Patriots QB Mac Jones pumps up perfect passer Jakobi Meyers

Jakobi Meyers completed the longest pass of any quarterback on the field Sunday night, throwing a perfect bomb to Nelson Agholor in the fourth quarter on one of several trick plays unleashed by offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.

Meyers, who played quarterback in high school, was actually, 2-for-2, for 45 yards passing, while also making a team-high eight catches for 70 yards.

Mac Jones, during his weekly appearance on WEEI’s “Merloni and Fauria” was jokingly asked if there was any concern Meyers was coming for his job.

The rookie quarterback laughed.

“Huh, yeah, Jakobi, he’s got a nice arm. He threw some nice passes last night. He’s a tough dude,” said Jones. “He plays hard. Whatever position he plays, he plays hard and does exactly what the coaches and everyone asks of him. He’s just a great player.

“That’s what I look up to sometimes,” he went on. “You see he’s here working, trying to do the right thing, that’s how I’m trying to be.”

Jones wasn’t so bad, completing 31 of 40 passes for 275 yards with two touchdown passes. At one point, he had 19 straight completions.

Meyers is now 4-for-4 in his career, also going 2-for-2 last season with a touchdown pass.

His bomb to Agholor set Jones and the offense up at the nine-yard line, but the Patriots had to settle for a field goal. Meyers’ other pass was a 15-yard completion to Brandon Bolden.

 

 

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