Game Preview: New England Patriots vst Las Vegas Raiders

The Patriots and Raiders will meet in the regular season in New England for the first time since a 36-20 New England win at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 27, 2020. The Patriots and Raiders will meet in the season opening game for the fourth time overall (1964, 1971 and 2005) and for the first time since a 30-20 victory at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 8, 2005.

The Patriots hold an 18-16-1 lead in the regular season against the Raiders. The teams have met three times in the playoffs, producing a memorable, classic encounter on each occasion. In 1976, the Patriots beat the Raiders, 48-17, in the regular season before losing a playoff game in Oakland, 24-21. The Patriots advanced to their first AFC Championship Game in 1985 after beating the Raiders, 27-20, in Los Angeles. In 2001, the Patriots beat Oakland, 16-13, in overtime in the last game ever played in Foxboro Stadium, en route to winning Super Bowl XXXVI.

The series between the two charter members of the American Football League dates back to 1960, the inaugural season for each club.