The game was on the line when Craig Woodson predicted what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would do.

Standing in the center of the backfield, the Patriots rookie safety had his eyes on tight end Cade Otton. When the ball was snapped, he broke to the right. Woodson was about 10 yards behind Otton when Baker Mayfield threw the ball.

The rookie safety sprinted downhill, colliding with the tight end and breaking up the would-be first-down catch.

“Shoot, game on the line, I’m trying to do whatever I can to get this team get the win,” Woodson said. “Third down, I saw the concept coming. In that type of coverage, you’ve just got to be ready. Once the quarterback threw the ball, I just tried to go over there and make a play.”

That was a key moment in Sunday’s Patriots upset win over the Buccaneer

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