FOXBORO — This was the history-making Tom Brady everyone remembers.
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Brady threw those five passes in the second quarter and the Patriots built the biggest halftime lead in league history, 45-0. The six touchdown throws tied Brady's own Patriots record. And the 59-point margin matched the largest since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, the Los Angeles Rams' 59-0 win over the Atlanta Falcons in 1976.
The Patriots (4-2) gained a club-record 619 yards, with Brady completing 29 of 34 passes for 380 yards and matching the number of scoring passes he totaled in his first five games.
Yesterday's performance was, by far, his best of an inconsistent comeback year after a knee injury ended his 2008 season.
Tom Brady set an NFL record for most TD passes in a quarter, Randy Moss found the end zone twice in 57 seconds, and the team broke their previous record for most yards in a game—all in one snowy match-up with the Titans in 2009.
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According to The Boston Globe's write-up of the game, the Patriots, coming off of an overtime loss to Denver, broke nine team records and two NFL records. Here are a few of the things that happened during that game:
- Tom Brady broke the NFL record for most touchdown passes in a quarter, with five in the second quarter.
- Brady threw two touchdown passes to Randy Moss—just 57 seconds apart.
- The Patriots broke their previous record for most yards in a game, with 619.
- The Titans finished with -7 passing yards from QB Kerry Collins.
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The white-and-powder-blue throwback uniforms the Titans wore to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the AFL may have been the only resemblance to that team that won that league's inaugural championship.
The Titans couldn't even stop New England when Brian Hoyer, a free agent rookie from Michigan State, took over for Brady on the second series of the third quarter with the score 52-0. He completed 9 of 11 passes for 52 yards in his pro debut and scored on a 1-yard run on his first series.
The October snow at Gillette Stadium wasn't a problem for the Patriots on Sunday, though the same couldn't be said for the Titans. On a day when the Patriots wore their throwback jerseys, Tom Brady and the offense brought back memories of the 2007 season. Brady threw six touchdown passes, and...
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The October snow at Gillette Stadium wasn't a problem for the Patriots on Sunday, though the same couldn't be said for the Titans. On a day when the Patriots wore their throwback jerseys, Tom Brady and the offense brought back memories of the 2007 season.
Brady threw six touchdown passes, and the Patriots set a franchise record for points in their 59-0 beat down of the Titans.
Headliner: The demise of Tom Brady's illustrious career had become a major story line through the first six weeks of the season, but on Sunday, Brady proved those talks to be a bit premature. Brady needed less than three quarters of action to complete 29 passes on 34 attempts for 380 yards and six touchdowns. One point shy of a perfect quarterback rating, Brady threw five of his six touchdowns in the second quarter as the Patriots took a record-setting 45-0 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Game Ball: Tennessee's Chris Johnson was able to run for 128 yards on the Patriots defense, but the winless Titans never found the end zone against the resurgent New England defense. The Patriots held Kerry Collins to -7 yards passing, as the veteran quarterback was 2-for-12 on the day with an interception, and had possibly the worst game in anyone's career. On the same day the Patriots were able to pick up 619 yards of offense, the Titans were only able to muster 186.
Key moment: Kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed a 39-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter, and it looked like the Patriots would miss out on an opportunity to get on the board first and take an early lead at home. But it turns out that all Gostkowski's missed field goal did was to prevent the Patriots from breaking the 60-point barrier. After Gostkowski's miss, the offense didn't let the possible three points change its game plan or mindset. Soon after, the Patriots would march back down the field twice in the first quarter with ease to score 10 points in the opening frame.
Good lengthy, detailed description of the game here:
Record-setting Tom Brady threw six touchdown passes and the New England Patriots sent the hapless Tennessee Titans plummeting to a new low in their winless season with a 59-0 win on a snowy Sunday.
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Various members of the Sports Hub reminisce about this game:
Tom Brady, still finding his footing after knee surgery, threw for six touchdowns that day – including an NFL record five in the second quarter alone – as the Pats cruised to a 59-0 victory over the Titans.
This might be hard to believe, but it’s been an entire decade since the New England Patriots defeated the Tennessee Titans 59-0 in a snowstorm at Gillette Stadium during the 2009 NFL season. Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the Oct. 18, 2009 matchup. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady gave a...
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Some other trivia from the game:
With the New England Patriots set to take on the Tennessee Titans in the AFC divisional round on Saturday, here's a look back at one of the Patriots' biggest blowouts of all time against Tennessee in 2009.
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1. Tom Brady set an NFL record for most TD passes in a quarter
2. The Patriots were coming off of a loss... to Josh McDaniels
3. The Titans finished with negative passing yards
4. The Patriots set a franchise record for yards in a game at the time
5. With 6:30 left in the second quarter, the Patriots had a 99.9 percent chance of winning
6. Stephen Gostkowski started off the game with a missed field goal
7. Laurence Maroney scored the first TD of the day for the Patriots
8. Adalius Thomas was a healthy scratch for the first time that season
9. With Matt Light out of the lineup, the Patriots played rookie Sebastian Vollmer at LT
10. Tom Brady had 180 yards and two touchdown passes before Kerry Collins completed a pass
11. Brian Hoyer made his NFL debut, and scored on his first drive
12. Patrick Chung collected his first NFL interception
13. This game made the Titans turn back to Vince Young at QB
14. Rookie Jason McCourty did not have the best game against his brother's future team
15. Future Patriots WR Kenny Britt was a rookie for the Titans
16. Tom Brady hit Randy Moss for a TD on a flea-flicker into triple coverage
17. The Titans could not hold on to the ball
18. The Patriots went for it on 4th-and-6 and 4th-and-7 while up by more than 50 points
19. The Patriots could have gotten 61 points, if not for a questionable call
20. The Patriots screwed up the ending, and turned the ball over on a QB kneel
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