APFive of Devin McCourty’s kickoff returns last week covered 95 yards, a rather unspectacular 19.0-yard average.
But man, that other one.
McCourty’s 104-yard touchdown earned the Patriots return man AFC special teams player of the week honors.
It was the Patriots’ sixth kickoff return for a touchdown of over 100 yards, and is the second-longest in franchise history behind Ellis Hobbs’ 108-yarder, also against the Jets, in 2007.
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How about that miserable fumble at the end? That nearly (and should have) cost them the game?! Not a factor I guess….
How did he win? He also fumbled with 2 minutes left and a tie game, something that loses the game for a team immediately a large majority of the time. That hurt a lot more than the kickoff return TD helped.
As a patriots fan mccourty is one of the players that actually is playing well but when he makes a mistake it is an awful possible game changing play good player overshadowed by bad mistakes
Sorry, fumbling the kickoff at the end of the game with 2 minutes to go negates this return.
Does a return for a TD automatically get you this award? Because I would have thought his fumble at the end which very nearly lost the Pats the game might have stopped him from winning it. If they had lost, would he still get the award? Just saying….
Can we Patriots fans give him the biggest screw up of the week honor? He let them back in the game with his fumble and lack of coverage in the secondary. One great play does not make up for all the other screw ups he did in the game.
How on earth a players who coughed up the football in the 4th q to give lead at worst time possible got a ‘player of the wk’ is puzzling. He sucked!
He must have photos on somebody because the 4th qtr fumble must have been completely looked over… Such a joke, much like NE defense
From a Jets fans perspective, he earned it. McCourty is a pretty bad kick returner and to take it to the house on Mike Westhoffs special teams is a pretty solid feat for anybody. That return was pretty clutch and really sucked the life out of the Jets for a bit.
McCourty giveth, and McCourty taketh away.
I think I do prefer him at safety though.
Maybe he’ll stick it in Bill’s face.
I wonder who he or the patriots had to pay off for that award?? That fumble should have cost them the game!!!!!
1st round pick contributing on special teams. Patriot way!