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Brady-led Patriots thump Texans
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December 12, 2012, Wednesday
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THE New England Patriots downed Houston 42-14 on Monday, stamping themselves once again as the team to fear in the American Football Conference and making the Texans look like pretenders.
Tom Brady threw for four touchdowns and 296 yards as New England manhandled the team with the league's best record.
The Patriots (10-3), who already own the AFC East title, won their seventh straight and moved one game behind the Texans (11-2) for the conference's top seed.
A matchup of the top two scoring teams in the league was a mismatch from the outset.
It took New England only one possession to start its scoring barrage as the Patriots surpassed their average of 35.8 points per game.
Wes Welker's 31-yard punt return and 25-yard reception - the 107th straight game he's had a catch - led to Aaron Hernandez's 7-yard score.
That gave Brady 45 consecutive games with a TD pass, third longest in NFL history.
Houston, which had won six straight games, threatened on its next series, only to have Matt Schaub force a ball into double coverage in the Patriots' end zone.
Devin McCourty picked it off and returned it 19 yards, setting up more pinpoint throws by Brady, who finished 21 of 35. His receivers were so uncovered: Brandon Lloyd for 14 yards, Danny Woodhead for 18, Hernandez for 13, then Lloyd for the 37-yard TD to make it 14-0. Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips could only shake his head in disgust at his players' inability to challenge the Patriots.
At the end of a 70-yard drive helped by a 26-yard interference call on Danieal Manning, no Texans were lined up to Brady's left in front of Hernandez. A quick snap, a quicker pass and the tight end waltzed into the end zone.
New England was headed for its 20th successive home win.
Tom Brady threw for four touchdowns and 296 yards as New England manhandled the team with the league's best record.
The Patriots (10-3), who already own the AFC East title, won their seventh straight and moved one game behind the Texans (11-2) for the conference's top seed.
A matchup of the top two scoring teams in the league was a mismatch from the outset.
It took New England only one possession to start its scoring barrage as the Patriots surpassed their average of 35.8 points per game.
Wes Welker's 31-yard punt return and 25-yard reception - the 107th straight game he's had a catch - led to Aaron Hernandez's 7-yard score.
That gave Brady 45 consecutive games with a TD pass, third longest in NFL history.
Houston, which had won six straight games, threatened on its next series, only to have Matt Schaub force a ball into double coverage in the Patriots' end zone.
Devin McCourty picked it off and returned it 19 yards, setting up more pinpoint throws by Brady, who finished 21 of 35. His receivers were so uncovered: Brandon Lloyd for 14 yards, Danny Woodhead for 18, Hernandez for 13, then Lloyd for the 37-yard TD to make it 14-0. Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips could only shake his head in disgust at his players' inability to challenge the Patriots.
At the end of a 70-yard drive helped by a 26-yard interference call on Danieal Manning, no Texans were lined up to Brady's left in front of Hernandez. A quick snap, a quicker pass and the tight end waltzed into the end zone.
New England was headed for its 20th successive home win.
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