Miami added two playoff victories and a Super Bowl triumph to complete the only perfect NFL championship run, a feat the Patriots can match with two home playoff triumphs in January and a victory in the Super Bowl on February 3.
"It was a lot of hard work," Brady said. "I'm proud of this team and the way they responded when we were down. We were down 12 in the third quarter. Now we're 16-0. I just hope we can continue to play this kind of football."
The Patriots claimed a 19th consecutive regular-season victory, breaking the NFL record they set in 2003-2004. New England's last regular-season loss came on December 10, 2006, when Miami beat the Patriots 21-0.
New England also set an NFL season record with 589 total points, breaking the old mark of 556 set by Minnesota in 1998.
Brady connected with Moss on a 65-yard touchdown with 11:06 remaining that gave New England the lead for good and set a pair of NFL records.
Brady's touchdown pass was his 50th of the season, breaking the one-season record set in 2004 by Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning.
The touchdown catch for Moss was his 23rd, surpassing the one-season record set by Jerry Rice in 1987.
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