Quarter by 1/4: We were right … it IS a blowout

Evidently this is how you put a stamp on a win … by taking a 42-7 lead to the locker room.

In all seriousness, what else can you say about this afternoon’s one-sided walkover? Tom Brady is 11 for 13 through the air, with an ungodly five first half touchdowns. Better yet, he’s getting all his targets involved. The first pass was to Donte’ Stallworth, then he hit his newest weapon, Kyle Brady. By the time Randy Moss got involved, he made it 28-7, following the shocking Willie Andrews kickoff return for a touchdown (Did anyone see him bringing that back before it happened? Really? We sure as hell didn’t), and Randy went out and decided he wanted a second scoring grab for the books shortly thereafter. Throw the Wes Welker score on the final drive in there, and Miami fans had plenty to boo about as their team left the field.

This, of course, doesn’t even take the defensive dominance being flexed out there into account. It’s stunning. Cleo Lemon looks like a middle school passer who can’t find an open man because he’s not on a sandlot field. Ronnie Brown is chugging along, but inevitably his progress gets popped by Tedy Bruschi or Junior Seau, who’s flying around like he still has vengeance pent up for Miami. It’s terrifying.

Clearly this thing is over. The only question is how bad it’ll get in the second half.

– Cameron Smith