The Patriots’ Week 16 home loss to the Cincinnati Bengals was one of their more heartbreaking defeats of the season. Seemingly poised to score a huge upset, New England watched Rhamondre Stevenson fumble away a potential victory in the closing moments.
The game still had some great moments, though, and one of them cracked a recent NFL list of the 2022 season’s top 10 throws.
Mac Jones and the Patriots offense trailed by 20 while facing a third-and-10 with just over six minutes left at Gillette Stadium. Jones was flushed from the pocket and sent running for his life, eventually uncorking a 54-yard pass to the goal line. The ball then was tipped by tight end Scotty Washington and into the hand of Jakobi Meyers, who walked in for a miraculous touchdown.
Relive the epic play in the video below:
Ultimately, it was all for naught. New England got the ball back twice but couldn’t score again and suffered a crushing 22-18 loss.
Jones got off to a terrible start in the game, but enjoyed a huge rebound in the second half. He wound up completing 21 of 33 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns.
