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Twickenham, London (CNN)It was supposed to be their toughest test of this year's Six Nations, a would-be grueling encounter against their in-form oldest of enemies.
Yet England, off color so far in this tournament, dazzled at Twickenham to not only retain their Six Nations title but equal the world record of 18 consecutive Test victories for a Tier One side, set by New Zealand last year.
Their 61-21 thumping of a disappointing Scotland also extended their own record of consecutive Six Nations victories to 11.
There were more records of note, too. A hat-trick from Jonathan Joseph and 26 points from the boot of Owen Farrell helped the hosts to their highest score, and equaled their biggest winning margin, against Scotland as they retained the Calcutta Cup, a trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations tussle between these two countries.
England coach Eddie Jones said his team were "ruthless" and performed "like the number one side in the world."
"We're not beating our chest saying we're the No.1 team in the world, but we aspire to be the No.1 team in the world," said the Australian, who has yet to experience defeat since taking charge in November 2015 following England's humiliating early World Cup exit.
This result, however, would have made the All Blacks take note.
Another equally resounding victory against Ireland, on March 18, in the concluding match of the tournament and England will stand alone in the history books with 19 consecutive wins.
A win in Dublin against an Ireland team which ended New Zealand's record run of invincibility last October and Jones' men would also secure their first back-to-back Grand Slam since 1992.
Even New Zealand would then acknowledge them as worthy adversaries, though both sides are not scheduled to play each other until at least 2018.
'We're vulnerable, we've won'
In quickly turning the focus to the final weekend, Jones said his players would achieve greatness were they to secure another win.
The Dublin clash was supposed to be a title-deciding contest, but Ireland's defeat by Wales on Friday ensured England simply had to beat Scotland to successfully defend their title.
"How many times in your life do you get to be great?" asked the former Japan and Australia head coach.
"That's the opportunity they've got and it's exciting. They're in the dressing room now talking about it.
"Ireland, psychologically, are in a strong position. They're beaten, they're out of the tournament and they love spoiling parties and the party they most like to spoil is the England party. That's an enormous amount of psychological advantage."
England burst out of the blocks
The visitors did manage three tries - a Huw Jones brace and a Gordon Reid touchdown -- but the damage was done within the opening 20 minutes, when England were already 20-0 ahead.
It was perhaps always too much to expect Scotland to burst England's balloon.
None of the players on the pitch were born when the Scots last won at Twickenham in 1983. Indeed, they have only won on this ground four times in 108 years and have not won the Calcutta Cup since 2008.
"We'll take this one on the chin," said Vern Cotter, who will stand down as head coach after Scotland's match with Italy on the final weekend.
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