Jenkins: I Owe Thurmond A Gift For TD

Tied at 14 apiece, the ball was in the hands of quarterback Tom Brady and the Patriots were at the Philadelphia 5-yard line, a sight the Eagles did not want to see. A New England touchdown would swing the momentum, but Malcolm Jenkins and Walter Thurmond weren’t about to let that happen.

The Patriots snapped the ball into the veteran signal-caller’s hands. He looked to receiver Danny Amendola and released, but what happened next is history. The Eagles came away with their first-ever interception of the future Hall of Famer.

Thurmond tipped the ball, allowing Jenkins to make the catch and take off running. Ninety-nine yards later, the safety was in the end zone and the Eagles took their first…