LAS VEGAS — The final minute of each half Sunday featured a disastrous New England Patriots breakdown.
There was the lateral-lateral-touchdown sequence in the game’s closing seconds, of course, that gave the Raiders a walk-off 30-24 win at Allegiant Stadium. But the Patriots also committed a costly error as time wound down in the first half.
With 36 seconds left before halftime, a protection lapse allowed Las Vegas linebacker Malcolm Koonce to block a punt by Michael Palardy, giving the Raiders prime field position at the Patriots’ 20-yard line. They scored a touchdown four plays later to take a 17-3 lead into the locker room.