No. 2 Oakland has breezed through its first 11 games of the season, averaging almost 50 points while giving up just 4.2.
The Patriots expect a real test of Friday, however, when they host Science Hill in the second round of the playoffs in the Kia of Murfreesboro Game of the Week.
"The deeper you go, the better quality opponent you're going to see," said Oakland coach Kevin Creasy. "We're going to see a lot better offense, defense and special teams and better players. There is a reason they're here. The further you go, you know it's going to get tougher and tougher.