Patriots punter Zoltan Mesko isn't used to having to work this hard.
 Zoltan Mesko had his busiest afternoon of the season on Saturday. (FILE:Icon/SMI) |
During Saturday's game against Miami, he was called upon to punt six times in the first half, which was already the highest total of the season - and there were still two quarters to play.
Prior to this one the most punts Mesko had all season in one game was five, which happened during their loss to the Giants back on November 6th.
Fortunately he was given the second half off, with Tom Brady and company getting things in gear and racking up 27 second half points en-reoute to a 27-24 come-from-behind win over the Dolphins.
Here's a look at Mesko's workload this season:
Week one at Miami: 4 Punts, 152 yards
Week two vs San Diego: 2Punts, 85 yards
Week three at Buffalo: 3 Punts, 140 yards
Week four at Oakland: 3 Punts, 147 yards
Week five vs NY Jets: 4 Punts, 205 yards
Week six vs Dallas: 2 Punts, 96 yards
Week seven vs Pittsburgh: 4 Punts, 168 yards
Week eight vs NY Giants: 5 Punts, 225 yards
Week nine at NY Jets: 4 Punts, 187 yards
Week ten vs Kansas City: 4 Punts, 203 yards
Week eleven at Philadelphia: 3 Punts, 145 yards
Week twelve vs Indianapolis: 4 Punts, 187 yards
Week thirteen at Washington: 3 Punts, 135 yards
Week fourteen at Denver: 4 Punts, 162 yards
Week fifteen vs Miami: 6 Punts, 314 yards
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