Patrick Chung in Dolphins vs Patriots
Patriots safety Patrick Chung has grabbed all the headlines today after his heroic performance against the Miami Dolphins lit up the NFL in a game that saw them win 41-14.
He was bullish and relentless in his play, always managing to find a weak link in the Dolphins’ field goal units while facing the adversity of much bigger players.
He wasn’t alone in his excellence though as the whole Patriots team raised their game to a new level, thwarting the Dolphins at every turn. They set a new record too. The first team ever to score from a run, pass, kickoff, blocked punt and a blocked field goal all in one game.
Patrick Chung has certainly shown his tenacity in the past having been fined $5000 for a late hit on Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco in the season opener of September 2009, and later that season a further $7500 for a clash of helmets with Chad Henne.
- Patrick Chung.
Patrick Chung had one of his best nights in his career so far in a game that his team won 41-14 against the Miami Dolphins.
He showed us all the tricks in the book, including an interception return for a touchdown, and let’s not forget slapping down Brandon Fields’ punt and Dan Carpenter’s field goal.
Chung proved relentless, constantly finding cracks in the Dolphins’ field goal units, facing far larger men.
But not only Patrick Chung had a night to remember.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_37qMvwSMwo
Patrick Chung was one young player on the defense who actually showed advancement in his development over the first three weeks of this season, so tonight’s explosion wasn’t exactly out of left field.
Still, score a pick-six, and block a punt and a field goal, and you’re having a big day, no matter who you are. And Chung was, indeed, having a large evening tonight. But he did deflect some of the credit, saying that his interception was a bit of a gift and praising Scott O’Brien for his work in setting up the big special-teams plays.
“That’s something coach saw,” – Chung said. “I mean, we just practiced everything that happened in that game. All those blocks, and people doing their job. I give it to them. If they’re not doing their job nothing happens. So we executed. Coach drew it up and it happened just like he did it.”