Yeah, the fact that the playoff numbers look relatively pedestrian is what really the point is all about. He's not a go-to volume receiver. He's just there when you need him. The most important stat is the six TDs.Amendola's playoff numbers actually aren't anything crazy.
12 games, 49 rec, 557 yds, 6 td (projects to 65 rec, 743 yds, 8 td)
1-1, 20 yards passing
3 rushes, 16 yards
So definitely not bad, but not crazy. But my goodness does he come up with ENORMOUS plays when they most need it. I'm with whomever else said that maybe there's not a metric for "clutch", but whatever "clutch" is, Amendola has it.
Dude has been tremendous.
And by the way, Brady was incredible - 26-38, 290, 2 td, 0 int - but he could have had absolutely eye-popping numbers, if not for a couple of drops (including Cooks' surefire long TD).
He's played in 12 playoff games. But his six TDs were in four of those games that stand out as the Patriots' most improbable wins. The Baltimore division game, Super Bowl 49, Super Bowl 51, yesterday.
All six of his TDs were when the Patriots were losing. Five of six were in the second half. Also, he had perhaps the most clutch two point conversion in playoff history which also was in the fourth quarter with the team losing.