With seven seconds left to go in the New England Patriots’ week 14 game in Miami, tight end Rob Gronkowski had every reason to feel good about his performance. However, sometimes it takes just a single play to turn the perception about an event 180 degrees around. Yesterday, this play involved a deep pass, two laterals, and a lot of bad tackling — and it also involved Gronkowski as the last line of defense.
Before the Patriots used him as a deep safety against a Hail Mary pass that never came, Gronkowski was dominant as an offensive centerpiece.