Patriots WR Jakobi Meyers Explains What Happened During His Embarrassing Lateral That Cost His Team The Game
The wild, unbelievable finish to the Raiders' 30-24 win over the Patriots on Sunday requires an explanation.
Jones's walk-off score was made possible by a pair of ill-timed laterals from Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson and receiver Jakobi Meyers on third-and-10 with the game tied at 24 with three seconds to play in regulation. After taking a handoff 23 yards up the middle, Stevenson tossed the ball to Meyers, who then tossed a long cross-field lateral that was snagged by Jones, who stiff-armed Patriots quarterback Mac Jones en route to a 48-yard TD.
Rhamondre Stevenson's decision to lateral the ball to a teammate took what was a surprisingly positive gain and turned it into complete chaos.
Reacting instinctively, Jakobi Meyers received the lateral, then backtracked in search of a new target. He found one in quarterback Mac Jones near midfield, but didn't see the man wearing No. 55 in silver and black.
"I thought I saw Mac open," Meyers said, via MassLive's Mark Daniels. "I didn't see Chandler Jones at the time. I just thought he was open, tried to get to him and let him try to make a play with it, but the score was tied so I should've just went down."
Here is what he said:
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