Ten thoughts on the Patriots’ 43-40 victory over the Chiefs …
1.Well, go ahead and put me down in favor of a January rematch. The consensus expectation was that the Patriots-Chiefs matchup Sunday night would result in a shootout. That’s exactly what happened, though it was probably more entertaining than we even expected. The Patriots offense, with the return of Julian Edelman, emergence of Sony Michel, and presence of Josh Gordon, suddenly fits together much better than it did just a couple of weeks ago. And how can anyone not be sold on Patrick Mahomes at this point?