The Patriots’ defense inspired Monday night as opposed to the NFL offensive, and they also crushed the Chiefs for 185 yards on the court at Arrowhead Stadium.
Unfortunately for New England, the poor game of quarterbacks paved the way for a difficult defeat in Kansas City.
Fourth week’s starting quarterback Brian Hoyer didn’t even succeed in the third quarter against the Chiefs. The veteran pointer finished 15 of 2 four passes for 130 yards without a landing or interception. , which you rarely see in the Patriots.
Hoyer’s replacement, Jarrett Stidham, became a bright spot with an adorable landing pass to N’Keal Harry, but his brief departure was largely mediocre. New England eventually fell 26-10 to Kansas City in a game full of missed opportunities.
He’s far from assuming the game would have turned out very differently if Cam Newton had been under the Patriots center. Newton’s importance to New England was completely visual on Monday night, and that was summed up in a tweet from Nick Wright.
Wright, of course, rarely campaigns for Newton to request a lucrative payment of a lump sum, but the overall feeling sounds good. The star quarterback has established the Patriots’ most productive offensive player in three weeks, and is one of the top critical elements for New England in the future.
There is a chance that Newton will return to the Patriots in the fifth week, when New England receives the Denver Broncos, but if the 201st NFL MVP is eliminated on Sunday, Bill Belichick and company will have to compete with one of their two interest-free roles under the focus.