Patriots manage major secondary absences while winning decisively

Christian Gonzalez, Carlton Davis, and Karon Prunty remained unavailable against Las Vegas, leaving New England severely short-handed at cornerback. Despite the depleted secondary, reserves including Marcus Jones and Kindle Vildor helped the Patriots hold the Raiders to 17 points, while Barmore, Dre’Mont Jones, and Elijah Ponder strengthened the front.