Maye is elite again, McDaniels is awesome, the Patriots might have too many receiving options when A.J. Brown comes back, and the Patriots might never lose again. What a short, strange trip it's been from the doghouse to the penthouse. Anybody else have whiplash?
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The Las Vegas Raiders entered Week 5 with a bit of momentum. They were 3-1 and had played good football to this point. Unfortunately, Klint Kubiak watched his team get absolutely destroyed by Drake Maye and the New England Patriots. The Raiders used the blowout to allow Fernando Mendoza to get in-game reps for the […]
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The New England Patriots' offensive line held its own pretty well against Maxx Crosby and the Las Vegas Raiders' top pass defense.
Las Vegas Raiders' rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza made his NFL debut in garbage time of Sunday's 45-17 loss against the New England Patriots, finishing 6-of-8 for 48 yards.
The stage was set for the Las Vegas Raiders heading into their Week 5 matchup against the New England Patriots. The Raiders were one of the biggest surprises in the NFL during the first month of the 2026 season, starting 3-1 with a hard-fought loss to the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs the week prior as […]
The New England Patriots entered Sunday’s game with just four wide receiver on the game-day roster: Romeo Doubs, DeMario Douglas, Efton Chism III, and Kyle Williams. Being without two of their top pass catchers in A.J. Brown and Mack Hollins didn’t slow down New England’s offense. Instead, the remaining group delivered several career-best performances as […]
Mike McCarthy planned on rotating RBs Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle this season. The Steelers did so during the first two games of the year until Dowdle suffered an injury against New England in Week 2. Since then, Warren has gotten the lion’s share of the carries. And he’s absolutely made the most of his […]
When they released their final injury report of the week on Friday, the New England Patriots had six cornerbacks on their active roster. Five of those were listed, including four who had been ruled out for the Week 5 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. But even though they were without starters Christian Gonzalez and […]
The New England Patriots' season has officially been revived in part due to Drake Maye looking like the Drake Maye fans became accustomed to.
Drake Maye has successfully navigated those early-season blues and found the other side.
All of last week, after their first loss of the season, first-year Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak talked about his team having a opportunity to learn from adversity. Now, the Raiders’ locker room will get a chance to learn their first awful performance of the young Kubiak era. The Raiders were throttled 45-17 […]
Drake Maye looks like he’s getting his confidence back, and the New England Patriots are seeing the results. The quarterback totaled five touchdowns (four passing and one rushing) in a 45-17 shellacking of the Las Vegas Raiders, giving fans many reasons to feel good about his progress after an ugly start to the season. Maye’s […]
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The Las Vegas Raiders dropped a second straight game on Sunday, losing to the New England Patriots in Week 5, and fans have a lot to be worried about.
The Week 5 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders was historic for the New England Patriots, and they played like it. The festivities began with a 25th-anniversary celebration of the team’s first Super Bowl-winning squad from 2001 and Adam Vinatieri’s Pro Football Hall of Fame ring ceremony, followed by quarterback Drake Maye’s five-touchdown performance. The […]
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The Patriots were linked to the former Cardinals' wide receiver after A.J. Brown suffered an ankle injury in Week 1.
It would appear that the New England Patriots are not going to have to wait long for A.J. Brown to be available again. Although the experienced wide receiver is still on the injured list with a high ankle sprain, there are some encouraging signs of what he has been doing lately. The veteran progress has […]
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As members of the Super Bowl XXXVI team returned to Gillette Stadium, so did victory formation. The New England Patriots threw and ran through the Las Vegas Raiders for 536 total yards of offense and a 45-17 win on Sunday. Here’s a glance back on the 1 p.m. ET kickoff as head coach Mike Vrabel’s […]
Marvin Harrison Jr. is headed to the AFC South, ending his time with the Cardinals after being taken No. 4 overall in 2024.
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Mike Vrabel was not exactly thrilled with how involved the NFL officials were in the Patriots' Week 5 win.
The New England Patriots routed the Las Vegas Raiders 45–17 in Week 5 on October 11, 2026. Patriots outgained the Raiders, 527 total yards to 308.
The New England Patriots have won back-to-back games for the first time all season, and they did so in impressive fashion. The team of head coach Mike Vrabel left the visiting Las Vegas Raiders little chance in a 45-17 blowout at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. Here is a Patriots-centric view at some of those key […]
Drake Maye powered the New England Patriots to a 45-17 blowout win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, throwing five touchdown passes and opening the door for No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza to take his first NFL snaps for the Raiders.
Guess the Raiders didn't bring over the Seahawks' defensive playbook against Drake Maye. Instead of taking away the deep stuff, and not giving Maye easy-read 1-on-1s on the outside, the Raiders did all that and more. The Raiders routinely gave Maye the deep shots outside the numbers that he loves — combine that with mostly good pass protection — and the Patriots' QB picked them apart for four touchdown passes (another rushing).
Just last season, the Las Vegas Raiders were the worst team in the NFL, and they were rewarded with the number one pick because of it. With said pick, the team drafted Fernando Mendoza. The rookie from Indiana was fresh off the first 16-0 collegiate season since the 19th century, and he also won the […]
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