Nearly double. That’s the stark difference in the amount of sacks the New England Patriots racked up so far compared to the Las Vegas Raiders — which makes it the glaring area of concern for this Sunday’s matchup in Allegiant Stadium.
Bill Belichick’s Patriots defense is on quite the rampage terrorizing opposing quarterbacks for a total of 45 sacks. That count is third behind only the Philadelphia Eagles (49) and Dallas Cowboys (48). Patrick Graham’s Raiders defense, in comparison, has 25 total sacks, good enough to tie for 20th in the league (along with the Pittsburgh Steelers).