ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Devin McCourty is old. Devin McCourty is slow. Devin McCourty has lost a step.
The veteran defensive back heard a lot of that through the first seven games of the 2018 season. But Monday night, he showed plenty of speed and terrific ball skills on his pick-six that sealed the Patriots 25-6 win over the Bills.
So much speed, in fact, NFL’s Next Gen Stats took notice.
Devin McCourty reached a top speed of 22.05 MPH on his 84-yard INT return TD, the fastest speed reached by a ball carrier this season.
McCourty is the first ball carrier this season to reach 22+ MPH.#NEvsBUF #GoPats pic.twitter.com/lwWE5o8U4W
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) October 30, 2018
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Devin McCourty takes it TO. THE. HOUSE ? pic.twitter.com/fElvLdl7Xq
— BetQL (@betqlapp) October 30, 2018
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