will welcome a marquee opponent to Gillette Stadium on Sunday when the reigning world champion Kansas City Chiefs (-8.5) visit for a Week 15 matchup. That game was originally scheduled for Monday night, but the Patriots’ disappointing season so far has forced the NFL’s hand: the contest was flexed into a Sunday afternoon slot.
Naturally, most of our attention this week was on that contest. For everything else that happened but has not been covered on Pats Pulpit since, please enjoy our weekly Sunday Patriots Notes.
1. Patriots hope to play spoilers after their own playoff elimination: The Patriots have no shot at appearing in this year’s playoffs; despite beating the Pittsburgh Steelers (-1.