For all the talk about NE's offense the fact is that for much of the first half they were playing a very balanced game and moving the ball at will against a stout defense. This will work itself out. The problem is that the Chiefs can say the same thing against a NE D that got thoroughly exploited. This will be a harder thing to work out. In the end I'm not worried about the loss. The offense will settle in, and I think they'll find the right combinations on D. As I recall they went 2-2 to start 2014, getting beaten far worse by KC, before bringing it all together.
The broadcast last night was worse than NE's defense. That was terrible for a MNF game. There were some big plays that never got replays. They'd have fake commercial breaks where they'd sit and gab about nothing during changes of possession and then cut back when nobody's around. When they did have replays they'd often be focusing on the wrong part of the play. All around bad show. And a bad show that still took 3:45 to play out.
By the way Kev, that fourth-and-one call by Belichick me really hurt this team and chance to win. take the points early on.
It was a great call before the referees stopped the game for a pointless measurement. It was a full yard short and the Pats are clearly trying to catch KC unprepared, as is their right. There was no reason to stop for the measurement there and give KC time to regroup and plan for it. After that I agree NE should have kicked the field goal, but the stoppage was bullshit.
There was also a pretty bogus PI call in the end zone on KC's subsequent drive. People don't generally point out bad calls that go
against NE around here, so I will.
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