"The Patriots will likely be without captain Jerod Mayo for the next several weeks.

The Herald has learned that the star linebacker suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee in the second quarter of the Patriots' 31-19 win over the Raiders at O.co Coliseum. Mayo could be out up to six weeks, though he returned from a similar ailment in 2009 after three games.

"We'll look at it tomorrow," coach Bill Belichick said, "(and) see where he's at going into this week.""