‘Just trying to do too much’: Mac Jones explains ‘horrendous’ interception

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The Patriots were just outside Raiders’ red zone, down by seven with 2nd-and-4 late in the second quarter when Mac Jones decided to improvise.

Jones scrambled out of the pocket towards the Patriots’ sideline when he saw a Las Vegas player rushing towards him with his hands up. The third-year quarterback panicked and overthrew an open Hunter Henry by several yards.

The ball floated over Henry’s head and right into the arms of Las Vegas’s Tre’von Moehrig for an interception.

“Interceptions are part of the game and I didn’t make a good throw,” Jones said. “Just trying to do…