Going by the final scoreboard, the New England Patriots' 36-20 win over the Las Vegas Raiders was solid win that featured a garbage-time touchdown.
However, for much of the early goings, it looked like Vegas was outplaying New England. Thanks to some major turnovers and miscues by the Raiders, the Patriots went on to flip the momentum and roll to a dominant second-half showing thanks to huge days from Sony Michel and Rex Burkhead.
Let’s hand out some grades from Sunday’s win:
Quarterbacks
After lighting up the Seahawks late last week, Newton had a more pedestrian outing against the Raiders, struggling to find much momentum in the passing game early.