National Football League Week 6 Recap

Published: Monday, Oct. 19 2009 12:00 a.m. MDT

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) talks to New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss, left, in the third quarter.

Stephan Savoia, Associated Press

Top passing performance

Tom Brady, Patriots

Gisele Bundchin's husband set an NFL record by passing for five touchdowns — in the second quarter — and had six touchdown throws overall as New England crushed Tennessee 59-0 to keep the Titans winless this season.

Top rushing performance

Thomas Jones, Jets

Had a breakout game and set a franchise-record 210 yards rushing as New York piled up 318 on the ground. Alas, it was not enough as six Jets interceptions resulted in an ugly 16-13 overtime loss to the punchless Buffalo Bills Sunday afternoon.

Top receiving performance

Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals

Grabbed a career-high 13 receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown as Arizona clobbered the injury-plagued Seattle Seahawks 27-3 as Kurt Warner reached the 30,000 passing yard plateau faster than any other quarterback.

Monday Night Football

Broncos at Chargers, 6:30 p.m., ESPN

This was supposed to be San Diego's division, but the surprising Broncos have used a stellar defense to storm out to an undefeated start through five games. A Chargers win would make the division a lot more competitive, while the Broncos might be able to take an almost-unsurmountable lead in the AFC West with another win.

Quote of the week

Kerry Collins, Titans

"It's about as bad as it gets. Period. The end." — after Tennessee lost 59-0 and the Titans QBs combined for minus-7 yards passing.

Notable performance

Ryan Succop, Chiefs

Sure, the Kansas City offense is terrible, but Mr. Irrelevant — the last player selected in the 2009 NFL Draft — proved himself worthy of the pick as the Chiefs kicker kicked four field goals, all of the Kansas City offensive points. His 46-yarder with 3:36 to play proved to be the game winning points in a 14-6 victory over the Washington Redskins.

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