It’s one of the most unlikely plays in recent NFL history. Last snap of the match between the Patriots and the Raiders, a 24-24 draw. Rhamondre Stevenson makes a good run, but decides to try a side pass for Jakobi Meyers, who himself inexplicably decides to pass back for Mac Jones.
A completely missed pass, in the hands of Chandler Jones, who will score the winning touchdown.
A disaster.
Annoyed, Meyers did not leak the microphones after the match.
“I wanted to do too much,” the receiver confessed, via NESN. “I tried to be the hero, I think. I didn’t see the guy behind, I tried to throw the ball. I did too much, I should have taken the floor. »
Needless to say, the Raiders were just as surprised as most spectators. Josh McDaniels the first.
“I said to myself, OK, we have to tackle him and go into overtime,” the coach told ESPN. “When I saw the ball in the air and Chandler below, I thought, ‘Oh my god, maybe we have a chance… And I was hoping he had enough energy to go all the way. ‘at the end zone. »
Jones, who like McDaniels was playing against his old team, had a crazy time.
“First I wondered who was around me? I felt like I lost my balance a bit after pushing Mac Jones away. I then wondered who I should slip it to? I was just trying to keep the action alive. But when I managed to stay upright, I put the turbo on and the rest is history. »
A story that Meyers and New England would have done well.
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