Good morning; here are your weekly Patriots news 08-28, and some NFL notes this week. The Patriots and Raiders wrapped up two days of productive workouts in the “dry” Las Vegas heat, followed by Friday’s final preseason game.
The game (more below) was an ugly 23-6 loss compounded by the fact that the Patriots starters were dominated by the Raiders’ backups. After two productive days of joint practices, this was a very disappointing showing.
“We didn’t have a good night in any phase of the game — that’s obvious,” head coach Bill Belichick said in his post-game presser.