Bill Belichick Reveals Embarrassing Reason Why He Didn’t Call A Hail Mary On Final Play That Cost Patriots The Game vs. Raiders

Sunday afternoon was just a comedy of errors for the New England Patriots.

The New England Patriots lost to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday in the most unlikely way when Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones returned a lateral from Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers 48 yards for a touchdown. The game should’ve been in overtime.

After the bizarre finish to the game, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick did his best to explain what happened as he told reporters, “The play didn’t work. Made a mistake on the play.”

Bill Belichick on the game-ending later: "The play didn't work. Made a mistake on the play." pic.twitter.com/mgygtOgEIm

— Henry McKenna (@McKennAnalysis) December 19, 2022

Many wondered why they just didn’t try for a hail mary, but Belichick revealed that quarterback Mac Jones could not throw the ball far enough.

“Couldn’t throw it that far,” Belichick told reporters.

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Why didn’t Mac Jones throw a Hail Mary on the final play?

Belichick: “Couldn’t throw it that far.”

— Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) December 19, 2022

It was surprising to see a Belichick-coached team make such a crushing mistake.

New England fell to 7-7 on the year with the defeat. The Patriots will try to regroup before another tough matchup next week, as it will host the Cincinnati Bengals on Christmas Eve.