Patriots WR offensive snaps played, since Edelman returned in Week 5 ...

Edelman 631
Gordon 546
Hogan 436
Dorsett 119
Patterson 109

And this week vs. Pittsburgh: Edelman 58, Gordon 57, Hogan 39, Patterson 5, Dorsett 2. Bottom line ... the Patriots had grown reliant on Gordon.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) December 20, 2018