Titans' loss worst in team's history

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Tennessee Titans can only hope this is rock bottom.

The Titans fell to 0-6 in record-setting fashion Sunday, losing 59-0 to the New England Patriots to match the biggest margin of defeat in the league since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. It was the worst loss in franchise history, and the biggest win for New England since the Patriots and former Houston Oilers helped form the AFL in 1960.

Kerry Collins and Vince Young combined to complete two passes for minus-7 yards for an offense that committed five turnovers; the Titans fumbled three other times, but recovered the ball. The Tennessee defense gave up 619 yards on a snowy, windy day and watched Tom Brady throw for six touchdowns -- an NFL record five in the second quarter alone.

"It's about as bad as it gets. Period. The end," said Collins, who threw for four interceptions in the 2001 Super Bowl. "There's no room for whining or complaining or pointing fingers. I am not going to throw helmets, scream at guys or call people out. We will come back to work, and that's the bottom line."

The Patriots led 45-0 at halftime, another NFL record. Brady led them downfield for another touchdown on the opening drive of the second half -- his sixth TD pass of the game -- and then turned it over to backup Brian Hoyer.

The Patriots' Wes Welker caught 10 passes for a career-high 150 yards and two scores, and Randy Moss got eight receptions for 129 yards and three TDs.

STARS

Passing

* Matt Schaub, Texans, was 28 of 40 for 392 yards, the second-highest total of his career, and also tied his career best with four TD passes in a 28-17 win at Cincinnati.

* Matt Ryan, Falcons, threw two touchdown passes to help Atlanta (4-1) match its best five-game start in franchise history with a 23-14 win against the Bears.

* Ben Roethlisberger, second in the league in passing and on pace for what would be his best statistical season, was 23 of 35 for 417 yards in a 27-14 win against Cleveland.

* Brett Favre, Vikings, had a 58-yard completion to Sidney Rice to set up the winning field goal, and threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns in a 33-31 victory against the Ravens. Joe Flacco threw for 385 yards and two touchdowns for the Ravens. Flacco threw for 196 yards and two TDs in the fourth quarter alone.

* Drew Brees went 23 of 30 passes for 369 yards and four scores in a 48-27 rout of the Giants, giving him 101 TD passes since the Saints signed him as a free agent in 2006.

* Aaron Rodgers, Packers, threw for 358 yards with two touchdowns in a 26-0 victory over the Lions.

* Kurt Warner, Cardinals, completed 32 of 41 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-3 victory over Seattle. Warner tied Dan Marino's NFL record for being the fastest to throw for 30,000 yards, 114 games.

Rushing

* Thomas Jones, Jets, set a franchise-record with 210 yards rushing and the Jets finished with 318 yards on the ground in a 16-13 overtime loss to Buffalo.

* DeAngelo Williams, Panthers, gained a season-best 152 yards on 30 carries and scored twice, including the winning TD with 29 seconds left in a 28-21 victory at Tampa Bay. Teammate Jonathan Stewart rushed for 110 yards.

* Adrian Peterson, Vikings, became the second running back in a row to top 100 against the Ravens' defense. He finished with 148 yards on 22 carries. Baltimore had gone 39 successive games without allowing a 100-yard rusher before Cedric Benson did it last week.

Receiving

* Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals, tied his career high with 13 receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown.

* Ray Rice, Ravens, had 10 catches for 117 yards and rushed for 77 more and two scores in a loss to the Vikings.

* Pittsburgh's Hines Ward made eight catches for 159 yards and a touchdown, while Santonio Holmes had five for 104 yards.

* Marques Colston, Saints, caught eight passes for 166 yards and a 12-yard touchdown.

* Zach Miller, Raiders, had six catches for 139 yards, including an 86-yard TD that was the longest play for Oakland in 25 years.

Special Teams

* Ryan Succop, Chiefs, kicked four field goals, including the go-ahead 46-yarder with 3:36 to play, in a 14-6 win over the Redskins. He was the final player selected in this year's draft.

* Ryan Longwell, Vikings, made four field goals, including a 31-yarder for the winning points against Baltimore.

Defense

* Trevor Scott and Richard Seymour each had two sacks as the Raiders got to Donovan McNabb six times in a 13-9 upset of the Eagles.

* Rookie Jairus Byrd had two of the Bills' five interceptions of Mark Sanchez in a 16-13 overtime win against the Jets.

MILESTONES

* Donald Driver became Green Bay's No. 1 career receiver with a 5-yard catch in the first quarter, giving him 596, surpassing Sterling Sharpe.

SLOPPY

* The Browns and Steelers had a 1:25 span in which each team turned over the ball twice.

EJECTION

* Carolina safety Dante Wesley was ejected late in the first half after he launched himself into Bucs punt returner Clifton Smith, who had signaled for a fair catch. The hit with 10 seconds left in the second quarter brought players from both teams off the sidelines. Wesley appeared to leave his feet and strike Smith in the upper body with his left shoulder. Smith remained on the ground for a few minutes, then was helped to his feet and walked off the field. He missed the remainder of the game with a concussion.

-- AP