"FOXBOROUGH - Marcus Jones's appetite for risk, fielding a punt with two Carolina Panthers players within striking distance as he caught it, put the Patriots on the scoreboard and sparked a run of three consecutive touchdowns that put the game out of reach early. He sidestepped one defender, and the other appeared to have him caught by the ankle, only for Jones to keep his feet moving and break through the tackle and turn the play into a footrace into the endzone for an 87-yard touchdown."
"Jones wasn't done after the 87-yarder. He almost scored on another punt return in the second quarter, which he took 61 yards before the punter tripped him up inside the 20-yard line. The Patriots promptly scored four plays later on a 1-yard touchdown run from Antonio Gibson, giving New England a 22-point lead. Between the touchdown and the 61-yarder, Jones basically gave the Patriots 14 points on special teams."
Marcus Jones returned punts for 167 yards, including an 87-yard touchdown that began a sequence of three consecutive Patriots touchdowns. Jones nearly scored on a second long return of 61 yards before being tripped inside the 20, and those returns directly created 14 points for New England. The Patriots built a 28-6 halftime lead and coasted to a 42-13 victory as Carolina struggled in all three phases. The defense limited Bryce Young to short gains to prevent chunk plays. Stefon Diggs produced his first explosive play as a Patriot, and TreVeyon Henderson scored his first NFL touchdown.
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