Sitting at 3-2 after two straight victories, the New England Patriots appear to be headed into the right direction again. Entering its highly anticipated meeting with the 5-0 Kansas City Chiefs, however, the team still has plenty of areas that need to be addressed. Above all else, an argument can be made, stands ball security: through the first five games of the season, New England turned the football over a total of nine times.
Their nine giveaways rank the Patriots tied for fifth in the NFL: only the Jacksonville Jaguars (12), San Francisco 49ers (11) Pittsburgh Steelers (10), and New York Jets (10) turned the football over more often than a New England squad that lost three fumbles this year and threw six interceptions.