Brady inspires Patriots to seventh consecutive victory

Tom Brady sparked the New England Patriots to their seventh consecutive victory in a 34-9 rout of Detroit, while Indianapolis receiver T.Y. Hilton scored a touchdown for his newborn daughter.

Brady completed 38-of-53 passes for 349 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday against what had been the NFL’s top-ranked defensive unit as the Patriots improved to 9-2, level for the league’s best record after Arizona lost 19-3 at Seattle.

“Any time you can keep a team like Detroit out of the end zone, you have got to feel good about that,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said.