{"id":174507,"date":"2023-01-01T21:41:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T21:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/patriots-kyle-dugger-scores-39-yard-pick-six-against-dolphins\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T21:41:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T21:41:58","slug":"patriots-kyle-dugger-scores-39-yard-pick-six-against-dolphins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/patriots-kyle-dugger-scores-39-yard-pick-six-against-dolphins\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots’ Kyle Dugger scores 39-yard pick-six against Dolphins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots’ defense delivered again, with safety Kyle Dugger returning an interception 39 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins.<\/p>\n

The touchdown was the seventh scored by the Patriots’ defense this season and the third by Dugger, a 2020 second-round draft pick out of Lenoir-Rhyne. His cutback at the 10-yard line was critical, as he delivered a powerful blow to Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater en route to the end zone, knocking Bridgewater from the game.<\/p>\n

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Dugger doing the thing \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcfa: @NFLonCBS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Ucx9VbQFd5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 New England Patriots (@Patriots) January 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dugger’s touchdowns have come on two interceptions and one fumble return, tying Don Webb (1961) for the most defensive touchdowns in franchise history.<\/p>\n

The play gave the Patriots a 16-14 lead with 2 minutes, 51 seconds remaining in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

It was the Patriots’ fifth interception returned for a touchdown this season, their most in a season since 2003. The Patriots also have a non-offensive touchdown in four straight games, tying the second-longest streak in franchise history (1985). Their longest streak is five, in 1961. It is also the longest streak by any team in a season since the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Weeks 2-5).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n