Instead of heading to overtime, a giveaway from the New England Patriots allowed Chandler Jones to score a defensive touchdown on the last play of the fourth quarter to give the Las Vegas Raiders a 30-24 win on Sunday. .
After taking a 17-3 lead, the Raiders once once more let the opposing team come back in the second half. A 34-yard run from Rhamondre Stevenson in the fourth quarter gave the Pats a 24-17 lead.
With less than a minute to go, Derek Carr joined Keelan Cole in the end zone on 30 yards for the tying touchdown. Officials checked to see if the receiver had stepped on the outside when making the catch and the touchdown stood.
New England still had seconds on the clock to try to get into position for a field goal. The Raiders’ defense held back the attack and Stevenson found himself at the heart of a game that was as unlikely as it was spectacular.
The running back was given the ball for a run with three seconds left on the clock. He knew how to knit his way in the defense of the Raiders and he decided to put the ball back to his receiver Jacob Meyers with a side pass.
The receiver had no place to go and instead of throwing himself to the ground, he went for the big shot with a long throw-in to the back towards Mac Jonesbut the ball landed in the hands of the defensive player Chandler Jones in the center of the field. The latter avoided the tackle of the quarterback of the Pats to spin for 48 yards and register the winning touchdown.
Meyers faced the music following the game as he met with reporters and discussed the play that caused the Raiders’ turnaround.
“I wanted to do too much and I tried to be the hero. It was not this game that was selected. »
“I didn’t see Chandler Jones, I thought Mac was in the open and I wanted to give him the ball. »
“It doesn’t matter whether or not Rhamondre has decided to hand the ball to me, it’s up to me to play smart followingwards,” he summed up.
This game overshadows the good meeting of Stevenson who in addition to scoring a touchdown amassed 172 yards on the ground.
This defeat is costly for the Patriots who present a record of 7-7 from now on. The Raiders now have six wins once morest eight losses.
