Patriots' Julian Edelman: Rushes for score in playoff loss

Edelman caught three of his five targets for 30 yards in the team's wild-card round loss to the Titans. He added two rushes for 12 yards and a score.

Edelman was uncharacteristically quiet, out-targeted by N'Keal Harry and logging only the fourth most receiving yards on the team. It's unclear how much nagging shoulder and knee injuries derailed his performance, but Edelman had an untimely drop early in the third quarter that stalled an otherwise promising drive. Edelman is under contract through the 2021 season, and cutting him prior to the end of the 2020 league year would result in $8.3 million of dead cap. Thus, he is likely to be back in New England regardless of the status of long-time quarterback Tom Brady.