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October 28, 2007

Final score: Patriots 52, Redskins 7

After opening the season with second consecutive lopsided wins, the Patriots handed out their worst beating yet today at Gillette Stadium. And with a 52-7 win -- the second-largest margin of victory in franchise history -- the team made yet another emphatic statement to set up what is sure to be the most hyped regular-season game in memory.

Next week, they head to Indianapolis to take on the defending Super Bowl champion Colts, the only other undefeated team in the league. The Colts shook off a slow start today to rout the Carolina Panthers, 31-7, in Charlotte.

Tom Brady continued was 29 of 38 for 306 yards, three touchdowns (to Mike Vrabel, Randy Moss and Wes Welker) and no interceptions. He also scrambled for two short touchdowns. Rosevelt Colvin scored a touchdown after recovering a fumble by Washington quarterback Jason Campbell, and backup quarterback Matt Cassel capped New England's scoring with a 15-yard scoring scamper.

Laurence Maroney had a productive game, carrying the ball 14 times for 75 yards and catching two passes for 37 yards.

The 45-point margin of victory was second in Patriots history only to the team's 56-3 win over the Jets on Sept. 9, 1979.

We'll have complete coverage of the game throughout the night on projo.com's Patriots page, including all of our game stories as they are filed and a photo gallery. For now, we invite you to post your predictions for next week's Patriots-Colts game.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 7:15 PM | Permalink