From the opening kickoff under a brisk autumn afternoon, New England physically controlled every vertical inch of Gillette Stadium. While the Las Vegas Raiders arrived in Foxborough riding a 3-1 momentum wave, Drake Maye and the Patriots operated with a ruthless efficiency that dismantled the visitors' defense to the tune of a 45-17 walloping. It was a performance defined by spatial control and raw acceleration. The Patriots chewed up 34:27 of clock time, racking up 536 total