On October 30 2016 Rob Gronkowski lined up against the Buffalo Bills in New York The crowd buzzed all around him He had grown up in the Buffalo area But Gronkowski didn't let the excitement of playing near his hometown get to him The tight end focused on every play every moment Gronkowski and the New England Patriots led the game in the second quarter 14 10 That's when he broke loose for one of his best plays of the season He raced down the middle of the field Patriots quarterback Tom pass Brady hit him with a perfect
Gronkowski was in the clear The Buffalo defenders couldn't bring the big man down After scoring a 53 yard touchdown he bowed to the crowd and spiked the ball into the ground as hard as he could It was the 68th receiving touchdown of Gronkowski's National Football League NFL career That made him the all time team leader in touchdown catches It's definitely an honor to come home to my hometown and get that record Gronkowski said To hold the record for most franchise touchdowns is just unbelievable The score gave New England a solid lead but a lot of time was still left in the game In the third quarter Gronkowski ran toward the Buffalo defense He turned touchdown Gronkowski Keeps the ball close as he runs for a
bronkowski's nickname in the NFL is bronk He also introduced fans to another word bronking is slamming the football into the ground as hard as you can in celebration left then turned again and raced up the side of the field Brady threw Gronkowski got both of his hands on the ball and pulled it in His feet danced near the sideline The 18 yard catch helped the Patriots score another touchdown He was at it again in the fourth quarter This time Brady hit Gronkowski in the chest with the ball The powerful tight end snatched it and turned up the field A Buffalo defender stood in his way but Gronkowski shoved him aside Defenders pulled from behind but he kept rumbling down the field He ran 15 yards before the Bills were able to bring him to the ground First down New England kicked a field goal to take a huge lead Thanks to Gronkowski's big day they won the 25 game 41
