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SPORTSMonday 28 September 2015
Brady notches 400th TD pass in Patriots’ 51-17 win over Jags
Contionued from page 17 New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady throws a touch- we’re scoring points and 68 yards, but the Jaguars
down pass to wide receiver Danny Amendola, the 400th of winning, it’s fun for me.” gained just 57 yards on 20
“They had a good day, Brady’s NFL career, in the first half of an NFL football game Rob Gronkowski caught running plays.
as they’ve had in many, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Fox- four passes for 101 yards for Jacksonville was also
many days throughout borough, Mass. The Patriots beat the Jaguars 51-17. the Patriots. Blount ran for flagged seven times for
their career. I feel really for- 78 yards. Julian Edelman 114 yards, including back-
tunate to have those guys (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) caught eight passes for to-back pass interference
on my team.” 85 yards. Gostkowski, who penalties in the third quar-
After a summer domi- has led the NFL in points ter. The first cost the Jag-
nated by talk of deflated for each of the past three uars 52 yards; the second
footballs, the Patriots (3-0) seasons, added three field negated an interception
opened with victories over goals. and 82-yard return, instead
Pittsburgh and Buffalo and It was the most points ever putting the Patriots on the
then proved they weren’t allowed by the Jaguars Jacksonville 1.
looking past the over- (1-2), who had two injured Blount punched it in from
matched Jaguars (1-2). defensive backs inactive there to make it 30-3.
Brady became the fourth for the game and lost three The biggest highlight for
quarterback in NFL history more during it. Jacksonville was a 59-yard
to throw for 400 touch- By the end, cornerback catch and run from Bortles
downs, and he added his Peyton Thompson - who to Allen Hurns that made it
401st, a 13-yard pass to wasn’t drafted out of col- 30-10 midway through the
Keshawn Martin late in the lege and has been cut six third quarter. Jacksonville’s
third quarter. times in two seasons - was other touchdown came on
By that time, it was 37-10, playing safety. Nick Mar- a 6-yard pass from Bortles
fans were trying to beat shall, an undrafted rookie to Clay Harbor.
traffic on Route 1, and the who played quarterback ‘’Obviously, we are play-
Patriots were heading into at Auburn, was at corner- ing against an elite football
their bye week with a per- back. team and the best quarter-
fect record. “It’s the hardest thing to do. back in the league,’’ Jag-
And when it was over, We only had three safe- uars linebacker Paul Po-
Brady had completed 33 ties that were active and sluszny said. ‘’But we also
of 42 passes for 358 yards two of them got hurt. That made a ton of mistakes on
while leading New Eng- means a corner is going to our own.’’
land to scores on all nine play safety,’’ cornerback Brady completed a 1-yard
of his drives. (Backup Jim- Davon House said. ‘’You TD pass to Danny Amen-
my Garoppolo came in to are going to play safety dola in the second quar-
kneel down and run out and you ain’t never even ter for No. 400, joining
the clock on the final pos- practiced that position? Peyton Manning, Brett
session.) That’s tough man.” Favre and Dan Marino in
“I don’t care whether we Blake Bortles finished 17 the 400-touchdown club.
throw it in or run it in,’’ for 33 for 242 yards, with Amendola gave the ball to
Brady said. ‘’As long as two touchdowns and an a fan in the front row, but a
interception. Allen Robin- ballboy retrieved it.
son had nine catches for Asked if Brady was upset
that Amendola didn’t take
better care of the loot,
Brady laughed.
“I don’t care,” said Brady,
who has an NFL MVP tro-
phy, three for the Super
Bowl MVP and four NFL
championship rings in his
memorabilia collection.
“Danny can do whatever
he wants.”q
