tight end returned from his four-game suspension in Monday night's to the . He immediately fell back into his role as ' go-to target.Gates' presence was felt from the Miami Dolphins Jersey jump, as Rivers hit his long-time target with the first pa s of the game. Gates snagged three pa ses on the first drive, including the opening touchdown, the 100th of his career. "He started off hot and kept it rolling," Rivers said of the tight end, to Hunter Long Jersey whom he's thrown 74 TDs. "He was a big contributor." Gates finished with nine catches on 11 targets for 92 yards and two touchdowns, all team highs. Those numbers came Albert Wilson Jersey . "I've never had any expectations in terms of what I was going to do going into the game," Gates said, . "All I wanted to do was contribute and I was able to do as much as I could when the opportunities presented themselves." Gates, 35, became just the second tight end in NFL history -- and the ninth overall -- to catch more Greg Little Jersey than 100 touchdown pa ses (Tony Gonzalez, 111). The 74 touchdowns places Gates/Rivers as the . Gates also pa sed Shannon Sharpe for third all-time in tight end receiving yards (Gonzalez, ).Down a receiving target and with a crumbling offensive line, Rivers relied on his long-time partner as a security blanket in big Salvon Ahmed Jersey spots. They couldn't combine for the win, but there is no doubt with Gates back on the field, the ' offense just got more dangerous.