FOXBORO — Sunday’s win over the Falcons was an emotional day for Patriots wide receiver DeMario Douglas and running back Terrell Jennings.

The two Patriots players, who were also high school teammates at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Fla., were both mourning the loss of Douglas’ uncle, who died on Saturday night.

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“He was with us. This whole morning was hard,” Douglas said, as emotions started getting the best of him. “As people came up to me, I tried to try to keep — I just tried to be a man, and I just had to put my head down. I just know he was with me, and he was with Terrell, too.”

Jennings described Douglas’ uncle as a “close friend to my family” and said he was “balling” for him.

Douglas had the first 100-yard performance of his career on four receptions

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