We finally have a touchdown in this game: LaMont Jordan ran into the end zone untouched to the right side from 2 yards out to expand the Pats lead. In perhaps the most dramatic extra point attempt that has ever taken place in the 3rd quarter of a regular season game, Stephen Gostkowski’s boot barely snuck through the lower right corner of the goal posts, thanks to the wind.
The TD run was set up by the first catch for a Pats’ wide out on the day (Heath Evans had the only 2 receptions for the Pats to this point). Matt Cassel found Wes Welker open in the left flat, and Welker was hit by Terrence McGee at the 2. Cassel also had a 6-yard run on 4th down to get the Pats inside the red zone.
NE 10, BUF 0 (4:32 left in 3rd Q)
Wes Welker just caught his first pass of the game (no way the Pats could get through the whole game with