Mac Jones Baffled NFL World With Bizarre Red Zone Decision vs. Jets

Ryan Phillips | 10 Hours Ago

Jones voluntarily took a sack in the red zone rather than throw the ball away. / Via Fo

Mac Jones is really puzzling NFL fans with some of his decisions on Sunday.

The former first-round pick made another start at quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday against the New York Jets and it didn't take long for him to make some truly baffling choices.

The Jaguars faced second-and-goal from New York's 5-yard line in a 7-7 game, and Jones did something that left fans shaking their heads. He dropped back to pass and couldn't find anyone open, so he began to roll out toward the sideline. As he approached it, rather than throw the ball away, Jones opted to just step out of bounds at the 12-yard line, taking a seven-yard loss. It made no sense.

Video of the play is below.

lol Mac Jones pic.twitter.com/EvRjeygx5f

— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) December 15, 2024

What, exactly was he thinking? This is his fourth season in the NFL and he was a starter for the New England Patriots for pasts of three seasons. It's not like he's a rookie in his first game making these kinds of mistakes.

Reactions to that decision were immediate.

Check his FanDuel account man this is ridiculous https://t.co/VxkcjaICmL

— Rich Blackman (@wizrdpluto) December 15, 2024

I can’t explain how happy I am this dude is no longer the quarterback for the patriots. https://t.co/9nhvtGqcOR

— Brady Charette (@BradyCharette12) December 15, 2024

Spectacular stuff. https://t.co/qZDeWvyGIk

— Ryan Wooden (@Ryan_Wooden) December 15, 2024

Is it too late for Mac to go back to tennis? 🤦🏻‍♂️ https://t.co/QztXMTYsfX

— Jason C (@JChalifour) December 15, 2024

wtf is he doing https://t.co/IGXHO035dE

— Dave Johanson (@GoReds643589911) December 15, 2024

If Aaron Rodgers loses to Mac Jones and his incredible lack of football knowledge it will make my entire week https://t.co/eRhOiJtTcX

— Cody 🦬 (@clk1015) December 15, 2024

Would pay real human money to know what he said to Kinlaw after voluntarily taking a 6.5-yard loss https://t.co/qijujx93ds

— Taylor Kyles (@tkyles39) December 15, 2024

The Jaguars settled for a field goal on that drive and added another before halftime to take a 13-7 lead into the break.

Jones is likely to be Jacksonville's starting quarterback for the remainder of the season with Trevor Lawrence out. Jaguars fans should probably prepare themselves for more of this kind of stuff.

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