Brady and Moss Move Closer to History After Pats Rout Steelers

New England smacked around the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday en route to a 34-13 victory. The Patriots improved to 13-0 after the win, becoming only the fifth team in league history to start off with an undefeated record through 13 games.

The Steelers scored all 13 of their points in the first half, but were shut down in the second.

The Pats looked like their normal selves again on Sunday, after struggling the previous two weeks against Baltimore and Philadelphia.

Earlier in the week, Steelers safety Anthony Smith guaranteed a victory against the Pats.  Smith ended up looking stupid after getting burned on two long scoring throws, adding on to the loss.

Tom Brady threw for 399 yards and four touchdowns, and broke Dan Marino's record of most games in a season with at least three touchdown passes.

Brady now has 45 touchdowns on the year (third most all-time) , and is five away from breaking Peyton Manning's single season mark of 49, set in 2004.

Randy Moss caught two touchdowns, giving him 19 on the season.  Moss is now only three TD's away from tying Jerry Rice's single season record of 22, set in 1987.

New England is still in the hunt to become the only team in league history to go 16-0. The pusuit to perfection continues next Sunday against the New York Jets.

The Pats' three remaining games appear to look easy on paper—New England will face the Jets, the 0-13 Dolphins, and then the New York Giants to wrap up their regular season.

Quick Recap

1st Half

Pittsburgh was held to just a field goal in the first quarter, while New England scored on a four yard touchdown caught by Randy Moss.

In the 2nd quarter, Moss caught a 63-yard touchdown bomb from Brady that made the game 14-3.  Later in the quarter, Najeh Davenport caught a 32-yard touchdown pass courtesy of Ben Roethlisberger, making the game 10-14.

Late in the second quarter, the Steelers kicked a field goal, bringing the score to 13-14. 

With 42 seconds remaining in the half, New England's Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 42-yard field goal that made the game 17-13.

2nd Half

With 10:06 remaining in the third, Jabar Gaffney caught a 56-yard pass from Brady while burning Pittsburgh's Anthony Smith on the play.

24-13 New England.

Later, with 3:49 remaining, Wes Welker scored a two yard touchdown thrown by Brady. 

New England lead 31-13.

Seven minutes into the 4th quarter, Stephen Gostkowski scored the final points on a 28 yard field goal, resulting in a 34-13 victory for the Pats.

Notes:

-Tom Brady was not sacked a single time in the entire game.

-Steelers safety Troy Polamalu missed the game due to a knee injury.