<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-marcus-jones-swiss-army-knife-role');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marcus Jones’ true feelings on Swiss Army Knife role for Patriots in 2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Patriots-news-Marcus-Jones-revealed-how-his-touchdown-play-came-about.jpg"></figure><h1>Marcus Jones’ true feelings on Swiss Army Knife role for Patriots in 2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-09T16:30:48-07:00">August 9th, 4:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-09T16:30:48-07:00">August 9th, 4:30pm</time><address><a>Conor Roche</a>Conor Roche is a sports journalist that has covered Boston sports for a few years and has worked on the Patriots beat since the 2022 season.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Marcus Jones <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-marcus-jones-enters-deion-sanders-territory-with-stunning-feat-vs-bengals" rel="noopener">dazzled</a> as a rookie in all phases of the game. The New England Patriots’ cornerback and returner not only made plays on defense and special teams though. He also made some highlight plays on offense, where he played at receiver at points during the season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JONES TO JONES FOR THE TD!</p><p>🏈: <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloBills?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BuffaloBills</a> vs. <a href="https://twitter.com/Patriots?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Patriots</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TNFonPrime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TNFonPrime</a> | Watch NOW on <a href="https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrimeVideo</a> <a href="https://t.co/95YeGIQfvE">pic.twitter.com/95YeGIQfvE</a></p><p>— NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonPrime/status/1598491142022057984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>But through the first two weeks of training camp, there haven’t been any signs of Jones playing on offense. He’s mostly worked as a slot corner and in his usual returner role on special teams to this point.</p><p>Jones is keeping himself prepared though just in case his number is called again.</p><p>“I find out when you guys find out,” Jones told reporters. “I can’t give you anything. I don’t know anything right now. So whenever my number is called, I’ll make sure I’m gonna be ready.”</p><p>If Jones’ conversations with new Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien are any indication on if he’ll play offense, don’t expect it to happen anytime soon. Jones shared that he hasn’t had much conversation with O’Brien to this point.</p><p>“The most conversation I had [with] him is, ‘how’s your day going?’ and ‘my day’s going good,’” Jones jokingly said.</p><p>Jones’ first offensive snap came as a bit of a surprise last season. There were no indications that he was going to play on that side of the ball despite playing a little bit of offense in college.</p><p>But in Week 13 against the Buffalo Bills, Jones turned a screen pass into a 48-yard touchdown on his first offensive snap in the NFL. He played some more offensive snaps later in the season, recording three more receptions on 18 total offensive snaps.</p><p>Just as he was with his offensive snaps, Jones was as efficient at keeping things a secret when asked when he thinks he’ll get more offensive snaps.</p><p>“I don’t know. I can’t give it to you,” Jones said. “I don’t know.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcus Jones’ true feelings on Swiss Army Knife role for Patriots in 2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-marcus-jones-enters-deion-sanders-territory-with-stunning-feat-vs-bengals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Marcus Jones enters Deion Sanders territory with stunning feat vs. Bengals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/patriots-news-marcus-jones-equals-rare-feat-only-accomplished-by-deion-sanders-vs-bengals-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Marcus Jones enters Deion Sanders territory with stunning feat vs. Bengals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-24T13:42:28-08:00">December 24th, 1:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-24T16:17:34-08:00">December 24th, 4:17pm</time><address><a>Steve Zavala</a>Steve is a freelance writer covering the world of sports for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Marcus Jones is having quite a rookie campaign with the New England Patriots.</p><p>With the Patriots down by a 22-0 score in the third quarter of their Week 16 home game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Jones delivered in convincing fashion, as he hauled in a much-needed interception off of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-reaches-heights-patrick-mahomes-could-only-dream-of" rel="noopener">quarterback</a> Joe Burrow and went the other way for a 69-yard pick-six.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Patriots PICK SIX! <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcusJonesocho?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarcusJonesocho</a> with a huge steal in NE 😱</p><p>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CINvsNE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CINvsNE</a> on CBS<br>📱: Stream on NFL+ <a href="https://t.co/12iaSiFKaP">https://t.co/12iaSiFKaP</a> <a href="https://t.co/yvao9pSGGx">pic.twitter.com/yvao9pSGGx</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1606744226808467456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jones has scored three touchdowns in the 2022 campaign, and all of them have come via 40-plus-yard scores. He stunned the New York Jets with a game-winning 84-yard punt return touchdown in Week 11, and he came away with a 48-yard receiving touchdown in the Patriots’ home loss to the Buffalo Bills earlier this month.</p><p>Overall, Jones <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLResearch/status/1606747316454854658?s=20" rel="noopener">became</a> the second player in the Super Bowl era to score 40-plus yard receiving, punt return, and interception return touchdowns, joining Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcus Jones now has a receiving TD, punt return TD and INT return TD as a rookie.</p><p>The only other player in the SB era to score a 40+ yd TD each of those ways in their entire career is Deion Sanders.<a href="https://twitter.com/Patriots?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Patriots</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForeverNE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForeverNE</a></p><p>— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLResearch/status/1606747316454854658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jones continues to prove that he deserved to make the AFC’s Pro Bowl roster for this season. He has been a valuable contributor on special teams for New England so far this year, and he also entered Week 16 with a 65.0 passer rating allowed when targeted mark in 13 games played.</p><p>The Patriots came away with a narrow home loss to the Bengals in Week 16, and they will now look ahead to an upcoming home clash against the Miami Dolphins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Marcus Jones enters Deion Sanders territory with stunning feat vs. Bengals

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Just came in and tried to do it as coach said.”</p><p>Jones didn’t say if a particular coach came up to him with the idea, but mentioned that it was the collective offensive staff that decided to play him on that side of the ball.</p><p>It’s the second time in three games that the Patriots’ rookie has found the end zone. Of course, he scored the game-winning touchdown against the New York Jets in Week 11 when he returned a punt <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-marcus-jones-teammates-react-to-game-winning-touchdown-straight-out-of-hollywood" rel="noopener">in the final seconds</a> to five New England 10-3 win.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JONES TO JONES FOR THE TD!</p><p>🏈: <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloBills?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BuffaloBills</a> vs. <a href="https://twitter.com/Patriots?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Patriots</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TNFonPrime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TNFonPrime</a> | Watch NOW on <a href="https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrimeVideo</a> <a href="https://t.co/95YeGIQfvE">pic.twitter.com/95YeGIQfvE</a></p><p>— NFL On Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonPrime/status/1598491142022057984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With the Patriots going three-and-out on their first drive of the game, Marcus Jones sensed his touchdown gave a similar spark in the first quarter of Thursday’s game.</p><p>“During that moment, yes [it gave us a spark], due to the ball movement and different things like that, how the game was going,” Jones said. “I mean we definitely didn’t get the win that we wanted to get, so that’s the main thing.”</p><p>While he ended up in the end zone on the play, Jones made it sound like he wasn’t expecting his first offensive snap to go the way it did.</p><p>“It was one of those situations where you have to be ready, no matter what it is,” Jones said. “That’s a Mac [Jones] read and whatever he sees, that’s what we go with.”</p><p>It’s pretty clear that the third-round rookie has fans on the Patriots’ coaching staff. He has assumed full-time returner duties and still plays a fair amount of the defensive snaps. Jones said he takes pride in having the coaching staff’s trust like that.</p><p>“It definitely means a lot,” Jones said. “Just coming in and making sure I’m one of those people to where I try to keep my head down and just keep working and things like that. For the coaches to trust me, that means a lot.”</p><p>Marcus Jones has excelled in all phases of the game over the last few weeks — and he doesn’t plan on stopping.</p><p>“I’m definitely one of those people where I’m learning each and every day, so I’m not going to say that I know everything, because, as a rookie especially, you don’t know everything,” Jones said. “New things come in, you have to absorb and just go.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Marcus Jones reveals how his touchdown play came about

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-marcus-jones-teammates-react-to-game-winning-touchdown-straight-out-of-hollywood');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots react to Marcus Jones’ game-winning touchdown straight out of Hollywood');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/patriots-news-marcus-jones-teammates-compare-his-game-winning-touchdown-to-famous-football-movies.jpeg"></figure><h1>Patriots react to Marcus Jones’ game-winning touchdown straight out of Hollywood</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-20T23:02:12-08:00">November 20th, 11:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-20T23:02:12-08:00">November 20th, 11:02pm</time><address><a>Conor Roche</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>FOXBOROUGH – Marcus Jones had the <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1594440451549196288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1594440451549196288%7Ctwgr%5Eb4d699a4c15b062a68423322ec4859b769a93db6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1905886action%3Dedit">play of the season</a> for the New England Patriots on Sunday.</p><p>As both the Patriots and New York Jets failed to get the ball into the endzone, Sunday’s matchup appeared bound for overtime as New York punted the ball with 26 seconds in a 3-3 game. For whatever reason, the Jets punted the ball to Jones instead of kicking it out of bounds. That decision ended the Jets’ chances of winning Sunday’s game because Jones returned the ball 84 yards to score the game-winning touchdown with five seconds remaining.</p><p>Jones said after the game that he was happy to get the win but was already looking to turn the page.</p><p>Jones’ Patriots teammates though were ecstatic for him and for their team after his game-winning play.</p><p>Patriots defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr., who had a sack on Sunday, compared the ending to the win against the Jets to the most memorable football movies.</p><p>“It started right here, and it went this way. I think that is, like I told somebody else, how the game ended, it was phenomenal,” Wise said. “I think it was almost like a movie script in a sense. I think out of all the football movies, ‘Rudy,’ ‘Any Given Sunday,’ and ‘Remember the Titans,’ this beats it. The way it ended was phenomenal.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcus Jones had Gillette in a frenzy. 🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/Patriots?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Patriots</a> <a href="https://t.co/KcsD7Js1uJ">pic.twitter.com/KcsD7Js1uJ</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1594440451549196288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While Wise viewed the end of Sunday’s game as a movie, other Patriots players shared how proud they were of the rookie. Matthew Slater, who is the captain of the special teams unit, took particular pride in how the game was won.</p><p>“It’s special. It’s one of the hardest-working groups I’ve been around in terms of a special teams unit,” Slater said. “They really play for each other and I really feel like we love each other. It’s a good mixture of young and old and we go out there and play for each other. It’s nice to see that monotonous work that we put in pay off in a situation like that.”</p><p>Fellow Patriots corner Jonathan Jones, who was out on the field as part of the return team during the play, had a good feeling it would result in a score.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/wisehog94?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wisehog94</a> is all of us right now 😂 <a href="https://t.co/PxkR5xJw1W">pic.twitter.com/PxkR5xJw1W</a></p><p>— NBC Sports Boston's Patriots Coverage (@NBCSPatriots) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPatriots/status/1594450405945057281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I’m watching him, Marcus takes off, he goes inside of me – he took off and once I saw him go across the field, I knew it was over with, it was a touchdown,” Jonathan Jones said. “I was watching him, and we made eye contact, he took off and it was over after that.”</p><p>Patriots safety Devin McCourty recalled something Bill Belichick said earlier in the season to the team as why Jones was able to return the punt all the way for a touchdown.</p><p>“Coach Belichick mentioned it earlier this year, when you have a guy that can return the ball it makes everyone want to do more,” McCourty said. “You saw guys out here, Jon Jones, I don’t know how many plays he played on defense but he is playing on defense. We have other guys out there that are playing in their other roles on the team and giving just one hundred percent effort because we all know if you make a couple blocks, Marcus can do the rest.</p><p>“To go out earlier in the game and come back and just be ready to go, locked in, biggest moment of the game as a rookie. Everyone always talks about experience. It’s being ready to go, it’s knowing what you’re supposed to do, and it’s executing. Marcus did that and it was a huge play for us, I’ve never been a part of anything like that. Great feeling, great team win.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"15 years I've never won a game like that."</p><p>Matthew Slater reacts to final moments of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Patriots</a> win over <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jets</a> <a href="https://t.co/abctK66G2q">pic.twitter.com/abctK66G2q</a></p><p>— NBC Sports Boston's Patriots Coverage (@NBCSPatriots) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPatriots/status/1594452926520442880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Patriots running back Damien Harris said he’d “never” seen a game end like Sunday’s game.</p><p>“That’s an all-timer right there,” Harris said. “It was such a grinder of a game and it’s kind of hard to find a rhythm at times, we have good plays here, and not so good plays here, but on the last play of the game you’re fighting for 60 minutes and to walk off a win like that, it was incredible.”</p><p>Slater, who is the longest-tenured Patriot as he’s in his 15th season in the league, also said he’s “never” seen a game end like Sunday’s too.</p><p>“I never have won a game like that at any level of football so just when you thought you have seen it all, you are in year 15 and see something like that, it’s just awesome,” Slater said.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots react to Marcus Jones’ game-winning touchdown straight out of Hollywood

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The game was tied 3-3 and with only 26 seconds left, New England was likely going to get the ball deep in its own territory even with a decent return.</p><p>The Jets decided to punt in the middle of the field, giving space for Jones to not only make a return, but also gain ground for him to <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1594437124736004096" rel="noopener">score the winning touchdown</a> on an 84-yard return.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">PUNT RETURN TD WITH 5 SECONDS LEFT! <a href="https://twitter.com/Patriots?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Patriots</a></p><p>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYJvsNE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NYJvsNE</a> on CBS<br>📱: Stream on NFL+ <a href="https://t.co/0M1xbb6fcp">https://t.co/0M1xbb6fcp</a> <a href="https://t.co/zF3bFuvvpI">pic.twitter.com/zF3bFuvvpI</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1594437124736004096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Marcus Jones said he was just “trying to stay within the scheme” on the return, crediting his teammates because “it would’ve been a hard play to make” without them.</p><p>While a punt return touchdown with nearly no time remaining is a surprising play itself, Jones was a bit more surprised that the Jets decided to punt to him. They kicked the ball out of bounds on their last two punts. Furthermore, Jones made a name for himself in college as a returner, scoring 10 touchdowns as a returner over his four-year career.</p><p>“My main thing was that they were going to try to kick the ball out of bounds due to the time on the clock,” Jones said. “The first thing was to try and make sure I follow my teammates blocking. Then, I seen the punter and I was like, ‘If I make him miss, I should be able to go the distance.'”</p><p>Jones initially didn’t recall if he had scored a game-winning touchdown before being reminded that he did during his college days at Houston. Sunday’s was better, according to Jones.</p><p>“This is the biggest one. National Football League, you know?” Jones said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcus Jones said his main concern on the game-winning punt return was ball security. Added he was surprised by the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jets</a> decision to not punt the ball out of bounds.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Patriots</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForeverNE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForeverNE</a> <a href="https://t.co/hXQ3DzT8T8">pic.twitter.com/hXQ3DzT8T8</a></p><p>— Conor Roche (@ConorRoche27) <a href="https://twitter.com/ConorRoche27/status/1594442671623663616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jones’ play improved the Patriots to 6-4 while beating a division rival that’s also challenging for a playoff spot in the process. As exciting of a win that may sound like, Jones is ready for the next game.</p><p>“It’s one of those situations that I’m definitely happy for the divisional win,” Jones added. “That’s the main thing. But now, I’m onto the next week. I’m one of those people.”</p><p>Jones and the Patriots only have a few days to get ready for their next game, which comes on Thanksgiving night against the Minnesota Vikings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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