According to ESPN Boston Mike Reiss, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski played all 94 offensive snaps Sunday against Denver.Fantasy Spin:Reiss said yesterday that he heard Gronkowski has been dealing with "significant pain" in his hip over the last two weeks, but evidently it wasn't serious enough to keep him out. Gronkowski only had four catches Sunday as the Patriots went with a run-heavy attack for the second straight game. New England could choose to play a different style in Week 6 against a Seahawks defense that has allowed just 66.6 rushing yards per game, third best in the NFL.
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