FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — This was the history-making Tom Brady everyone remembers.

And those were the hapless Tennessee Titans fans are beginning to expect.
Brady threw six touchdown passes — five in one quarter, an NFL mark — and the Patriots sent the Titans plummeting to a new low in their winless season with a 59-0 win yesterday in the snow.

Brady threw those five TD passes in the second quarter and the Patriots built the biggest halftime lead in league history, 45-0. The six touchdown throws tied Brady's own Patriots record. And the 59-point margin matched the largest since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, the Los Angeles Rams' 59-0 win over the Atlanta Falcons in 1976.
"Every week we're learning something more about ourselves and what we can do," Brady said. "There's no doubt a game like this can give you a lot of confidence."
The Patriots (4-2) gained a club-record 619 yards, with Brady completing 29 of 34 passes for 380 yards and matching the number of scoring passes he totaled in his first five games. In 2007, he set an NFL record with 50 touchdown passes and was the league's MVP.
Yesterday's performance was, by far, his best of an inconsistent comeback year after a knee injury ended his 2008 season in the opener.
"Back to his old self," said Wes Welker, who caught 10 passes for a career-high 150 yards and two touchdowns.
It was the worst game in what has become an increasingly terrible season for the Titans (0-6), who have lost their last three by 20, 22 and 59 points after posting the NFL's best record, 13-3, last year.
They took their worst loss since they began play in 1960 as the Houston Oilers, eclipsing the 61-7 setback to Cincinnati in 1989. They won their first 10 games last season.
"I don't think anybody in this league is 59 points better than us," tight end Bo Scaife said. "This is the worst it gets."