Patriots punt returner Marcus Jones broke an NFL record on Monday night that had stood for 75 years.

The record for the most yards per punt return had belonged to former Bears punt returner George McAfee, who played from 1940 to 1950 and averaged 12.78 yards returning punts in his career. To qualify for that record, a player needs at least 75 career punt returns.

On Monday night, Jones made a spectacular play on the 75th punt return of his career, taking it back 94 yards for a touchdown . Jones ended the night with three punt returns for 124 yards, which gives him 77 punt returns for 1,127 yards in his career. That gives him a career average of 14.64 yards per punt return, breaking McAfee’s record by nearly two full yards.

After the game, Jones credited his father and his blockers.

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