The New England Patriots reached deep into the playbook and came away with a touchdown in the second quarter Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens.
Jakobi Meyers. a wide receiver now, was a high school quarterback. So, he was ready to unload when he took a backward pass from Cam Newton.
Meanwhile, Rex Burkhead was running a wheel route out of the backfield and Meyers threw a looping pass to the running back who ran under it and made the catch in the end zone to give New England the lead.
The @Patriots unleash the DOUBLE PASS.
Newton to Meyers to Burkhead to take the lead! #GoPats
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Newton and Meyers have a lot of history. When the WR was in high school, the current Patriots’ QB was his seven-on-seven coach. Meyers said Newton actually showed him a phone photo of the two of them from the wideout’s high school years.
