Chris Jones addresses his embarrassing play against Jaguars

Kansas City Chiefs star Chris Jones has offered an explanation for why he seemed to give up on the most important play of Monday night’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Jones was blasted by fans for his lack of effort on the play where Trevor Lawrence scored a game-winning touchdown in the Week 5 game between the Chiefs and Jaguars at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. Kansas City was leading 28-24 with 30 seconds remaining when Lawrence lost his footing on 1st-and-goal and fell down in the backfield.

Since Lawrence was not touched, he was able to get back to his feet and score a rushing touchdown to give the Jaguars the lead. Jones might have been able to stop Lawrence, but the star defensive tackle stood at the line of scrimmage and watched the play unfold. Jones was roasted on social media over the play.

On Thursday, Jones told reporters that he mistakenly thought Lawrence was down. He said he views it as a “teaching point.”

“It’s a teaching point. … It’s my job to finish. I’ll be better at it,” Jones said.