In that 24-21 heartbreaker, the Pats got the shaft from referee Ben Dreith, who capped a tough day of bad calls with a roughing penalty against lineman Richard Hamilton on Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler on a third-and-18 play to keep a late drive going.
Rodriguez, however, made history, hitting a massive 410-foot home run to dead center field, tying Ken Griffey Jr. for fifth place on the all-time home run list with 630 homers.