FOXBOROUGH – With 7:29 remaining in the game against the Jets on Thursday night, Anfernee Jennings came up with one of the bigger plays of the night.

Jennings was in the right place at the right time to recover a fumble from Justin Fields at the New York 11-yard line. Four plays later, an Andy Borregales 26-yard field goal made it 27-14, the same score the Patriots won by.

Jennings has been in New England since 2020 when he was drafted in the third round. It’s been a roller coaster for him, but he’s survived three coaching changes and found a way to stick around.

The play on Thursday night was sort of an all-encompassing moment for him and the team.

Just a bunch of guys doing whatever they can to help the organization win like it used to.

“I was kind of on movement. I just tried to push the tackle into the quarterback, maybe cause some confusion there,” said Jennings of his big moment, just the second fumble recovery of his career. “He coughed the ball up and I was able to get on it.”

Understandably, Jennings was very proud of the play, considering those types of moments have been few and far between for him in his Patriots career.

“It was huge,” he said. “Fourth quarter, on their end of the field. Just being able to get some points out of it, three more points, I think we got a field goal out of that. Just happy to try and help the team win.”

Jennings hasn’t been apart of much winning in his Patriots tenure. So, what’s it like coming to work every day when you’re (now) 9-2?

“Obviously, I’ve been here for a few years and being a part of this is special,” said Jennings. “This is a special group of guys, a special group of coaches. We just trying to keep getting better each and every week. We found what works for us and we’re just trying to keep doing that.”

This type of change doesn’t just happen overnight though. So, what exactly is so different about this version of the Patriots?

“It starts from the top down,” added Jennings. “From the top of the organization to the coaches, to the players. Everybody’s been able to buy-in and it works.”

That buy-in is what’s led to guys like Jennings being able to contribute to this rapid ascension back to the top of the NFL.