For the first time in nearly a quarter-century, the Raiders will visit the Patriots in Foxborough without Bill Belichick prowling the sidelines.
From Tom Brady’s triumph in the Tuck Rule game to Jakobi Meyers’s ill-fated lateral in Las Vegas, memorable moments tend to happen when the Patriots and Raiders get together.
Now, both Meyers and Brady have switched sides. Meyers will suit up wearing silver and black on Sunday, and Brady has since become a minority owner of the Las Vegas franchise.
The Mike Vrabel era begins Sunday for the Patriots, and the former New England linebacker won’t be the only familiar face among the coaching ranks.
Former Patriots coach Pete Carroll took over as Las Vegas’s head coach during the offseason. New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels had