With the four-game suspension of Tom Brady over, the Patriots started Brady against the Cleveland Browns. After forcing the Browns to a quick three-and-out on their opening drive, Brady led the Patriots on an 8 play, 80-yard drive, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run by Blount to take an early 7-0 lead. The Browns countered on their next drive, marching 75 yards to score on an 11-yard touchdown pass from rookie Cody Kessler to Andrew Hawkins. The Patriots answered right back, aided by a 36-yard dump-off pass to James White, racing 75 yards and scoring on Brady's 7-yard touchdown pass to Bennett, retaking the lead 14-7. On the second play of the Browns' next drive, Kessler fumbled the snap, and kicked the ball out of the end zone for a safety, extending the Patriots lead to 16-7. The Patriots didn't miss a beat, after Edelman returned the free kick 9 yards to the Patriots 36,  aided by a 43-yard laser to Hogan, Brady found Bennett again, capping off the 8 play, 64-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass, widening the lead to 23-7. Charlie Whitehurst took over for an injured Kessler on the next drive, but the Browns went nowhere and punted. The Patriots seemed poised to widen their lead on their next drive, racing all the way to the Browns 1-yard line, but Blount couldn't get in on 3rd or 4th down, and the Patriots turned the ball over on downs. Three possessions later, the Patriots reached the Browns 32, but Gostkowski missed a 50-yard field goal attempt wide right. The Browns ran out the rest of the clock, and the Patriots held their 23-7 lead going into halftime. The Patriots started the second half like the first, racing 75 yards in 8 plays, with Brady hitting Bennett for a 37-yard touchdown, Bennett's third touchdown catch of the game, increasing the lead to 30-7. The Browns drove to the Patriots 39 on their ensuing possession, but Whitehurst was intercepted by Patrick Chung, who returned it 4 yards to the Patriots' 34. Three possessions later, the Browns raced 80 yards in just 7 plays, with Whitehurst throwing a 17-yard touchdown pass to Connor Hamlett, trimming the deficit to 30-13, but the two-point conversion attempt failed, keeping the deficit to three scores. The Patriots answered right back, marching to the Browns 13, but had to settle for a 31-yard field goal by Gostkowski, extending the lead to 33-13. Terrelle Pryor took over for Whitehurst midway through their next possession, but the Browns turned the ball over on downs. Both teams took turns running out the rest of the clock, and the Patriots went to 4-1. In the win, Tom Brady collected his 8th 400+ passing yard game of his career.. How many more yards for touchdown passes did Brady throw than Charlie Whitehurst?