FOXBOROUGH — Marcus Jones hasn’t played a snap on offense for the Patriots this season.
He’s still scored three touchdowns.
The electric punt returner found the end zone in the first quarter of Monday’s 33-15 win over the Giants, finding a seam in New York’s coverage and bolting 94 yards for a score. It was his second punt return touchdown of the season, and Jones already had a pick-six on his resume, too.
“My main thing was, ‘Don’t get tackled by the punter,’” Jones smiled.
When Jones got back to the sideline, his wide receiver teammates had a little fun with him.
“We had a joke on the sideline saying like, ‘Damn, we want to play too Marcus. Give us a little bit of love,’” Stefon Diggs said.
With the offense getting ready to take the field as Jones fielded the punt at his own 6-

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