The ball was thrown to the receiver on the final play of the game and he scored a touchdown. It took 1:14 for it to happen.
After the team's 30-24 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium, the wide receiver stood in a stunned locker room and made no excuses for his role in the play that ended the game.
Jones steamrollered quarterback Mac Jones, the last line of defense, on his way to the end zone after catching a careless lateral from Meyers.
"Just trying to do too much, trying to be a hero," he said. I thought I saw a computer. I didn't see him at that point. Mac tried to get it to him and let him try to make a play with it. The score was tied so I should have left.
The players said that wasn't what was supposed to happen, as they were surprised by the way the Pats were playing.
The score was tied at 24 at the time the ball was thrown. The instructions in the huddle were to run the ball and go down.
The game could have gone to overtime.
Running back Rhamondre Stevenson went back to the other side of the field after picking up 23 yards on a draw play. That's when the catalyst for his own mistake was found.
"It's not his fault," he said. He trusted me enough to give me the ball. I have to be aware of what's going on.
Stevenson said that the coaches gave them a play to get down. I think I could have done that. Nothing more than a draw play is what the playcall is. I'm supposed to know what's going on and how much time is left. There are critical circumstances. Today, I didn't do that.
Mac Jones was the only player that Chandler Jones had to face. The quarterback thought he cost the team the game by not tackling.
The guy needs to be tackled. I'm responsible for it and it's my fault. We would play for overtime if I tackle him. He said that it wasn't good enough by him.
The coach said the team made a mistake on the play and that aHail Mary wasn't an option because he didn't think they could get to the end zone.
We discussed situational football. Every week, we discuss it. We need to do a better job.
In Week 14 of the year, the Pats lost to the Dolphins on a play on special teams at the end of the game.
It was the second go-ahead defensive touchdown on the final play of regulation in the history of the National Football League. The other was by the New England defense in Week 2 of the 1960 season, when they forced a turnover against the New York Mets. It was the first victory in the history of the team.
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