The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the New England Patriots 27-17 on Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.
The Chiefs avoided the quicksand.
The early part of the game had the feel of one of those days for Kansas City — especially as the Patriots had early offensive success. Coming into Sunday, the prevailing thought was that New England would lean into a run-first attack (even without Rhamondre Stevenson) given that has been an area of weakness for an otherwise strong defense.
But the Patriots were pass-first instead, keeping the Chiefs in their base defense while attacking the second level with tight end Hunter Henry.