Found December 25, 2011 on The Rap Sheet:
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The way he is pictured here is usually how we see Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski. Ya know, kicking. But he was in a little bit of a different light yesterday in the 27-24 win over the Dolphins. In fact, Gostkowski may have saved the game. Down 17-3 in the third quarter — before anyone knew a comeback was coming — Gostkowski kicked off to Dolphins returner Clyde Gates. The speedster fielded it at the 5, broke into the open field, and looked gone. It would have made the score 24-3 and delivered a serious blow to the Patriots goals. Except the athletic Gostkowski, who also played baseball at the University of Memphis, dove at Gates’ feet, tripped him up, and saved the day. Afterward, he did his best to downplay the moment… which was a big one. “Those guys are all faster than me, so I had to guess right,” Gostkowski said. “I did, and I got my hand on his foot. I was gearing up for him to try and run me over. He cut and luckily I guessed right, you know ...
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