Final Score
Patriots 48
Cowboys 27

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These are the kind of games Bill Belichick’s teams thrive on when they’re great; on the road…against a quality opponent…throw in a little adversity (the Pats actually trailed in the 3rd quarter) for good measure…and the Pats are always at their best. They lose these types of games when they’re not Super Bowl worthy, but when they’re loaded, they rarely drop one. In case there was any doubt about how special this year’s edition is, Sunday in Dallas should have answered them.

This offensive is unstoppable, as even injuries to their two top running backs and Ben Watson weren’t enough to keep Tom Brady and company from putting 48-points on the board, on the road, against a good defense. If Belichick and Brady are motivated to (and they just might be with all the Cameragate B.S. and continued chatter throughout the league), Tom Terrific could very well break Peyton Manning’s record for TD passes.

Let me also take a minute to talk about Randy Moss’ TD catch that was overturned. I thought it was a good call, by the way, as he dropped the ball too soon after landing. However, I’d say what Moss did was physically impossible, except I saw him do it. Running full speed, he somehow dragged his right foot while not only getting the left one down, but keeping it back and moving it to the side to ensure it stayed inbounds. Let me repeat that; running full speed, he had the body control to keep his foot back and to the side. Most humans are lucky just to get the foot down.

No wonder they called him The Freak.

Shining Stars: Instead of a star on the forehead each week, how about we just permanently tattoo one on Tom Brady’s forehead? 388-yards and 5-TD’s sounds pretty impressive, except he could have had more had they tried to late in the game. #12 is demolishing not only the New England record book, but he’s making an all-out assault on the NFL version as well with 21-touchdowns through 6-games. What more can be said? SIMPLY AWESOME!

How about the show (11-receptions, 124-yards, 2-TD’s) Wes Welker put on? His mom must have gotten on him for not earning honors last week, so the Pats “other” offseason acquisition at receiver came back with a vengeance…Let’s not leave out Dante Stallworth, who earns high marks for the second week in a row. His best day as a Patriot (7-134-1) earns a star on the forehead for the speedy deep threat and shows that he's finally healthy and settling in.

Let’s also hand one out to Randy Moss despite pedestrian numbers…for him. Then again, if 6-catches, 59-yards and 1-TD (plus that amazing non-catch) while opening up the field for guys like Welker and Stallworth to run wild is an off week, then we may want to consider a tattoo for The Freak as well…Can’t really say anyone on defense stood out, but we can’t ignore Junior Seau’s 3rd interception of the season, a career high for the ancient one. If after 18-years you’re still setting single-season highs, you can move up to the front of my class any day of the week.

Quality Quotes: “Well, they are that good.”—Cowboys coach Wade Phillips’ opening words in the post-game press conference

“I've always been a big fan of Tom Brady's. I've always had a saying that Peyton Manning has his wide receivers, why can’t Tom have his? Now that Tom has his, we'll see."—Randy Moss

You are not alone Randy. I think we’ve all wondered that. And TD record or not, I think we already have our answer.

That’s the view from where I sit…how do you see it?