las vegas raiders Defeated the New England Patriots in one of the wildest endings to a game ever.
With the game tied at 24 points, Patriots running back Ramondre Stevenson found a hole in the Raiders’ secondary. Rather than slip or allow himself to be tackled to force the tied game into overtime, Stevenson decided that he wanted to play for nothing and maybe score a touchdown.
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Chandler Jones, #55, and Derek Carr, #4, of the Las Vegas Raiders celebrate after defeating the New England Patriots at Elegant Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Las Vegas.
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Stevenson later threw the ball to wide receiver Jacoby Meyers. The wide receiver took the ball and attempted to throw the ball backwards to the patriots Quarterback Mack Jones. Instead, Raiders pass rusher Chandler Jones waited for the ball.
Chandler Jones ran in on Mack Jones and scored the game-winning touchdown as time expired.
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones, #55, breaks a tackle by New England Patriots quarterback Mack Jones, #10, to score a touchdown on an interception during the second half of an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Las Vegas Raiders For , Sunday, December 18, 2022, in Las Vegas.
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The Raiders went on to win the game 30–24 in one of the most unlikely ways. In addition, while radio calls Had it been spot on, Twitter’s reaction to the drama could have been even better.
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Patriots coach Bill Belichick, speaking to reporters after the game, expressed his regret over the mistakes.
“The team made a lot of mistakes and left some big plays that were obviously the difference in the game,” he said.
meyers and stevenson both took responsibility For failures in the play.
Stevenson said, “The play call was just a draw play – nothing more, nothing less.” “I’m a situation knower. I have to know how much time is on the clock in critical situations and I failed to do that today.”
Meyers said he was trying to play the hero.
Mac Jones, #10 of the New England Patriots, looks on after losing to the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Las Vegas.
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Meyers said, “It’s not his fault. He gave me the ball, I got to be smart with it.” “I thought I saw Mack open. I didn’t see Chandler Jones at the time. Just thought he was open, tried to get to him, then let him try to play with it. But the score was tied, so as I said, I should have just lay down.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.