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Speaker 1: All right, Marcus, what was your thought as that punt

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Speaker 1: house As that unfolded, My first thing was ball security,

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Speaker 1: something making sure I tracked the ball and everything because

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Speaker 1: the win was going crazy out there. That was the

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Speaker 1: main thing. And just uh, stand within the scheme. And

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Speaker 1: you know, without my teammates on that play, that would

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Speaker 1: have been a hard play to make. So and just

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Speaker 1: to follow up, how would you describe your emotions as

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Speaker 1: you stand here minutes after this unfolded. Um, it's one

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Speaker 1: of those situations to where I'm happy, you know, definitely

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Speaker 1: for the divisional win. So that's the main thing. And

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Speaker 1: now I'm on to say the next week on one

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Speaker 1: of those people, Marcus. Marcus, at what point did you

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Speaker 1: realize you're gonna get a touchdown on that play? And

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Speaker 1: were you surprised that they parted the two years supposed

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Speaker 1: to get it out of bounced that spot. Yeah, My

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Speaker 1: main thing is I thought they was gonna go ahead

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Speaker 1: and try to kick it out of bounce due to

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Speaker 1: the time on the clock. But the first thing was

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Speaker 1: And then I've seen a punter, and I was like,

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Speaker 1: if I make a miss, then I should be able

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Speaker 1: to go to the distance. Marcus, when was the last

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Speaker 1: time you scored a game winning touchdown? Ever? Honestly don't

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Speaker 1: remember first time, First time, I say, definitely this is

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Speaker 1: the biggest one because National Football League, you know, so yeah,

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Speaker 1: actually to follow that, I think you didn't you return

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Speaker 1: to kick a hundred yards against that sent you to

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Speaker 1: did that on a different level. Did that give you

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Speaker 1: The main thing is, uh, definitely confidence being back there

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Speaker 1: and just staying within you know, uh, freshing my teammates

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Speaker 1: most of the time because the putter was definitely trying

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Speaker 1: to hang it up there for a little minute and everything,

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Speaker 1: So just getting underneath it and just following my teammates. Marcus.

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Speaker 1: At one point, you went out with an ankle injury.

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Speaker 1: You know how significant was it? Um? You know, did

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Speaker 1: you have to lobby to come back into the game.

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Speaker 1: Really just one of those situations to where I just

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Speaker 1: there and everything like that. So that's the main thing.

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Speaker 1: And Marcus over here by the wall, just given the

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Speaker 1: way that game was going, did you get a sense

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Speaker 1: when it was three to three for a couple hours

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Speaker 1: that it might come down with special teams play? And

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Speaker 1: did you have that as you dealt with the ankle

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Speaker 1: injury kind of driving you to get back out there.

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Speaker 1: Coaches just telling us a day in and day out,

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Speaker 1: you know, we got to make a play on special teams.

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Speaker 1: So that was the main thing that we always try

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Speaker 1: to enforce, especially this game because it was offense, defense,

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Speaker 1: you know, things like that. So he definitely told us

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Speaker 1: he'll come down to special teams play. You're sort of

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Speaker 1: new to this year. This is your first year here.

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Speaker 1: We've been following this team for twenty plus years with Belichick,

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Speaker 1: and we've heard about the importance of special teams. We

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Speaker 1: hear how he says it's important, and you guys work

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Speaker 1: on field, but all this other stuff, How is it?

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Speaker 1: How can you explain to us how important special teams

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Speaker 1: is to the New England Patriots. Special teams is definitely

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Speaker 1: a big role. It's definitely longer than an average offensive

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Speaker 1: and defensive play, and usually you're out there for one play,

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Speaker 1: and most people give it there all every single time

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Speaker 1: that they go out there, and it's very important for

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Speaker 1: the field position aspect of the game. And Coach Belichick

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Speaker 1: the importance he seems to put on it, I'm assuming

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Speaker 1: he talks about it a lot for sure. Yeah, he does. Marcus.

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Speaker 1: I'm just struck by the fact you said you're already

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Speaker 1: moving on. I mean, part of sports just to see

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Speaker 1: things that we don't always expect to see. Do you

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Speaker 1: even allow yourself to enjoy what just unfolded? Oh? Definitely,

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Speaker 1: you know, whenever I see my teammates, you know, the

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Speaker 1: you know, my parents actually came to this game, so

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Speaker 1: seeing them and everything would be definitely be a good thing.

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Speaker 1: What do you when you say your parents came to

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Speaker 1: they been to other games here this season? Is this

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Speaker 1: will be like when you get to see them. This

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Speaker 1: and just you know, just excited for them to see

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Speaker 1: the atmosphere of this place and just having a good

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Speaker 1: time watching the game. Uh yeah, for sure, thank you,