FOXBOROUGH – Marcus Jones’s appetite for risk, fielding a punt with two Carolina Panthers players within striking distance as he caught it, put the Patriots on the scoreboard and sparked a run of three consecutive touchdowns that put the game out of reach early.

He sidestepped one defender, and the other appeared to have him caught by the ankle, only for Jones to keep his feet moving and break through the tackle and turn the play into a footrace into the endzone for an 87-yard touchdown.

New England never looked back, jumping out to a 28-6 halftime lead over the Panthers who looked overwhelmed in all three phases of the game.

MARCUS JONES 88-YARD PUNT RETURN TO THE CRIB

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