New England Patriots links 10/15/18 - Pats efficiently follow Belichick plan: Score more points than KC

TEAM TALK

• Post Game Notes & Records: Patriots vs. Chiefs. Brady gets career win No. 200; More.
• Gamebook: Full Patriots-Chiefs stats.
• Erik Scalavino posts his observations from the press box at Gillette Stadium: This one lived up to hype.
• Paul Perillo shares some random thoughts as he recaps Sunday’s game: Shootout goes to Patriots.
• Andy Hart’s Stock Watch: Gostkowski kicks Pats to win over Chiefs.
• Don Banks’ Snap Judgments: Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we dive into the notable Week 6 action in the NFL.
• Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Chiefs.
• Post Game Pressers: Bill Belichick - Tom Brady - Josh Gordon.
• Post Game Press Pass: Devin McCourty, Duron Harmon and teammates. (1.49 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss highlights last night’s wild win, seeing a Patriots team showing championship mettle.
• Kevin Duffy recaps a wild, one-punt thriller of a Sunday Night win.
• Karen Guregian finds Pats-Chiefs certainly lived up to its billing as a battle between two high-powered offenses.
• Tom E. Curran calls Pats-Chiefs a great, great game.
• Ryan Hannable shares 10 thoughts from Sunday’s thrilling win: 1. Bill Belichick and Co. continued their success against young QBs.
• Doug Kyed gives us his Pats-Chiefs takeaways and metrics: Stephon Gilmore continues strong play.
• Phil Perry gives us five takeaways: Brady delivers, defense holds on (barely).
• Phil Perry was pleased with how the team rose to the occasion against the unbeaten Chiefs with situational football.
• Mike D’Abate (FullPressCoverage) Patriots top Chiefs 43-40 in Sunday Night shootout.
• Mark Daniels recaps a wild one in Foxborough, as the Patriots outdueled the Chiefs 43-40.
• Matt Dolloff concludes that in the end, the Chiefs left too much time for Tom Brady.
• Zack Cox details how calm, confident Tom Brady engineered the Patriots’ latest game-winning drive.
• Phil Perry describes Brady’s rushing touchdown as the rest of the team held its breath.
• CBS Boston reports Tom Brady sets new NFL record for wins.
• Dan Ventura points out that Rob Gronkowski delivers when it matters most.
• CBS Boston reports Rob Gronkowski records his 500th career reception last night.
• Mark Daniels bring up how Chris Hogan comes through in the clutch.
• Ryan Hannable gives props to the Patriots red zone defense, holding the Chiefs to scoring TDs on just 2 of 5 red-zone trips.
• Rich Thompson wasn’t happy with how the Patriots defense was torched by big plays.
• Doug Kyed takes a look at what went wrong on those big plays allowed by the defense.
• Kevin Duffy reports Stephen Gostkowski felt he was ‘in a groove’ the entire night.
• Ryan Hannable notes Tom Brady isn’t worried about his connection with Josh Gordon: ‘I have no doubt we’ll be on the same page as the season goes.’
• Zack Cox tells us what we learned about Josh Gordon after last night’s dramatic win.
• Doug Kyed isn’t buying Breeland Speak’s odd excuse for not sacking Tom Brady.
• Michael Hurley notes Travis Kelce says Gillette Stadium isn’t an intimidating place to play.
• Ryan Hannable finds the Patriots’ post-game locker room not so jubilant as he would have expected.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots, Brady hand KC first loss 43-40, Three up, three down.
• Michael Hurley picks his Pats-Chiefs Four Ups and Four Downs. /Searches for Cris Collinsworth in the ‘Downs’ column.
• Zack Cox Patriots Notes: Sony Michel slices up another opponent.
• Ryan Hannable’s Sunday 7: What’s going on with Chris Hogan this season?

NATIONAL NEWS

• NFL GameCenter (NFL.com) Patriots vs. Chiefs: Recap, stats, highlights.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Sunday Night wrap-up: Tom Brady beats Patrick Mahomes at his own game.
• Jay Busbee (Yahoo! Sports) Brady-Mahomes I was everything we could have wanted.
• Danny Heifetz (The Ringer0 The GOAT vs. the Future: Brady’s Pats outlast Mahomes and the Chiefs.
• Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) Patriots vs. Chiefs takeaways: Tom Brady outduels Patrick Mahomes in epic showdown.
• David Steele (Sporting News) After Further Review: Tom Brady still edging new stars, crushing Father Time.
• Matt Clapp (The Comeback) Patriots-Chiefs first NFL game to ever end in 43-40 score.
• Jacob Janower (Sporting News) Chiefs vs. Patriots: Score, results, highlights from exhilarating Patriots win.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady glad Tyreek Hill scored quickly.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Breeland Speaks: NFL rules were on my mind when I let Tom Brady go.
• Conor Orr (SI) Inside the Patriots-Chiefs showdown: How the best game of the season so far unfolded. “Five lead changes. Seventy-one passing attempts. Three players with more than 100 yards of total offense each. Nine-hundred and forty-six combined net yards. One frantic fourth quarter...”
• Albert Breer (SI) Monday Morning QB: Tom Brady shows Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the world he’s still the boss.
• Peter King (ProFootballTalk) Football Morning in America: Tom Brady’s never seen anything like Patriots-Chiefs.
• Around the NFL (NFL.com) What we learned from Sunday’s Week 6 games. 1. In a clash between QBs of football present and yet to come, Tom Brady had the ball last, and his Pats had the last laugh.
• Jenny Vrentas (SI) Patrick Mahomes holds his own in a passer’s duel with Tom Brady.
• Kalyn Kahler (SI) Morning Huddle: Cowboys, Steelers surging as Jaguars, Bills flailing.
• Gary Gramling (SI) Sunday Freakout: Week 6 Takeaways. Steelers steal one in Cincy, Dak rolls over Jags D, Redemption for Kenyan Drake (and Brock Osweiler!), Baker’s very bad day.
• Rodger Sherman (The Ringer) The winners and losers From NFL Week 6. Winner: Pats.
• Staff (ESPN) The biggest injuries of NFL Week 6.
• Nick Wagoner (ESPN) Sitting behind a legendary QB means learning from the best.
• Jonathan Jones (SI) Why the helmet-lowering rule has barely been flagged—and why that might soon be changing.

VIEW FROM KANSAS CITY

• Vahe Gregorian (KansasCity.com) Mahomes’ magic nearly upends Patriots ... and serves notice for Chiefs.
• Brooke Pryor (KansasCity.com) Furious comeback falls short: Patriots slip by Chiefs, and unbeaten season goes poof.
• Sam Mellinger (KansasCity.com) Patriots 43, Chiefs 40: Insta-reaction after Chiefs’ comeback ... and loss to Patriots.
• BJ Kissel (Chiefs.com) Beyond the Surface: 10 Observations from Chiefs vs. Patriots. 1. The Chiefs comeback bid fell just a bit short.
• Matt McMullen (Chiefs.com) Chiefs fall to Patriots, 43-40, despite thrilling comeback.
• Adam Teicher (ESPN) First time for everything: Patrick Mahomes gets first loss as Chiefs starter.
• Jim Trotter (NFL.com) Even in defeat, Chiefs QB Mahomes proves mettle.
• Pete Grathoff (KansasCity.com) Chiefs’ Breeland Speaks let go of Tom Brady, who then ran for a touchdown.
• Blair Kerkhoff (KansasCity.com) Cheers! Tyreek Hill kept his cool leading Chiefs’ comeback, even sprayed with beer.
• Lynn Worthy (KansasCity.com) Report card time: Chiefs get points for being resilient in a loss to Patriots.