McCourty’s pick-6 seals Patriots’ 25-6 win over Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Devin McCourty was pleased that the New England Patriots defence didn’t have to play second fiddle to Tom Brady and Co. for once.
With the Patriots leaning more on Stephen Gostkowski’s leg than Brady’s arm against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, McCourty stepped up and returned an interception 84 yards to secure a 25-6 victory.
“The last couple of games it was our offence scoring and us trying to keep the team out. This was a game where they were moving the ball and couldn’t get into the end zone,” McCourty said. “We had to make sure Buffalo didn’t get in the end zone, and once it cracked, we had to take advantage of it.”
The interception proved to be the turning point in what had been a tightly contested game in which New England settled for four Gostkowski field goals, and after James White scored on a 1-yard to make it 18-6 with 9:58 left.