Notes: Brady ties Unitas for touchdown streak

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Here are some notes from today's game between the Patriots and Jaguars, courtesy of the Patriots media relations staff.

BRADY TIES JOHNNY UNITAS FOR THE SECOND LONGEST TOUCHDOWN STREAK
Brady has now thrown at least one touchdown pass in 47 straight regular season games to tie Johnny Unitas for the second longest streak in NFL history, behind Drew Brees (54).

BELICHICK LEADS PATRIOTS TO 11 WINS
The victory over Jacksonville is the Patriots 11th win of the season. Bill Belichick now has ten 11 wins seasons, including nine with the Patriots. He is tied with Tom Landry for second place all-time, behind Don Shula, who had 13 11-win seasons.

PATRIOTS TIE NFL RECORD FOR MOST FIRST DOWNS IN A SEASON
The Patriots tied the NFL record for most first downs in a season after gaining 23 first downs against Jacksonville to give them a total of 416 through the first 15 games of the season. The Patriots are tied with the 2011 New Orleans Saints with 416 first downs.

GOSTKOWSKI SETS SINGLE-SEASON HIGH FOR POINTS; ON PACE FOR RECORD
Stephen Gostkowski set a single-season career-high after gaining 11 points against Jacksonville to push his season total to 149. Gostkowskis previous best was 148 points in 2008. Gino Cappelletti has the Patriots record with 155 points in 1964. Gostkowski is averaging 9.9 points per game. If he gets 9.9 points in the season-finale his 2012 total will be 159 points, a Patriots record and the fifth-highest total all-time in a single season in NFL history.

WELKER SETS NFL RECORD FOR MOST 10-CATCH GAMES
Wes Welker finished with 10 receptions and now has 18 in his career, including four in 2012. Welker broke a tie with Andre Johnson and Jerry Rice, who each have 17 career 10-catch games.

PATRIOTS SCORE TOUCHDOWNS IN 2012
The Patriots are first in the NFL in 2012 with 63 touchdowns, which is third in team history.

PATRICK CHUNG HAS FIRST CAREER TWO-INTERCEPTION GAME
Patrick Chung ended Jacksonvilles final two drives with interceptions, including an interception in the end zone to secure a 23-16 win as time expired. It is his first two-interception game. It is the second time in 2012 that a Patriots player had two interceptions in a game. Devin McCourty had two at Buffalo on Sept. 30.

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