NFL Sunday Recap - Week 6

In Week 6, some guys set records, and others kept doing what they've always done:

Record Breakers:
Tom Brady
Brady finally woke up this week and put it all together in the snow. He passed for 380 yards and tied a career-high with 6 TD passes. In the 59-0 carnage that was their game against the Titans, Brady had 5 scoring passes in the second quarter, a single-quarter record for the post-merger NFL. The 59 points and 619 yards of total offense are also Patriots frnachise records.


Donald Driver
With 7 receptions for 107 yards, Driver had a pretty good day on the field. But it was his first catch of the day that was the most important. The 596th catch of his career broke a tie with Sterling Sharpe for Green Bay Packers franchise career receptions record. Driver finished the game with 602 career catches.

Broken Records:
Brett Favre
A lot of guys would be happy to retired with 40 career game-winning drives, but Favre is still going strong. Trailing 31-30, Favre launched a 58-yard pass to Sidney Rice, which he caught despite blantant pass interference by the defense. The play set up a 31-yard field goal with under 2-minutes to play, giving Minnesota the 2-point lead. Baltimore had a chance to win it, too, but Steve Hauschka's 44-yard attempt missed wide left.


Drew Brees
We all knew Brees was a good QB when he was with San Diego. When they let him go, it looked like a huge mistake. It seems like hes been trying to prove that ever since. After last seasons near-record performance, Brees has continues to put up yards and points week-after-week. Before this season, the Saints had only scored 45 points five times. They have now done it three times in thhis season's first six weeks. Against the NFL's best pass defense this week, Brees had 369 passing yards and 4 TD, no picks, and completed 76.7% of his passes. Not bad for someone most would consider too short to play QB.

Rookie Roundup: Using a complex scoring system to rank two major rookies for the season

Mark Sanchez: 10/29, 119 yards, 5 INT, 2 sacks, 6 rush yards, 1 fumble
Points: -27.45, 13.75 overall

Matthew Stafford: DNP
Points: 0, 36.7 overall

Week 6 Winner: Stafford, without even playing

What Have We Learned?: Three things we can take away from this weekend
1. Jim Zorn can't call plays
No, seriously. After losing to another winless team this week, Zorn was stripped of his offensive play-calling duties by Redskins VP Vinny Cerrato. Sherman Lewis, an offensive "consultant" hired just two weeks ago is expected to take over the duties, since he is the only person familiar with the West Coast offense who has play-calling experience.

2. Even good teams lose bad sometimes
The NY Giants and Philadelphia Eagles sit atop the NFC East, and both have looked like Super Bowl contenders this season. Just not this week. The Giants didn't look like their defensive selves this week, getting toasted by the Saints offense all game. The game wasn't even as close as the 48-27 final score indicates. The Saints 35 first-half points was more than the Giants previous three opponents had scored, combined. But the Eagles are the real story here. Playing on the West Coast against the horrible Raiders, Philly couldn't even score a TD. Take away the passing stats from this game and it looks a lot like last weeks 6-3 Cleveland win in Buffalo. The Raiders simply domninated every facet of the game enroute to their second win, 13-9

3. Tom Brady: Back?
As already mentioned, Brady had a career day yesterday. He was on target with his passes, he was on the same page with his receivers, and he took advantage of what has become a bad Tennessee Titans defense. This is the old, pre-injury Tom Brady. This is the Tom Brady that led his team to an undefeated regular season. And this is the Tom Brady the Patriots need to lead them with their entire divison nipping at their heals.