Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones single-handedly gave the Raiders a miraculous win in Week 15 — he also quite literally single-handedly put Patriots quarterback Mac Jones in the turf on the game-sealing TD.
The botched lateral that led to the touchdown has already become stuff of legend, and Jones’ explanation for what went wrong (rather, right) on that play may join it in NFL lore. Chandler broke down the play to NBC’s Peter King:
(As an aside: “Mac was kind of standing there, looking at me with big eyes,” is an all-time classic line.)
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The win must feel good for the surging Raiders in a number of ways: Las Vegas kept its playoff hopes alive with the win, and both Josh McDaniels and Chandler Jones got one over against their former squad.
Meanwhile, the Patriots take a big hit to their playoff chances, with a 27 percent chance to get to dance, per the New York Times.
If the stiff-arm flipped the two teams’ fortunes, then maybe Mac Jones will stay out of the way if the situation arises again in the future.
