FOXBORO — Huge receiver Kayshon Boutte made one of many great postseason touchdown catches in Patriots historical past Sunday, hauling in an over-the-shoulder throw from Drake Maye one-handed over Texans All-Professional cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.
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Boutte was requested Monday morning the place that catch ranks in his personal private highlights.
“I by no means thought of that one but,” Boutte mentioned. “I believe I’m nonetheless having fun with the second, although. I nonetheless form of look again and I used to be questioning, like, ‘how did I catch that?’
“I by no means realized that it was one hand till I bought to the sideline and was watching it on the display screen.”
Stingley was Boutte’s faculty teammate at LSU. The Patriots’ vast receiver credited Stingley with serving to make him higher by means of apply reps.
Boutte did acknowledge that Stingley’s protection possible pressured him to make the catch one-handed.
“I might simply say on deep balls, corners form of get away with holding your left arm and the wrist and stuff like that,” Boutte mentioned. “So, I imply, clearly, if I used to be capable of catch it with two, it will have been over the shoulder, however I believe perhaps I used to be held a bit of bit. Only one hand, made a play.”
The play was eerily just like the primary landing throw of Maye’s profession, which was additionally the primary landing catch of Boutte’s profession. That play, in Week 6 of the 2024 season, additionally got here with Stingley in protection.
“It was the very same route, identical finish zone, identical nook, on the identical particular person,” Boutte mentioned.
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Boutte remembered that Maye allowed him to maintain that ball.
The Patriots face another top-tier defense in Sunday’s AFC Championship Sport after they journey to play the Broncos. Boutte has a historical past in opposition to Broncos All-Professional cornerback Patrick Surtain II, having performed him in LSU-Alabama video games.
