Tom Brady knows exactly what to tell his teammates in big moments. Such was the case last Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs returned a kickoff 97 yards and scored three plays later to take a 33-30 lead over the New England Patriots with just over eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter at Gillette Stadium. Despite the fact the Patriots had blown a 15-point lead, Brady wasn’t worried, bumping fists with fellow team captain Matthew Slater before delivering a simple message. “We’re good,” Brady told Slater, per ESPN’s Mike Reiss. After giving up the long kickoff, Slater had his doubts. “We are? It sure doesn’t fe... NESN.com
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Chiefs’ Breeland Speaks Gives Odd Excuse For Not Sacking Tom Brady On TD
One of the strangest moments of the New England Patriots’ 43-40 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night came on Tom Brady’s touchdown scramble. Chiefs outside linebacker Breeland Speaks had Brady in the grasp before seemingly letting go of the Patriots quarterback. Live, it looks like Speaks simply whiffs on Brady. But there’s a slow-mo version here that makes it look like Speaks holds up. So, what happened? Speaks said, via NFL Media’s Mike Giardi, he believed Brady had already thrown the ball. He claims he let go for fear he would be flagged for a late hit or roughing the passer under the NFL’s new rule emphasis. < ... NESN.com
What Stephen A. Smith Believes Is Chiefs’ Key To Beating Patriots
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have the opportunity to make a statement Sunday night. The 5-0 Chiefs head to Gillette Stadium for a Week 6 tilt with the New England Patriots, who are coming off back-to-back dominant victories in which they hung 38 points in each contest. While Mahomes has been sensational thus far, some believe he’ll come back down to earth against the Patriots, who have been a nightmare for young, inexperienced quarterbacks throughout the Bill Belichick era. Stephen A. Smith is well aware of this trend, but he believes there’s one facet of Mahomes’ game that could lift Kansas City to victory. “This is P... NESN.com
Raiders Beat Chiefs On Final Play In Craziest Ending Of NFL Season
Who said the NFL wasn’t entertaining? The Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders disproved that theory Thursday night when the two AFC West rivals dueled past the final second of the game. Confused? Here’s what we mean. The Chiefs led the Raiders 30-24 with under two minutes to go when QB Derek Carr got the ball back at the Raiders’ 15-yard line. Carr drove the Raiders down the field and hit tight end Jared Cook for what appeared to be a 29-yard touchdown with 18 seconds remaining. But while it initially was ruled a touchdown, the officials reviewed the play and marked Cook down at the 1-yard line. And since Cook was tackled in
Patriots Notes: Finding Bright Spots In New England’s Ugly Loss To Chiefs
by Zack Cox on Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 2:38AM 1,691 FOXBORO, Mass. — Some notes and nuggets as we process exactly how the New England Patriots were beaten so badly by the Kansas City Chiefs in Thursday night’s season opener: — First, a positive: Mike Gillislee scored three touchdowns in his Patriots debut, plowing into the end zone twice from 2 yards out and once from 1 yard out. He finished with 45 yards on 15 carries in the 42-27 loss and should see plenty of work as New England’s goal-li... NESN.com
Chiefs’ Tamba Hali Defends Joe Paterno With Robert Kraft-Aaron Hernandez Question
Tamba Hali had quite a weekend on social media. Not only did the veteran linebacker question whether the Kansas City Chiefs need him anymore after playing limited snaps in his team’s AFC divisional round playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last season. He also defended former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, who died in 2012 just months after being fired amid the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Hali, who played at Penn State from 2002 to 2005, started defending Paterno seemingly out of the blue Sunday night, and his defense included references to O.J. Simpson, George Zimmerman, Robert Kraft and Aaron Hernandez. Hali clearly believ... NESN.com
Report: Texans’ Jadeveon Clowney Out Vs. Chiefs With Foot Injury
The Houston Texans enter Saturday’s AFC Wild Card playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs as the underdogs, and that was before they learned defensive end Jadeveon Clowney wouldn’t play because of a foot injury. Clowney has often dealt with injuries since being selected by Houston with the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. When Clowney has been healthy, him and reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt have formed a great pass-rushing duo. Clowney played in 13 regular-season games and tallied 40 tackles with 4.5 sacks. Thumbnail photo via Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports Images ...