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One of Brady's favorite options, Gronk has just 13 catches for 189 yards and a touchdown this season.He hasn't scored in either of the two losses, hauling in only six total receptions.But Gronkowski said no one inside the Patriots' locker room is panicking about starting 1-2."I mean, it's early, it's football and it's the NFL," he said. "Some crazy things happen every single week and we've just got to bounce back. We can't put our heads down, we have to keep them up. We've got to keep on fighting and there's another week next week.""We've got a big division game next week versus Miami. We've just got to keep on fighting. It's a long season, I know we're 1-2 right now, but we've got to keep on fighting and keep on going. There's no other way to do it."
