The window for the throw was at the 6-7 second mark. Looks like Pat is looking right at him and sees the defender shift his hips to take away the lane.
By the time he's flushed it's already too late. Pat committed to the scramble and Rice ran himself into a defender who was coming over from the right.
If you want to be mad at Pat at any point during this play you can be mad at him for not throwing him early.
Lets also not forget that this would've been a scramble for good yardage to get them inside the 5 too.
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