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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Anfernee Simons Blazers Jersey . - The reviews came quickly and unanimously.Bradys Better! the crowd chanted midway through the fourth quarter.I stunk, Peyton Manning said minutes after struggling through the 16th meeting between two of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.All that was true Sunday in the meeting between the AFCs two top teams.Tom Brady outplayed Manning and the New England Patriots won 43-21 for their fifth straight victory, ending the Denver Broncos winning streak at four.The lopsided loss by the favoured Broncos was a surprise. Another Brady victory over Manning in Foxborough wasnt.Manning is 0-4 at New England over the past five seasons. The Patriots have won their past 14 home games, the longest current streak in the NFL, and 34 in a row over AFC teams.The crowd didnt play, Broncos defensive tackle Terrance Knighton said. It is 11-on-11 and their 11 played better.Make that 22.The Patriots (7-2) were better on offence, especially when converting on third and fourth downs. And they were better on defence, holding the Broncos (6-2) to their second lowest points total of the season.We knew if we executed well how the game would turn out, so we werent surprised, New England defensive tackle Vince Wilfork said. It wasnt about Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. It was about making sure we knew what were doing.Brady threw for 333 yards, four touchdowns and his first interception in five games. Manning piled up 438 yards passing, most after the Broncos trailed 27-7 at halftime, with two touchdown passes and two interceptions.The quarterback stinks, usually youre not going to win many games, Manning said. I dont make any excuses.Brady is 11-5 against Manning with one of those losses coming last season in the AFC title game.He has always set a real high bar for how to play and I have tried to do the same through my efforts with my team, Brady said about Manning. The only thing I really care about is the respect from my team, going out there and trying to earn it. Some more highlights of the Patriots victory:THE OTHER MATCHUP: Just as Brady outplayed Manning, New Englands Rob Gronkowski beat Denvers Julius Thomas in a matchup of two of the NFLs best tight ends. Gronkowski had nine catches for 105 yards and a 1-yard touchdown, while Thomas finished with two receptions for 33 yards, with an 18-yard score.Gronkowski made a spectacular one-handed grab early in the fourth quarter and was tackled at the 1.Incredible, Brady said. That was one of the best catches Ive ever seen.Thomas touchdown cut the lead to 27-14 early in the third quarter before the Patriots scored 10 points in a 17-second span on Stephen Gostkowskis 45-yard field goal and Bradys 10-yard scoring pass to Brandon LaFell.EDELMAN DOES IT ALL: Julian Edelman scored on a 5-yard pass from Brady, returned a punt 84 yards for another touchdown and almost got a third in the final minute of the third quarter. But the on-field ruling that he had scored on a 5-yard pass was overturned when replay showed the ball hit the ground before he had possession. Brady threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Shane Vereen two plays later for a 27-7 lead.Julian did what Julian does, special teams captain Matthew Slater said.It was the fourth punt return for a touchdown of Edelmans career, breaking a tie for the team record with Troy Brown and Irving Fryar.DENVERS Defence: Denvers improved defence this season hardly looked like it. Von Miller began the day tied for second in the NFL with nine sacks, but his six-game streak with at least one ended. DeMarcus Ware was the only Bronco to sack Brady, who kept getting rid of the ball quickly.Brady, man, on third and long he killed us, Denver cornerback Chris Harris Jr. said. They just did a lot of hurry-up (offence) and our communication wasnt like it usually is.BRADYS MILESTONES: Brady spent the day passing one great quarterback after another. He moved into fifth place past current Denver general manager John Elway with 51,541 yards passing and moved ahead of Dan Marino with 22 games with at least four touchdown passes. He also tied Brett Favre with 62 games with 300 or more yards passing and got his 155th win in his 200th start, the most victories by a quarterback in that many starts.COMING UP: The Patriots have a bye before visiting Indianapolis in a Sunday night game. Theyre 1-2 in the games after the bye in the past three seasons. 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Kevin Durant certainly played like there was on Sunday night, scoring 36 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as the Thunder made quick work of the visiting Pacers with a 118-94 win.DALLAS - After Derrick Rose missed a potential clinching shot on a hard drive through the lane in the final seconds, he sealed Chicagos victory by winning a scramble for the loose ball.This takedown of a Western Conference playoff contender from Texas was a little tougher than the first, and another sign that the Bulls are putting a rough patch behind them.Rose scored 20 points, Jimmy Butler had 14 of his 20 in the second half and the Bulls beat the Dallas Mavericks 102-98 Friday night.The Bulls, losers of six of eight games before a quick Texas two-step, held on in the closing seconds a night after handing defending champion San Antonio its most lopsided loss of the season in Chicago.It means we can beat any team when we put our mind to it, Butler said. I feel like were deep and we play hard. And if we do what were supposed to do, we can beat anybody.Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points to lead the Mavericks, who had won three straight and were trying to get coach Rick Carlisle his 600th career victory.Dallas withstood a 5-minute field goal drought in the fourth quarter to get to 100-98 on a three-point play by Monta Ellis, who was fouled by Taj Gibson on a jumper.But after Rose missed in close, he scrambled for the rebound and got the ball to Kirk Hinrich, who tossed it to Pau Gasol. The Mavericks couldnt get the foul until Chandler Parsons finally grabbed Gasol with 0.1 seconds remaining. Gasol made both free throws.That just kind of sums up the entire game as far as offensive rebounds, Rajon Rondo said after the Mavericks were outrebounded, 47-30. Thats been our Achilles heel all night getting rebounds and we cant finish the job in the closing seconds of the game.Gasol had 13 points and 16 rebounds, and Joakim Noah added six points and seven boards in his return after missing four games with a sprained right ankle.Rose scored 13 points in the first quarter, inclluding consecutive 3-pointers when he pulled up well behind the line both times to give the Bulls a 22-12 lead. Jusuf Nurkic Jersey. he Mavericks twice pulled even in the third quarter but never led because they couldnt win the battle of the backcourts. While Rose and Butler combined for 40 points, Monta Ellis had 17 for Dallas but Rondo scored just six on 3-of-9 shooting with four assists.___TIP-INSBulls: G Mike Dunleavy, close to returning from a right ankle injury, missed his 12th straight game. ... Gibson had 15 points and seven rebounds. ... Rose was 3 of 5 from 3-point range, and Tony Snell was 2 of 4 and scored 10 points. Hinrich made both his attempts as the Bulls shot 56 per cent from long range (9 of 16).Mavericks: Devin Harris had a four-point play with Dallas trailing by nine late in the third quarter. He hit a 3 from the left wing, and Hinrich was called for hitting him on the arm. The free throw cut Dallas deficit to 77-72. ... Tyson Chandler had his 19th double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. He also had five blocks. ... Parsons scored 19 but had just one rebound.NOAHS RETURNNoah started and played 23 minutes, with six of his seven rebounds on the offensive end as the Bulls outscored the Mavericks 18-15 on second-chance points. He led the Bulls with two blocks. I got a little winded, but it just felt good to be out there, said Noah, who has been bothered by the ankle for a month and missed four games in December before returning and tweaking the injury.SITTING RONDOMavericks coach Rick Carlisle said it was a coachs decision to sit Rondo in favour of Harris in the closing minutes and wouldnt elaborate. Rondo said he wouldnt seek an explanation. If he brings it up, he does, Rondo said. But its not something that Ill go to his office and make a big deal about.UP NEXTBulls: Sunday at home against Miami.Mavericks: Sunday at New Orleans. ' ' '