Did you see Fitz push Flores away after the TD? Was it friendly, or no?
Fun was unfolding on the Dolphins’ sideline in those shocking final seconds. The Patriots, 17-point favorites, had taken a rare lead on this day, 24-20, on a touchdown pass by Tom Brady to James White with 3:53 left. But 37-year-old Ryan Fitzpatrick ran his four-minute drill to perfection, converting two third downs on a 13-play, 75-yard drive that ate up all but 24 seconds. A 24-yard pass to DeVante Parker helped set up the dagger: Fitzpatrick hit tight end Mike Gesicki with a 5-yard touchdown pass.
Then, Fitzpatrick hit Flores.
Then, Flores hit Fitzpatrick.
Yes, on the sidelines, the two men were shoving each other in the chest with glee. Fitzpatrick had experienced just about everything there is to experience in his 15-year journeyman’s career, but he’d never won at Gillette until this day, when he threw for 320 yards and ran for a touchdown. And Flores spent 15 years in the Patriots’ organization, which says plenty about what the win meant to him.
“That was cool,” Fitzpatrick said of beating each other’s chest. “I mean, we’ve been through a lot this year and I know just as good as anybody from being on so many different teams, sometimes, beating your old team is even sweeter. And he’ll say all the wins are the same and everything but I know that one meant a lot to him. Not just because it was New England but the way the year went. To end on a high note like we did, it’s going to be a fun plane ride home.”
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