Jakobi Meyers got some revenge on his former team Sunday, opening the Patriots up to all sorts of criticism for their decision not to re-sign the wide receiver.
The Patriots entered Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders with a 1-4 record -- their worst start since Bill Belichick's first season as head coach in 2000 -- following back-to-back embarrassing losses against the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints. Belichick in particular had faced criticism all week, not only for the team's poor play, but also forMeyers had a chance to further prove Belichick wrong Sunday at Allegiant Stadium, and he wasted no time in doing so.
Early in the second quarter, Meyers scored the game's first touchdown when he caught a 12-yard pass from another former Patriot, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.The touchdown catch was Meyers' third of the season, which is more than any Patriots receiver had through five games.
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