OAKLAND (0-2) at NEW ENGLAND (1-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE -- Patriots by 14
RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Oakland 1-1, New England 1-1
SERIES RECORD -- Patriots lead 17-15-1
LAST MEETING -- Patriots beat Raiders 31-19, Oct. 2, 2011
LAST WEEK -- Raiders lost to Texans 30-14; Patriots beat Vikings 30-7
AP PRO32 RANKING -- Raiders No. 32, Patriots No. 7
RAIDERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (31), RUSH (31), PASS (23).
RAIDERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (23), RUSH (32), PASS (2T).
PATRIOTS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (27), RUSH (16T), PASS (27).
PATRIOTS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (4), RUSH (21T), PASS (4).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- New England QB Tom Brady and Oakland safety Charles Woodson, teammates at Michigan, first met as pros in "tuck rule" playoff game Jan. 19, 2002, won by Patriots 16-13 in OT. Woodson forced Brady's apparent fumble with under two minutes left, but call was overturned on replay and New England kicked tying field goal. ... Patriots won past three matchups with Raiders with previous loss Nov. 17, 2002. ... Raiders look to snap 14-game losing streak in Eastern time zone. ... Rookie Derek Carr's 41-yard run against Texans is longest by NFL QB this season. He completed 64.3 percent of his passes for 263 yards and TD last Sunday. ... WR James Jones has one TD catch in each of two games this season and total of 12 receptions. ... Woodson needs one INT to tie Emmitt Thomas for 11th all-time with 58. ... Raiders hope to avoid being dominated for second straight game after trailing Texans 27-0 and committing four turnovers. Patriots had four INTs against Vikings. ... Patriots 11-1 in past 12 home openers with loss coming in 2012 against Arizona, 20-18. ... Brady goes for 150th regular-season win. Only QBs with more are Brett Favre (186) and Peyton Manning (169). Brady needs 453 yards passing to become sixth QB with 50,000. ... RB Stevan Ridley rushed for 101 yards against Vikings, sixth time he had more than 100 since being drafted in 2011. ... DE Chandler Jones blocked FG attempt and returned it for TD against Vikings. He and LB Dont'a Hightower each had 2 sacks. ... Julian Edelman has caught 12 of 15 passes thrown his way. Patriots other WRs have nine receptions on 24 passes to them.
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