With just three seconds left in regulation and the score tied at 24–24, the Patriots had the ball on their own 44-yard line with no timeouts. Rather than take a knee and go into overtime, New England opted to run a draw up the middle with Rhamondre Stevenson. The running back broke a tackle to burst into Las Vegas territory, but instead of going down chose to lateral the ball back to Jakobi Meyers.

Meyers then threw the ball back across the field to … no one in particular, which is when everything flew off the rails.