Tom Brady on Connection with Josh Gordon: 'I'm Excited to See Where We're Going'

Josh Gordon has continued to play a bigger role in the Patriots offense as he continues to learn the playbook and develop chemistry for Tom Brady, having his biggest game with New England with four receptions for 100 yards Sunday.

And that growth isn't lost on Brady.

"I think our confidence is growing and growing and growing," he said on the Kirk & Callahan radio show Monday (h/t Mike Reiss of ESPN.com). "I'm excited to see where we're going."

Gordon's big performance against the Chicago Bears in the 38-31 win included a 55-yard catch and run in the fourth quarter that set up a touchdown and a 19-yard snag on a 4th-and-1 in the second quarter.

"We had a good play-action pass and I had great protection, and he was running kind of a deep in-cut, and caught it in stride," Brady said of the 55-yarder, per Reiss. "He ran over the safety, got down to the 1-yard line—an incredible play. We really needed that."

It's clear that Gordon is providing something the Patriots lacked before his acquisition: a dangerous downfield threat capable of making big plays and taking the top off a defense.

"He's a threat. He goes down the field and makes plays," wideout Julian Edelman said. "... It's pretty cool to have a guy like him and play with a dynamic player."

"He's buying in to everything the coaches have been talking to him about and is making big plays for us," running back James White added.

As Reiss noted, Gordon is also appearing in any sets with two or more receivers, reducing the role players like Chris Hogan and Phillip Dorsett are playing. And with the Patriots dealing with injuries to key skill-position players—Rob Gronkowski didn't play against the Bears, while Sony Michel left due to injury—Gordon's ascension is coming at the perfect time for the Pats.

The Patriots were dangerous enough without Gordon. With him, the team's offense added a key dimension for opposing defenses to try to counter.