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Danny Amendola made a ridiculous catch to help seal the game for the Patriots

Danny Amendola skies as he hauls in a pass from Tom Brady (not pictured) over the Jets’ Buster Skrine that gave New England a first down at the Jets 48 yard line with 4:20 left in the game. Jim Davis/The Boston Globe

By Gary Dzen

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Danny Amendola made two enormous plays Sunday when the Patriots needed them most. The first, an eight-yard touchdown catch with 7:22 remaining in the fourth quarter, put the Patriots ahead of the New York Jets, 23-20.

But the second is the one that has everybody talking. Three minutes after the touchdown, with the Patriots driving again, Amendola hauled in a pass from Tom Brady along the right sideline. Brady’s pass appeared to be high. It didn’t matter.

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The catch set up a touchdown by Rob Gronkowski that sealed the game. Amendola finished with eight catches for 86 yards. Gronkowski was impressed.

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