New England makes it second trip to Las Vegas this year with hopes that the result on the field can be better this time around.
The Patriots camped out locally for the better part of a week in August for a pair of joint practices at the Raiders’ Henderson headquarters and an exhibition game at Allegiant Stadium.
Las Vegas looked like the far better team in those three straight days of competition, outplaying New England in practice and then winning the preseason finale 23-6, but it hasn’t turned out that way in the regular season. With four games left, the Patriots control their own postseason destiny.