FOXBOROUGH, Mass — Mike Vrabel didn't see anything major in the game film to alter his initial assessment of the New England Patriots' 20-13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.

Bottom line: they need to play better after halftime and play more complementary football overall.

“The defense had three, three-and-outs and we managed three points," the first-year Patriots coach said Monday.

“Complementary football is not going to exist and we’re not going to win games if our defense can do that and we only manage three points. So there’s going to be times that we’re going to need the offense to help us and possess the football longer to help the defense.”

Fixing that will have to start with second-year quarterback Drake Maye. He had a touchdown pass, but also a poor read that led to an intercepti

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