said<\/a> on Thursday. \u201cAnd again, not that there was anything was wrong. I just felt him. I just felt when he blitzed, when he covered, when he \u2013 maybe it was just me, but I\u2019ve got a pretty good seat for some of these games. <\/p>\n\u201cAnd so, I just felt him start to continue to impact at a greater level. You heard him, you saw him and obviously his play. So, that\u2019s no secret that we\u2019ll need him to play well, as well as the rest of our other good players.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Seattle has a dominant receiving core headlined by Jaxon Smith-Nijigba, who Gonzalez will likely be tasked with trying to slow down.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
If Gonzalez can limit Smith-Nijigba\u2019s game, it will hinder the Seahawks\u2019 offense and give New England a chance to win.<\/p>\n
The Patriots are 4.5-point underdogs against Seattle in Super Bowl LX.<\/p>\n
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