Watch Rob Gronkowski’s first touchdown catch of the 2016 season
Perfect pass. Perfect catch.
Rob Gronkowski may already be one of the most prolific tight ends in NFL history, but he was still without a touchdown catch during the 2016 season entering Week 6. Thanks to a perfectly executed red-zone play against the Bengals, that drought came to an end on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.
On a 3rd-and-8 play in the third quarter, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady found Gronkowski for a 38-yard gain, taking the ball down to the Cincinnati four-yard line. On the very next play, Brady went back to the hulking tight end for a score. Gronkowski’s skill as a pass catcher was on full display:
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