With a knee that took almost a year to rehab it appears that the real Tom Brady is back.  He completed 29 of 34 passes (85.3%) for 380 yards with 6 TD passes and 0 INTs.  He has played in all six games for the Patriots this season and he has completed 156 of 241 passes (64.7%) for 1,724 yards with 12 TD passes and 2 INTs (99.0 QB Rating).  You could just see that Brady finally felt confident last Sunday as he seemed to have a perfect rhythm with his WRs and TEs.  Look for Brady to continue his assault this weekend in London against the woeful Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Patriots have released 37-year old WR Joey Galloway and 26-year old TE Michael Matthews.  Galloway played in 3 games for the Patriots this season and he caught 7 passes for 67 yards (9.6 avg).  He got passed over on the depth chart by younger players so they won’t miss him as he appears to be near the end of his career.  Michael Matthews played in 4 games for the Patriots this season but he didn’t catch any passes.  The Patriots won’t miss him either. 

The Patriots have released outside linebacker Tully Banta-Cain.  Banta-Cain had 13 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 tackle for a loss and he defensed 1 pass this season.  This was a odd move for the Patriots as Banta-Cain played pretty decent for them this season.  He likely won’t be out of work too long.

UPDATE:  The Patriots have re-signed Tully Banta-Cain after one day.  He will likely be back to his old job at OLB/DE.

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots (4-2) put on quite a show against the Tennessee Titans (0-6) in a snow-filled excuse for a football game.  It was like the Patriots were playing a high school team, as they put up a franchise record in total points (59) and total yards (619).  Brady also set an NFL record with most passing touchdowns in a quarter, when he threw five TD’s in the second quarter.  Brady ended his game early as the Patriots were embarrassing the Titans and finished with 380 yards and six touchdowns on 29/34 (85%) attempts.  Brady has finally returned to his 2007 form, and hopefully he can keep it up against better opponents.

The Patriots defense held the Titans scoreless and made Kerry Collins look awful (-7 passing yards), but they gave up way too many yards on the ground.  Titans running back Chris Johnson rushed for 128 yards on 17 carries.  Brian Hoyer came in for Brady in the 3rd quarter and didn’t miss a beat.  The rookie back-up went 9/11 for 52 yards.  The Patriots were very impressive in this win, but the Titans are a really bad football team.  The Patriots need to make sure they do not let this huge win get to their heads, which I am sure Bill Belichick will not let happen.  They take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week.

Benjamin Watson is off to a very good start for the Patriots this season as he has played in all five games and he has caught 14 passes for 187 yards (13.4 avg) with 3 TD grabs so far.  He has career highs of 49 catches, 643 yards and 6 TDs which are all numbers that he could eclipse this season.  Tom Brady has looked to Watson more especially around the end zone where he often enjoys a size advantage.  Look for Watson to put up career highs in every one of his receiving categories as long as he stays healthy all year long.