Nfl Patriots Beat Raiders 33 8 in Mexico City
Channel: Top News
Date: 20/11/2017

MEXICO CITY — Before this season began, the Raiders, coming off a 12-win season and loaded on offense, were a trendy pick to possibly unseat New England atop the AFC.
In the wake of his team’s 33-8 loss to the Patriots on Sunday, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr stood at a podium in the shadow of Azteca Stadium and acknowledged the standard still being set by the defending Super Bowl champions.
“They don’t do anything special, they just do everything right,” Carr said. “You sit there in the first half and they don’t have any turnovers, I don’t think they had a penalty. They do the little things right. And it starts in the offseason, it starts with the culture in their room and their building and all those kinds of things.
“It’s something that we’re building. It’s something that we’re striving toward, that efficiency and all those kinds of things. But obviously, we have a long way to go.”

Playing on an international stage and following their bye week, the Raiders 

The Raiders’ hot-and-cold offense was held scoreless until the fourth quarter, when Carr found Amari Cooper for a 9-yard touchdown with 11:43 left. That kept the Raiders from being shut out for the first time since 2014, Carr’s rookie season.


The Raiders’ hot-and-cold offense was held scoreless until the fourth quarter, when Carr found Amari Cooper for a 9-yard touchdown with 11:43 left. That kept the Raiders from being shut out for the first time since 2014, Carr’s rookie season.
“We had a rough day,” head coach Jack Del Rio said. “Couldn’t get them slowed down enough. Couldn’t get ourselves going, couldn’t score enough ourselves. Tough loss.”

The Raiders failed to gain ground on the AFC West-leading Chiefs, who lost Sunday to the now-two-win Giants. Oakland is still part of a murky playoff race, but hasn’t won back-to-back games since Weeks 1 and 2.
It all made for a markedly different plane ride home than the Raiders enjoyed after their trip to Mexico City last year, when they beat Houston during a six-game winning streak. They arrived at Sunday’s game technically the “home” team, with their logo painted at midfield. The Patriots proceeded to run all over it.
Brady completed all nine passes on the Patriots’ 15-play, 87-yard opening drive, leading an up-tempo offense that had the Raiders scrambling to substitute players.
Oakland “does quite a few things with their front and their coverage and we talked all week about being prepared for how they were going to play the game,” Brady said. “The tempo helped us out early. I think we settled some things in.”
After the Patriots took a 14-0 lead on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Danny Amendola, the Raiders drove to New England’s 15 by relying heavily on the rushing game. Marshawn Lynch broke free for a season-long 25-yard run, part of his 67 yards on 11 carries.
But with 33 seconds left before halftime, receiver Seth Roberts caught a pass at the Patriots’ 3 and fumbled it away. Five plays later, Stephen Gostkowski kicked a career-long 62 yard field goal with room to spare.
“That was a 10-point swing right there,” Del Rio said. “That was a tough one to swallow.”
Brady hit Brandin Cooks for a 64-yard touchdown three plays into the second half. And needing to score quickly, the Raiders could not simply feed Lynch and a ground game that was working. Instead Carr attempted 49 passes, completing 28 for 237 yards and a touchdown. He also had one interception on a throw that bounced off receiver Johnny Holton’s shoulder.
“I stood in that huddle down 30 with my guys, everyone hurting, everyone mad,” Carr said. “We looked at each other during one of those timeouts, and nothing changes for us. We are who we are. We’re not going to turn on each other.”