Pick Six: Week 10

1. The Tom Brady we know and opponents fear is back, for one game at least. After a slow start, Brady regained his form and orchestrated a masterpiece in the second half as he threw for 329 yards and three touchdowns. Switching to a no-huddle attack really sparked the offense in the second half as two scoring drives came from the change of pace. The second drive included Brady connecting on 7-of-7 passes.

2. A few first: First starts for LB Jeff Tarpinian and safety Sterling Moore. LB Rob Ninkovich scored his first touchdown with his second interception of the night. Ninkovich likes his interceptions in pairs as this is the second time he picked off two passes in a game. The first time was last year against Miami. LB Niko Koutouvides recovered his first career fumble on the muffed punt in the third quarter. And with CB Devin McCourty unable to finish, WR Julian Edelman finished the night at cornerback and recorded his first tackle. And to think that Edelman was a college quarterback before the Patriots drafted him.

3. With a minus 2-yard completion, WR Wes Welker became the fastest player to 500 receptions with one team. He did it in just 70 games.

4. With the win, Brady and Bill Belichick became the winningest head coach-quarterback combo with 117 wins, surpassing Don Shula and Dan Marino.

5. DE Andre Carter finished the night with 4.5 sacks. It set a new Patriots record. He’s on pace for 16 sacks, which would be a career high. It’s unlikely, but beating his current season high of 12.5 sacks looks probable.

6. A couple pieces of history. TEs Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez are the first tight end duo to score at least five touchdowns each in two consecutive seasons. And the 37 points scored is the most points allowed at home for the Rex Ryan-led Jets.

Extra Point: WR Chad Ochocinco was second on the Pats’ in receiving yards on the night with 65 yards on two receptions. It’s as if he was catching passes from Denver QB Tim Tebow.