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Oct 11, 2026 8:15 PM
Updated Oct 11, 2026 10:30 PM
The New England Patriots overcame several key injuries en route to an emphatic 45-17 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.
The New England Patriots (3-2) used a blazing hot start to keep the Las Vegas Raiders (3-2) at bay for the vast majority of the contest in Sunday afternoon’s blowout 45-17 victory.
The Patriots were led offensively by Drake Maye’s best performance of the season. He completed six of his seven passing attempts in the opening stanza for 85 passing yards, one touchdown, and a passer rating of 156.8. Maye’s connections with DeMario Douglas were especially notable — Douglas was on the receiving end of the first touchdown of the day from 35-yards out, getting lost in coverage on a deep post route and waltzing into the end zone for the score. On New England’s second touchdown drive, Douglas converted a key fourth-down near midfield on a quick out route to push the ball into Raiders’ territory. He'd add on another touchdown reception in the fourth quarter, and finished the day with four receptions, 65 yards, and two touchdowns.
Their offensive outpouring early led to a 14-7 lead by the time the second quarter started, but the Patriots weren’t done quite yet. Unfortunately, neither was their continued misfortune on the injury front.
Injuries once again plagued New England against Las Vegas. Already down four cornerbacks (Christian Gonzalez, Carlton Davis III, Channing Canada, and Karon Prunty), Reggie Gilliam at fullback, and Mack Hollins at wide receiver, the injury bug struck once again. On the Patriots’ third offensive possession of the game, both TreVeyon Henderson (ankle) and Will Campbell (knee) exited the game and did not return.
Corey Kiner, in for Henderson, fumbled the ball to give possession back to Las Vegas at the Patriots’ 38-yard-line with 4:27 remaining in the second quarter, but New England’s defense was up to the challenge. A key tackle-for-loss by Dre’Mont Jones on an end-around attempt to Tre Tucker pushed the Raiders behind-the-chains, and kicker Matt Gay doinked his 49-yard attempt off of the left upright to render the mistake obsolete and give the ball back to the Patriots just after the two-minute warning.
New England took advantage of the mishap, quickly driving the ball 61 yards in five plays and extending their lead to 21-7 before halftime on an 11-yard strike from Maye to Hunter Henry — who found the end zone for the first time on the year and finished the day with three receptions, 44 yards, and the touchdown. By the break, Maye had completed 11-of-15 passes for 160 yards, two touchdowns, and held a passer rating of 147.2. As an offense, the Foxboro faithful put up 256 yards of total offense in the first half.
When the second half kicked off, it was more of the same. The Patriots held the first possession to open the third quarter, and marched 68 yards down the field to score in four plays — capped off by an appearance from second-year wide receiver Kyle Williams on a 34-yard score down the left sideline. Williams racked up three catches, 91 yards, and the touchdown reception in the third quarter, and New England continued to coast — using a Maye touchdown run to push the lead to 35-10 before the fourth quarter and extending that lead to 45-17 before the final snaps.
By the game’s end, the Patriots would total 536 yards of offense, the most during Mike Vrabel’s tenure as head coach in Foxboro. Maye tied a career-high with five touchdowns, and threw for 300-plus yards for the second time in his career. He finished the game 26-of-34, with 374 passing yards, four touchdown passes, one rushing touchdown, and a passer rating of 150.9. For the second consecutive week, the Patriots put together their most complete performance of the season and — this time — won comfortably.
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