Patriots-Raiders Week 1 information, notes, and enjoyable info

The Mike Vrabel period in New England kicks off Sunday when the Patriots welcome the Las Vegas Raiders to Gillette Stadium. Much just like the Patriots, the Raiders have a brand new head coach trying to flip the franchise round to start out the 2025 NFL season.

The Patriots introduced again Vrabel, who loved an unimaginable profession in New England as a participant and had an enormous half in these three of these Super Bowl banners hanging at Gillette Stadium. He’s now trying to construct the Patriots again as much as a winner and add to that assortment within the South finish zone.

On the Las Vegas facet sits Pete Carroll, who as soon as roamed the sidelines in New England and has his personal Super Bowl ring from his time in Seattle. Carroll left the Seahawks sidelines following the 2023 season, and he is now again to operating a crew after a yr off. Like Vrabel, Carroll made his stamp on the Raiders and revamped the crew’s roster the very best he might.

Both the Patriots and the Raiders completed final season with disappointing 4-13 information, and wish to get again on monitor below a brand new head coach in 2025. Here’s all of the information, notes, and intensely helpful info it’s essential to know forward of the Patriots-Raiders Week 1 tilt.

Patriots personal a slight edge over Raiders in all-time collection

The two groups first met as AFL golf equipment of their inaugural seasons in 1960, and have matched up 35 instances within the common season since. New England owns an 18-16-1 edge over the Raiders, thanks largely to successful six straight from 2005 via 2020. But Las Vegas has received the final two matchups.

The Patriots are 2-1 towards the Raiders of their playoff matchups, together with that snowy Divisional Round recreation on the previous Foxboro Stadium in 2002 (some name it the “Snow Bowl” whereas Raiders followers keep in mind it for the previous Tuck Rule) which kickstarted New England’s dynasty.  

The Patriots have by no means misplaced to the Raiders on Opening Day

New England and Oakland/Las Vegas have squared off on the NFL’s opening weekend thrice, and the Patriots have received all three of these earlier matchups.

In 1964, the Patriots received, 17-14, in Oakland to kick off their season. The two groups met once more in 1971 in Foxboro, which the Patriots received, 20-6. 

The Patriots and the Raiders final matched up in Week 1 in 2005, when New England raised its 2004 Super Bowl banner and Ozzy Osbourne carried out “Crazy Train” at Gillette. It was one other win for New England, with Tom Brady (now half proprietor of the Raiders) main his squad to a 30-20 victory.

The Raiders have by no means received at Gillette Stadium

The Patriots are 3-0 towards the Raiders at Gillette Stadium, one in all seven groups New England is undefeated towards at residence.

The different six groups and not using a win at Gillette are the Atlanta Falcons (the Patriots are 2-0 towards them), the Detroit Lions (3-0), the Cleveland Browns (5-0), the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-0), the Minnesota Vikings (3-0), and the Tennessee Titans (4-0). 

Patriots on Opening Day

Overall, New England is 36-29 in Week 1 video games. The Patriots wish to win back-to-back video games on Opening Day for the primary time because the crew received three straight from 2018-20. 

The Patriots are 23-15 at residence on opening weekend, together with 11-3 at Gillette Stadium. 

Patriots rookies on Opening Day

The Patriots have had 29 rookies begin on Opening Day, and that quantity goes to extend after Sunday with offensive linemen Will Campbell and Jared Wilson, security Craig Woodson, kicker Andres Borregales, and lengthy snapper Julian Ashby probably  all beginning towards the Raiders.

Christian Gonzalez (2023) and Mike Onwenu (2020) are the one present Patriots on the roster to start out their first NFL common season recreation.

New faces for Patriots in Week 1

There are 27 gamers on the Patriots’ 53-man roster that weren’t on the crew’s 53-man roster for a single recreation in 2024. That’s tied for the third-highest whole with Las Vegas, behind solely Tennessee and Miami (each with 28). 

If Mike Vrabel wins Week 1…

If Vrabel will get a “W” in his debut as Patriots head coach, he’ll be part of Rom Meyer (1982), Raymond Berry (1984), Dick MacPherson (1991), Pete Carroll (1997), and Jerod Mayo (2024) as the one Patriots coaches to earn a win of their first common season recreation as head coach. 

Stefon Diggs in Week 1

The new Patriots receiver has racked up 100-plus receiving yards on Opening Day thrice in his profession. He final did so in 2023 with the Buffalo Bills when he had 10 receptions for 102 yards in an time beyond regulation loss to the New York Jets. 

A halftime lead often means a Patriots win at Gillette

Good issues often occur when the Patriots head into the locker room with a lead at Gillette Stadium. New England is 110-6 all-time within the common season when main at halftime at Gillette Stadium.

Former Patriots on the Raiders

There are three former Patriots now suiting up for the Raiders: Defensive sort out Adam Butler (with the Pats from 2017-20), broad receiver Jakobi Meyers (2019-22), and guard Atonio Mafi (2023). 

Former Raiders on the Patriots

There are a handful of former Raiders now in New England: Tackle Thayer Munford Jr. (with the Raiders from 2022-24), broad receiver Mack Hollins (2022), tight finish Austin Hooper (2023), and linebackers Robert Spillane (2023-24) and K’Lavon Chaisson (2024). 

Josh McDaniels was additionally the pinnacle coach of the Raiders from 2022-23. Defensive coordinator Terrell Williams was on the Raiders workers from 2012-14 as a line of defense coach, and broad receivers coach Todd Downing was with the Raiders from 2015-17 when he served as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. 

Geno Smith vs. the Patriots

The new Raiders quarterback has squared off towards the Patriots 5 instances in his profession, and has gone 2-3 in these conferences. Smith has been picked off 5 instances by the Patriots to only 4 landing passes.

He went 1-3 towards the Patriots as a member of the New York Jets, however bought a win over New England final season at Gillett Stadium with Seattle. Smith accomplished 33 of his 44 passes for 327 yards and a landing for the Seahawks in a 23-20 time beyond regulation win over the Patriots in Week 2 final yr. 

Where are you able to watch Patriots-Raiders?

You can catch Patriots-Raiders on WBZ-TV — the tv residence of the New England Patriots — at 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta have the decision on the CBS broadcast, with Aditi Kinkhabwala giving evaluation from the sidelines.

WBZ-TV will get you prepared for the sport with Patriots SportDay at 11:30 a.m., and we’ll wrap up New England’s opener on Patriots fifth Quarter after the sport over on TV38.