”’He was very excited. You could tell this morning when he walked in,” said Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who handed the ball to Smith 20 times and watched as he gained 100 yards, the final 42 of which locked up a 21-11 victory at Foxboro Stadium. ”He really wanted to make an impression. He came out and ran hard – he always runs hard – even there at the end, he was real excited to break that one off.”’