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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Pats in rout

Brady picks apart Jets in 45-3 victory

Associated Press
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Tom Brady turned this anticipated classic into a classic rout. Brady doesn’t lose many big games, certainly not at home and definitely not with so much on the line. He threw for four touchdowns and 326 yards Monday night in New England’s 45-3 romp past the New York Jets for his NFL-record 26th straight regular-season home victory. In surpassing Brett Favre’s mark for consecutive wins in the comforts of his own stadium, Brady also lifted the Patriots (10-2) to the best record in the AFC. If this was for bragging rights in the conference, Rex Ryan and the Jets (9-3) will have to be silent for a while. “We don’t listen to the hype,” Brady said. “I don’t think we ever have. We really take after our coach and he says ‘When you win, say little. When you lose, say less.’” It was a mismatch from the start. The Jets, who had won eight successive road games, five this season, came in with a vaunted defense and an offense that had come alive behind second-year quarterback Mark Sanchez and big-play receiver Santonio Holmes. But Brady didn’t have to sweat anything in his second straight game with four TD passes and no interceptions – and 12th such game of his career. He hasn’t been picked off in seven consecutive games.