New England dropped to 7-7 with a loss against the Raiders on Sunday.
The New England Patriots entered their Week 15 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders with momentum on their side, and a good opportunity ahead of them. Several of their closest rivals in the AFC had lost their games that weekend, giving the Patriots a chance to make up some ground in the wild card race.
At first, it very much looked like they would not be able to do that. With the...