's 38-31 victory over the Chicago Bears.
Three plays highlighted how the Tom Brady-to-Gordon connection has become such a key part of the attack, and they could be summed up this way:
The game-breaker.
The clutch all-or-nothing grab.
The momentum-stopper.
In a back-and-forth game that featured many twists – with the Patriots’ inability to slow down Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky as a rusher being a primary issue in the first 35 minutes of action, and then a rally-to-the-ball tackle needed on a final Hail Mary attempt to close things out – Gordon played a big role in helping restore order at various points.