Julian Edelman, Josh Gordon, Demaryius Thomas register catches in Patriots' preseason finale

Three of the Patriots' top receivers record a catch in the team's first offensive drive in the preseason finale.

The New England Patriots' preseason finale vs. the New York Giants Thursday night was an opportunity for three of New England's top receivers to get their first game action of 2019. 

Julian Edelman played in the first offensive series of the game, and recorded one catch for 20 yards before exiting the game. 

Josh Gordon played five series and Demaryius Thomas played in six. Gordon caught two passes on six targets for 30 yards. Thomas had an unbelievable night, recording seven catches on eight targets for 87 yards and two touchdowns. All of their targets came from rookie QB Jarrett Stidham. 

Josh Gordon hadn't appeared in an NFL game since December 16th, aloss to Pittsburgh. His 3rd snap of tonight's context, a comeback against press coverage (Henre' Toliver) #Patriots pic.twitter.com/4F4FMpNhBL

— Mike Giardi (@MikeGiardi) August 29, 2019

DEMARYIUS THOMAS TOUCHDOWN!#NYGvsNE @Jarrett_Stidham @DemaryiusT pic.twitter.com/D5ZKbovDoi

— NFL (@NFL) August 30, 2019

Edelman was flexing his left hand after his lone reception, the same hand that he broke his thumb on back in July that forced him to miss the start of training camp and the preseason. He appears to be fine on the sideline, which is good news.