Patriots’ Julian Edelman Somehow Doesn’t Go Down In Wild TD Vs. Bills

FOXBORO, Mass. — Through two and a half quarters, Sunday’s game between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills hadn’t offered much to get excited about.

Then Julian Edelman happened.

With 5:05 left in the third quarter at Gillette Stadium, Tom Brady connected with Edelman for a 32-yard touchdown catch — but this was no ordinary TD reception. After being hit from behind, Edelman flipped over and appeared to land on his backside, but surprisingly got up and sprinted in for a score. Replays showed Edelman, in fact, never touched the ground.

Check this out:

https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1076932802963169280

What a play.

With Josh Gordon now back on the commissioner’s exempt list, the Patriots will need similar heroic acts from their receivers if they want to find success in the playoffs.

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Dakota Randall

Plymouth State/Boston University product from Wolfeboro, NH, who now is based in Rhode Island. Have worked at NESN since 2016, covering the Patriots since 2021. Might chat your ear off about Disney World, Halo 2, and Lord of the Rings.