NASHVILLE — Judging solely by the ultimate rating, one would suppose it was a simple victory for the Patriots on Sunday towards the Titans.
However not solely was the 31-13 win shut within the first half, it additionally took some spectacular performs from Patriots pass-catchers to get the job completed.
It began with tight finish Austin Hooper leaping over cornerback L’Jarius Sneed and reaching over his head to choose the ball out of the air whereas touchdown with two toes ultimately zone for a landing on a wonderfully positioned ball from Drake Maye halfway by the second quarter.
Austin Hooper mossed him for six 😤
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Patriots offensive linemen Garrett Bradbury and Mike Onwenu had the identical response to the play.
“He dunked on him.”
Maye dropped it within the bucket late within the first half on a 39-yard landing caught by vast receiver Kayshon Boutte’s fingertips.
Boutte. Magnificence.@DrakeMaye2 ➡️@KayshonBoutte1
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“There’s not too many alternatives like that, the place it’s simply vast open, you and the ball,” Boutte mentioned. “So it’s type of one among them performs you gotta make. You don’t wish to come again after the sport and be like, ‘Rattling, I ought to have had that.’ No.”
Boutte additionally mentioned it was a simple catch, although it appeared something however.
Broad receiver DeMario Douglas had his personal highlight-reel play, catching a cross thrown behind him on fourth-and-1 from Maye with one hand.
.@popshotta3 with one hand on 4th down!
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“Some Spider-Man-ish kind,” Douglas mentioned after the sport.
On the following play from scrimmage, working again Rhamondre Stevenson scored the Patriots’ third landing.
