New England Patriots Welcome Deion Branch With Victory

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - It was about 1,700 days ago when wide receiver Deion Branch scored a touchdown in a New England Patriots uniform.

In Branch's first game back in Foxborough, he had one receiving touchdown, proving the chemistry with quarterback Tom Brady is still there. 

The touchdown came with 11:02 left in the fourth, when Branch was running a clear-out across the back of the endzone, but instead, he broke it back to the corner of the endzone. Brady, who was rolling to the left, threw across his body, finding Branch in the far right back corner of the endzone. 

Branch ended the day with nine receptions for 98 yards, being Brady's No. 1 target. 

Along with Branch's success, the New England defense played superb. 

The Pats young defensive unit allowed a mere three points in the second half to the high powered Baltimore Ravens offense. 

New England rallied back from a 20-10 deficit, when kicker Stephen Gostkowski drilled a 24-yard field goal with 1:51 left, to force the game to overtime. 

In overtime, each team had three possessions, where New England's defense stepped up huge, forcing Baltimore to punt the ball every time. 

Along with the defense's contributions, punter Zoltan Mesko picked up the slack for the Pats offense. Mesko pinned the Ravens back deep for the last time, with an impressive 65-yard punt. 

In New England's last possession, Brady found Branch once, which crossed midfield and put New England in field goal range. 

With 1:56 left, Gostkowski nailed a 35-yard field goal to ice the game. 

With the win, New England now improves to 4-1 and have won three consecutive games. 

This article was first seen on Sports Haze.

Tony Santorsa is Sports Haze's AFC East Beat Writer, and you could read more sports stories at www.SportsHaze.com. You can also follow Tony via Twitter @ TonySantorsa