Editing New England Patriots (section)

====Oakland Raiders====
The rivalry between the Patriots and the [[Las Vegas Raiders|Raiders]] dates to their time in the AFL, but was intensified during a 1978 preseason game, when Patriots wide receiver [[Darryl Stingley]] was permanently paralyzed after a vicious hit delivered by Raiders free safety [[Jack Tatum]]. Before that, the Patriots also lost a playoff game in 1976 to the Raiders; the game is unofficially known as "The [[Ben Dreith]] Game" due to a controversial penalty by head referee Dreith. While based in Los Angeles, the Raiders hosted the Patriots in the divisional round of the playoffs in 1986. The game was won by the Patriots and marred by a chaotic rumble between the teams in the end zone as players were leaving the field after the game. The brawl was especially notable for Raiders linebacker [[Matt Millen]] attacking GM [[Patrick Sullivan (American football executive)|Patrick Sullivan]], son of owner Billy Sullivan, with his helmet. The two teams met in a [[2001–02 NFL playoffs|divisional round]] playoff game in 2002, which became known as the "[[Tuck Rule Game]]". Late in the game, an incomplete pass, ruled a fumble, by quarterback Tom Brady was overturned, and the Patriots went on to win in overtime and eventually won the Super Bowl against the heavily favored [[2001 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]].<ref name="Raiders">{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Halley |title=Patriots-Raiders: No love lost over time |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2005-09-08-pats-raiders-history_x.htm |work=[[USA Today]] |date=September 8, 2005 |access-date=January 31, 2007 |archive-date=September 12, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050912021606/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2005-09-08-pats-raiders-history_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Since that game, the Patriots have won five of the last six regular-season contests between the two teams. The first contest being the following year during the 2002 season in Oakland, with the Raiders winning 27–20; they met in the 2005 season opener in New England with the Patriots ruining [[Randy Moss]]' debut as a Raider 30–20; the Patriots defeated the Raiders 49–26 in December 2008 in [[Bill Belichick]]'s 100th regular-season win as Patriots coach; a Patriots 31–19 win during the [[2011 NFL season|2011 season]]; a scrappy 16–9 Patriots win in the third week of the [[2014 NFL season|2014 season]], and the Patriots' 33–8 win in Mexico City in [[2017 NFL season|2017]], and following a last-minute [[Lunatic Lateral|lateral play that went awry]], a Raider win 30–24.<ref name="s644">{{cite web | title=Jones snags lateral on final play, Raiders stun Patriots | website=CBS News - San Francisco | date=2022-12-18 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/chandler-jones-return-gives-raiders-wild-win-over-patriots/ | access-date=2024-08-30}}</ref> The win also snapped a six-game losing streak against the Patriots. The two teams met again the following season, with the Raiders defeating the Patriots 21–17. The Patriots lead the all-time series 20–17–1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Boston/New England Patriots vs. Las Vegas/LA/Oakland Raiders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=nwe&tm2=rai&yr=all |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>