Quarter by 1/4: THERE’S the dominance we were looking for

Here’s one thing Patriot fans have learned this year: Give him a quarter, and Randy Moss will probably find a way to get in the end zone.

After a beautiful fake spike, Tom Brady found Moss in the right side of the end zone, completed a 6-yard touchdown pass and gave New England a dominant, 24-0 lead heading into halftime. This after a drive sputtered but still ended in a field goal, after another drive ended in Brady’s 28th touchdown. Remember, he has a rushing touchdown in the first quarter, too.

As expected, Washington has given Brady a bit more trouble than anyone else has been able to. He’s thrown 7 incompletions already, more than any other week. But despite that, the superstar passer has still completed 24 passes, racking up 237 yards and two touchdowns in the process. Wes Welker already has 76 yards on 7 catches, running back Kevin Faulk has 7 for 57 yards, and Donte’ Stallworth has 3 for 29, a strong start for him.

Add in 73 yards on 13 carries and 37 yards on 2 receptions for Laurence Maroney, and that dynamic offense Pats fans have grown to adore is humming again.

As if Washington wasn’t already having a tough day, they haven’t been able to do anything on offense after a solid start, with linebackers like Mike Vrabel and Tedy Bruschi all over quarterback Jason Campbell. If things don’t change soon, this one could get ugly.

Not that New England fans will find anything wrong with that, we’re sure.

– Cameron Smith