After less than two minutes AFC divisional playoff game started, the Patriots were up by a touchdown. Less than six minutes later, they were up by two. Over the final 2 1/2 minutes of a freakishly good first half, they scored two more to go up by 28 points. At the end of game Patriots won 45-10 in which Brady tied an NFL playoff record with six touchdown passes.
Tom Brady shredded Denver’s defense in a record-tying performance, while Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow never got on track against a relentless New England defense.