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What everyone in the stadium thought, but the club has asked me not to comment on anything, although the pictures speak for themselves.Garcia may say it could have been a penalty, but not according to his players. I spoke to two Roma players and they said it wasnt a penalty.Roma got off to the perfect start as it took the lead with less than five minutes on the clock after Douglas Maicons cross was flicked on to Juan Manuel Iturbe.Empoli levelled 10 minutes from the end of normal time when Simone Verdi beat the offside trap to race past Davide Astori and round Roma goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski before firing into the far corner.Ashley Cole made his first appearance for Roma in nearly two months — after poor form had seen him dropped to the bench. But his return lasted barely 23 minutes before he was carted off following an accidental kick to his chin from Matias Vecino.Roma will next face either Fiorentina or Atalanta. Pat McAfee Jersey .A. 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You need somebody to run down on kickoffs? Hey, coach I can do it, Bolden said Wednesday.His latest impact came when he crashed into San Diegos Mike Scifres after blocking a punt in the second quarter of New Englands 23-14 win Sunday night. Scifres broke his left clavicle on the play.I just timed it very well. I got off before anybody could even move and it turned out to be perfect, Bolden said. I got up under (the blocker) and the next thing you know, Im standing in front of the punter with his leg in the air. I said, I got to get this ball down.The Patriots took over at the Chargers 25 and scored four plays later on Tom Bradys 14-yard pass to Rob Gronkowski.The Patriots special teams have had several big plays as the team has navigated toward a 10-3 record and the top spot in the AFC.Chandler Jones blocked a field goal attempt against Minnesota and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown, while Bolden forced a fumble on a kickoff return against Cincinnati that was returned for a score. Aganst Detroit, an 81-yard kickoff return set up a touchdown run for LeGarrette Blount.It takes all 11 guys to make special teams work, Bolden said.Ryan Allen, who saw his first punt of the season blocked, on Wednesday was named AFC special teams player of the week.Its field position and all that playss a big part in the game, just like the blocked punt, Bolden said. Antonio Morrison Jersey. Those times when we pin the team inside the 20 or inside the 10-yard line, thats a big momentum shift.Special teamers rarely get the recognition of offensive and defensive players. But Bolden learned the significance of that role when he joined the team in 2012 out of Mississippi and played on special teams with Matthew Slater, Julian Edelman and Danny Woodhead.I had those old guys in my ear, kind of just teaching me along the way, Bolden said, and here I am today.Slater has made three Pro Bowls as a special teams player. 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