4 TD catches for Moss
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The New England Patriots were unstoppable again, making an unbeaten season seem almost inevitable.
Scoring touchdowns on their first seven offensive possessions and getting the eighth on a turnover, the Patriots won their 10th straight game, routing Buffalo 56-10 Sunday night. Tom Brady and Randy Moss, themselves ready to rewrite the NFL record books, led the romp.
Brady was 31 of 39 for 373 yards with 5 TD passes, 4 to Moss, as New England became the 10th team since 1970 to start a season 10-0. The way they played, they appear unbeatable, and barring injury are an excellent bet to become the NFL's first perfect team since the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
Brady, who has yet to throw fewer than 3 touchdown passes in a game, increased his TD passes to 38, just 11 short of Peyton Manning's single-season record, set in 2004. Moss' 4 TD catches gave him 16 for the season, 6 short of the record set by Jerry Rice in 1987.
"They are magnificent. They really are," said Buffalo president Marv Levy, who coached the Jim Kelly-led Bills that went to four Super Bowls between 1990-93 and, at the time, set the standard for offensive excellence.