Lunatic Lateral

Lunatic Lateral

Allegiant Stadium, the site of the game, in 2020
New England Patriots (7–6) Las Vegas Raiders (5–8) 24 30 Head coach: Bill Belichick Head coach: Josh McDaniels
1 2 3 4 Total NE 0 3 10 11 24 LV 3 14 0 13 30
Date	December 18, 2022
Stadium	Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
Favorite	Raiders by 1.5[1]
Referee	Ronald Torbert
Attendance	62,273
TV in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake

On December 18, 2022, the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL), who were playing the Las Vegas Raiders, attempted a lateral pass play at the end of regulation with the score tied at 24–24. However, the play failed as Raiders defender Chandler Jones intercepted the Patriots' second lateral pass and ran the ball in for a walk-off touchdown.

The play has been referred to as the Lunatic Lateral, the Las Vegas Lateral, Col-lateral Damage, the Hail Moron, the Vagary in Vegas, the Sin City Miracle, and the Flick Six by various media outlets.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]} The play quickly became notable due to its unusual result and circumstances and having taken place just over four years after the Miracle in Miami, a successful lateral play (which the Patriots coincidentally also lost), though this play resulted in the opposite outcome. Several analysts criticized the team for attempting the play, which is normally attempted only when the team is trailing in the final seconds of a game and not with the game tied and have considered it one of the worst in NFL history. In addition, the blunder stood in stark contrast to the Patriots' success and disciplined play during the Brady–Belichick era, becoming emblematic of the team's decline since quarterback Tom Brady left New England after 2019.