Tom Brady reaches 500 career TD passes as Patriots crush Colts 38-24

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots hosted the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium for Thursday Night Football, right here on Boston 25.

The Patriots, who came into the game with a 2-2 record, went above .500 with a big win, taking home a 38-24 victory over the Colts in their first battle at Gillette Stadium since the DeflateGate saga began.

Tom Brady reached 500 career touchdown passes, set the record by throwing to his 71st different receiver for a touchdown, and the Patriots moved to 3-2 in the win.

11:32 p.m.: Andrew Luck tosses a one-yard touchdown to Eric Ebron to put the 24 back on the board, trimming the lead to 38-24 Patriots.

11:29 p.m.: The Colts scored what looked a late touchdown to make it 38-24 with 1:27 to go in the fourth quarter, but the play went under review. The call was reversed, with the Colts taking control at the goal line.

11:10 p.m.: After a Jonathan Jones interception, Sony Michel bursts off the edge through a huge hole for a touchdown of his own to make it 38-17 Patriots in the fourth quarter.

11:01 p.m.: Tom Brady reaches 500 touchdown passes on his career with a long one to Josh Gordon! He's the third NFL player to reach that number, and the first to get them all with one team.

The pass gave Brady his 71st different receiver to ever catch a touchdown pass from him!

10:53 p.m.: The Colts make it a one-possession game early in the fourth quarter on a touchdown pass from Andrew Luck to Eric Swoope, trimming the lead to 24-17.

10:42 p.m.: Rob Gronkowski turns the ball over on what was scored as a Tom Brady interception to give the Colts the ball back once more in the red zone.

10:34 p.m.: Not to be outdone by their opponents, the Patriots take the ball right back as Devin McCourty forces a fumble to give possession to the Patriots.

10:29 p.m.: Shortly after their first touchdown of the game, the Colts force a turnover of their own on an interception in their own territory to get the ball right back.

10:22 p.m.: The Colts fire back with a touchdown to make it 24-10 in the third quarter.

9:45 p.m.: Patrick Chung comes up with the big interception with 38 seconds left in the half to get the Patriots the ball at midfield.

9:39 p.m.: Ask and you shall receive! After Tom Brady asked for James White to be more involved in the offense, he throws a touchdown pass to the Patriots running back for his second touchdown of the night. A Stephen Gostkowski field goal makes it 21-3 with under two minutes in the half.

9:26 p.m.: Malcom Brown heads to the locker room after walking to the medical tent under his own power.

9:13 p.m.: A 54-yard field goal from Adam Vinatieri gets the Colts on the board, making it 14-3 in the second quarter.

9:03 p.m.: Tom Brady sneaks it in from the goal line on a leaping touchdown to give the Patriots a 14-0 lead in the second quarter with 12:14 to go! The touchdown was Brady's first rushing touchdown since December 6, 2015.

8:56 p.m.: After the first quarter, the Patriots are on top 7-0 over the Colts on Boston 25.

8:53 p.m.: Former Patriots quarterback Adam Vinatieri smacks a 38-yard field goal attempt off the left upright after a 74-yard Colts drive to keep things at 7-0 Patriots.

8:30 p.m.: That was quick! Tom Brady throws a touchdown pass to Cordarrelle Patterson on a screen to take an early lead. Stephen Gostkowski hits the extra point to make it 7-0 Patriots early!

8:20 p.m.: And we're off! The Patriots get the ball first as Tom Brady takes the field with Julian Edelman, Josh Gordon and Rob Gronkowski in the huddle, as well.

6:52 p.m.: The Patriots confirmed Rob Gronkowski will be active for tonight's game against the Colts after being listed as questionable this week.

Coming off a short week, the Patriots are looking for another win to add to their 2-2 record. Thankfully, Julian Edelman will be back in his first regular season game in a year-and-a-half after injuring his knee, then serving a 4-game suspension.

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