With a handful of Patriots players coming off and going on IR before the game, plus a unique opponent in the Kansas City Chiefs, packages were bound to look different.
How the real-life Patriots will look on the field in 2020 may be the biggest question in the NFL. While we’re still weeks away from that answer, we got a brief peek over the weekend into the virtual 2020 Patriots.
Last season, during Tom Brady’s final year in New England, the Patriots ranked 10th in the NFL in cash spent at the quarterback position with slightly more than $24.5 million according to spotrac.com. But as of Monday, the Patriots had dropped all the way to 30th in the NFL, ahead of only the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals
Patrick Mahomes already has a Super Bowl ring and Super Bowl MVP. Yes, it's a historically quick journey to the top of the NFL mountain for the Chiefs quarterback.
How many people are expecting Patrick Mahomes to falter in the Super Bowl? The answer is not many, which means a failure will be far more damning for a player now universally regarded as the best in the NFL.
For the first time in four years, it’s actually a question who the Patriots players think will win the Super Bowl. There’s still a week and a half for predictions to roll in, but Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore gave his take to reporters at Wednesday afternoon’s Pro Bowl practice
The Patriots and Chiefs have played five times since Reid took over the Chiefs, and while the Patriots are 3-2 in those games, Kansas City has scored an average of 34.8 points per game that has made the New England defense look like the French army. And with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback, Kansas City has scored 71 points in the last two games against the Patriots, including 40 in Foxboro last year.
The Patriots defense may force the Chiefs to use other weapons besides Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce. That's when they could turn to a longtime New England nemesis.
By Matt Dolloff, 985TheSportsHub.com Patrick Mahomes is dangerous no matter where he is on the field. But the Chiefs quarterback is especially explosive when he has a chance to improvise. The combination of Mahomes' laser rocket arm and Tyreek Hill's breakaway speed is the most lethal combo in the league after plays break down. When…
