“Goes to Show How Extremely Difficult That Sh*t Is to Do”: New England Patriots’ Epic Punt Return With 5 Seconds Left Sets NFL World on Fire

In a low-scoring thriller between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets, Rookie cornerback Marcus Jones made a heroic play to secure the team, its last-second win. The scoreboard displayed 10-3 by the end of the final whistle, with Marcus scoring the only touchdown. Fans were left in utter disbelief watching the youngster lifting the Patriots single-handedly.

This Sunday’s game shall certainly go down as one of the greatest knocks in the history of the NFL. So far, more than a hundred Points have been executed in the 2022 season, but none of them was returned for a touchdown, and that too in the final seconds.

The 24-year-old Houston product was acquired in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft as a return specialist, and certainly, he justified his role to a much larger extent.

Only 26 seconds were left on the clock when the Jets lined up to kick the ball. It looked like Marcus was aware of Punter Braden Mann’s intentions to kick the ball out of bounds. Precisely, Marcus made an accurate catch and started blitzing all his way to score an 84-yard touchdown.

In the long hurdle, few players tried to intercept him; however, his ankle techniques made sure that he sneaked through them, and everything changed.

Only five seconds were left on the clock, and history got scripted. Since the Punt return was charted in 1970, this game-winning return happened for the second time after DeSean Jackson’s 65-yarder for Philadelphia in 2010.

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This was the Patriots‘ third straight win and improved the record against the Jets to 14 since getting knocked out of the 2010 playoffs. Both sides struggled to run the ball; however, Mac Jones looked slightly comfortable, completing 23 of 27 passes for 246 yards. On the other hand, Wilson had one of the poor performances with 9 of 22 for 77 yards.

Fans go wild watching the New England Patriots seal the final second win

The Patriots’ defense was the only unit that looked happy because they were able to restrict the Jets throughout the game. “Complete domination. That’s kind of what we wanted to do,” defensive lineman Deatrich Wise Jr. said, “We wanted to stop the run and affect the pass. And I thought we did that,” he added. Regardless, the star of the night was Marcus Jones making it look effortless.

Meanwhile, some of the fans bashed the Jets for their carelessness.

The Patriots will next face the Vikings in the upcoming week and are currently placed third in the AFC East with six wins and four losses. It will be interesting to see if they are able to make it to the playoffs this season.

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