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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Beyoncé played at Gillette Stadium in June. Guns N Roses was here in July. Kenny Chesney performed on the Patriots field in August, and Bruce Springsteen sang in September.Everyone from Lionel Messi to Jacoby Brissett played at the home of the four-time Super Bowl champions over the past nine months.Everyone, that is, except Tom Brady.Taking the Foxborough field for the first time since last seasons playoffs and a full 21 months after he was sucked into the scandal known as Deflategate, Brady returned home to lead New England to a 35-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday .Once I got out there running around, it felt like football, said Brady, who completed 29 of 35 passes for 376 yards and three touchdowns. Youre not going to win because youre emotional. But I think having your attitude right ... that allows you to be at your best for your teammates.And Bradys teammates were at their best for him.Rob Gronkowski caught seven passes for a career-high 162 yards, and James White had two touchdown receptions for New England. Linebacker Donta Hightower had a safety and was also involved in a fourth-and-1 stop to turn the Bengals away at the goal line.The Patriots (5-1) became the second team in the NFL to win its fifth game and remained a game ahead of Buffalo in the AFC East.Receiver Julian Edelman, who served as emergency quarterback during Bradys suspension, could barely contain his emotion before the game, when he slapped the quarterbacks hand and then sprinted out of the tunnel and the length of the field.It was good to get him home, Edelman said. It was an electric environment out there with Tom back.It had been a while for Brady, who last played in Foxborough in a divisional playoff victory over Kansas City on Jan. 16. The Patriots went on to lose to Denver in the AFC title game, and then Brady lost his lengthy court battle to have his Deflategate suspension overturned .The four-time Super Bowl champion missed both home exhibition games before serving his four-game ban in the regular season. The Patriots went 3-1 under backup Jimmy Garoppolo and, after he was injured, Brissett.Brady returned last week against the Browns, a 33-16 win in which Brady threw for 406 yards and three touchdowns. But that was in Cleveland.This was the game Patriots fans had been waiting nine months for.Those who where already in their seats erupted in a cheer when Bradys face was shown on the scoreboard in a pregame highlight video. Then again when he came out for warmups an hour before the kickoff. By the time Brady jogged out of the tunnel for the national anthem, the stadium was full, and deafening.Waving signs praising their quarterback -- and railing against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell -- the sold-out crowd of 66,829 chanted Bradys name a handful of times during the game . (They even did it once with the Patriots on offense; Brady flapped his arms to quiet them down.)As you see, he is their football team, Bengals defensive lineman Carlos Dunlap said. Hes the heart of the city; hes the heart of the football team.And thats not because of his looks or his supermodel wife -- or even because of the four NFL championship banners he has already helped hang in the stadium. Its because, as long as hes at quarterback they have a chance at another.After a pedestrian (for him) first half, completing 12 of 16 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown, Brady methodically picked apart the Bengals (2-4) in the second on three quick TD drives:-Five plays, 68 yards, 2 minutes, 5 seconds.-Four plays, 53 yards, 1:35.-Nine plays, 50 yards, 2:35.And what had been a 14-12 Cincinnati lead became a 35-17 victory.Brady denied that it took him time to get his emotions under control. After all, he has played in six Super Bowls and plenty of more important games than this one.I think I know how to get to that place where I need to be, he said. You only have so much energy, and at some point youve got to cut it loose when the moment is right. Its certainly an emotional environment for football.There were a lot of people there when we ran out, and they were there all game, so it was great. And it was great to win. Thats what we want to do. 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The enshrinement ceremony is Saturday, and the Packers play the Indianapolis Colts in the Hall of Fame game on Sunday.Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Kevin Greene, who was an assistant coach in Green Bay, is also among an eight-member class being honored. Greene will be introduced by current Packers defensive coordinator and former Steelers assistant Dom Capers.But Favres induction especially means a lot to Packers fans. He was voted in on the first ballot.Theres a lot to be said about that and his career and the way he played, and itll be fun to hear the remarks, Rodgers said before practice Monday night.They may not have been quite as chummy in 2008, when Rodgers took over as the starter following the messy split between the Packers and Favre who, at the time, had a hard time deciding whether or not he was going to retire.Relationships have been mended. The Packers retired Favres No. 4 jersey last year in an emotional homecoming.Its going to be really special to be a part of, Rodgers said about watching Greene and Favre getting inducted on Saturday.The Packers are staying in Cleveland and must organize travel to Canton for the ceremony.Its also a game week, so the schedule is modeled after how the Pacckers operate during the regular season for a road game.dddddddddddd Normally, the team would just be practicing and staying put at its hotel the day before a road game.Rodgers didnt know yet coach Mike McCarthys plan for playing time for preseason games, including Sunday.My workload, its hard to say workload with the amount of plays Ive played the last few years in preseason, Rodgers said. But whatever he wants us to do well do, whether thats a series or a quarter or more than that, well be ready to play.Game notes NFL officials met with the Packers to talk about rules changes and point of emphasis. Rodgers jokingly lobbied for leeway on one rule. I was joking with them, `Just let them go. Let them try to tackle me and give us a chance to get a free play, said Rodgers, an expert at drawing defensive linemen offside for penalties. Kidding aside, Rodgers said he understands the point of view from the referee. But theyre going to do the right thing, and it was a good explanation of the amount of steps that make it unabated compared to when a guy is trying to get back, and we can draw them offside, Rodgers said. So were going to keep playing the way we play and try to draw them offside, and if we do, make something happen. ... OL T.J. Lang (shoulder) practiced after starting camp on the physically unable to perform list.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '