Record day in the snow

It's October, but yesterday it looked like December at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA, home of the New England Patriots, who hosted the Tennessee Titans.

Sixty minutes of football later and the game wasn't even close: NE 59 - Tenn. 0.

Ye gods.

The Titans are the worst (or at least one of the worst) teams in the NFL this season and yesterday's game did nothing to change that perception. New England fans have been waiting for QB Tom Brady to come back to full form since missing last season with a knee injury and this game could very well be the game in which he shook off any remaining rust.

The best thing to take away from this game is that for the first time this season, Brady was razor sharp with this throws ... he hit his receivers with his trademark zip and accuracy, which was great to see.

Needless to say, it was a record-setting day for the Patriots, to which:

• The Patriots posted the largest shutout in the NFL since Dec. 4, 1976, when the Rams beat the Falcons by the same score.
  
• Brady threw for 380 yards while tying a career high with six touchdown passes.
  
• New England set team records for points (59) and total yards (619) in a single game.
  
• Receivers Randy Moss and Wes Welker combined for 21 catches for 279 yards and five touchdowns.
  
• The Titans were held to 186 total yards as QB Kerry Collins completed just 2-of-12 passes for -7 yards ... minus seven yards!
  
• This was the Titans largest margin of defeat in franchise history. The previous record was 54 set in 1989 when the Oilers lost to Cincinnati, 61-7.
  
• Patriots improved to 11-0 all time in snowy games in Foxborough (7-0 under Brady).

And a few more random stats:

• Most points in a game - 59
  
• Most points in a half - 45 in the first half
  
• Most points in a quarter - 35 in the second quarter
  
• Most total net yards in a game - 619
  
• Most net passing yards - 426 (tie)
  
• Most touchdowns - 8 (tie)
  
• Most passing yards in a half - Tom Brady, 345
  
• Most passing touchdowns in a half - Brady, 5 in first half
  
• Most passing touchdowns in a game - Brady, 6 (tie)

So the Pats are now 4-2 for the season. Here's hoping they can build on this win and make a serious run through the rest of their schedule. Could be a fun winter here in New England!