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Tom Brady, Wes Welker and the Patriots romped to an opening-night 38-24 win in Miami.
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Aaron Hernandez caught one of his seven passes for a touchdown in the third quarter.
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Brady finished the night with a Patriots-record 517 yards passing.
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The night was punctuated when Welker broke away from Dolphins defender Benny Sapp ...
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... and ran away to the end zone for a 99-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
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Brandon Marshall and the Dolphins still managed to accumulate 488 total yards against the Patriots defense.
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Chad Ochocinco spent much of his Patriots debut on the sideline and caught just one pass for 9 yards.
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Rob Gronkowski caught one of Brady's four touchdown passes.
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The Patriots lost center Dan Koppen to a left ankle injury during the game.
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Singer Fergie, who is a Dolphins minority owner, performed the national anthem before the game.
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The win marked the ninth straight regular-season game in which the Patriots scored more than 30 points.











