are still very much alive in a tight race for the AFC playoffs, but a win on Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders (-1.5) would still be crucial: New England cannot afford to drop any more games before a challenging three-game stretch to close out the regular season.
In order to get a better understanding of who the Patriots will be up against in Week 15, we exchanged questions with Matt Holder of Pats Pulpit’s sister site Silver And Black Pride — the SB Nation community for all things Raiders.
Here is what Matt told us about the upcoming game.