Today In Patriots History Oct 14, 2018: 9 lead changes as Pats edge undefeated KC 43-40 on SNF

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October 14 is the anniversary of a memorable Sunday Night Football barn burner, with the Patriots defeating Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs on a last-second field goal, for Tom Brady's 200th victory. Also on this date in 2007 the Pats came from behind in the second half to remain undefeated, downing Tony Romo and the Cowboys in Irving, Texas. And in 2001 Brady had his first fourth-quarter, comeback victory, against Doug Flutie and the San Diego Chargers. Other October 14 games include a 1979 game where Steve Grogan threw three touchdown passes in a 27-7 victory over the Bears at Soldier Field Road.

Today in Patriots History
October 14, 2018: Tom Brady's 200th win
Pats beat Mahomes, Chiefs in wild SNF game
Gostkowski hits game winner as time expires
Nine lead changes; 30-point 4th quarter
Two teams combine for 946 yards of offense​

Sunday October 14, 2018 at 8:20
Week 6, Game 6 at Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots 43, Kansas City Chiefs 40
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Andy Reid
QBs: Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes
Odds: New England 3½-point home favorites
TV: NBC; Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth; Michele Tafoya
Cloudy, 45º, 85% humidity, no wind
Paid attendance 65,878; time 3:07
Patriots improve to 4-2, Chiefs drop to 5-1

Tom Brady, New England Patriots edge unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs 43-40 in Sunday night thriller

The Patriots moved to 4-2 on the season and sent the Chiefs to 5-1.

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The best team in the AFC drew first blood.​

The long-reigning kings of the conference had the last laugh.​

Tom Brady and the Patriots handed Kansas City is first loss of the season in a 43-40 shoot-out Sunday night at Gillette Stadium that lived up to every bit of hype. Neither team punted until less than four minutes remained, with points and turnovers flying in the most thrilling game of the young NFL season. The Chiefs completed two second-half comebacks, the first by 15 points and the second with 3:03 left to keep pace.​

Still, New England held on thanks to a game-winning 28-yard field goal from Stephen Gostkowski as time expired.​

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Patriots Beat Chiefs 43-40 In Thrilling Clash Of AFC Powerhouses

The Kansas City Chiefs are undefeated no more.

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Stephen Gostkowski hit a 28-yard field goal as time expired, and the New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 43-40 on Sunday night after blowing a big halftime lead.​

Tom Brady passed for 340 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in his 200th victory as a starting quarterback, tops all-time. Brady also passed former teammate Adam Vinatieri for most career wins in the regular season and playoffs combined with 227.​

The Patriots (4-2) also got another solid performance from rookie Sony Michel, who rushed 24 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns.​

It was the first loss of the season for the Chiefs (5-1).​

Patriots knock off Chiefs, 43-40, with game-winning field goal

Stephen Gostkowski hit a 28-yard field goal as time expired, and the New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 43-40 after blowing a big halftime lead. Tom Brady passed for 340 yards and a t...

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New England led 24-9 at intermission, but Patrick Mahomes directed an impressive rally for Kansas City. He finished 23 of 36 for 352 yards in his first loss as a starting quarterback, with three of his four TD passes going to Tyreek Hill.​

Mahomes threw two interceptions in the first half, but was unflappable down the stretch. He found Hill for a 1-yard TD pass that made it 33-30 Kansas City with 8:38 left. With the Chiefs trailing 40-33, he connected with Hill again for a 75-yard score that tied the game with just over three minutes remaining.​

Brady used a 16-yard pass to James White and a 39-yard pass to Rob Gronkowski to get New England into field-goal range.​

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After electrifying the NFL during the first five weeks of the season with his freewheeling style and big arm, Mahomes looked unsure of himself early on.​

He was able to complete some long passes to get the Chiefs into the red zone. But he turned the ball over twice in the first half and the high-scoring Chiefs were held to three field goals.​

Everything changed in the second half.​

First, Mahomes broke through with a 67-yard touchdown pass to Kareem Hunt. That was followed by a 14-yard TD strike to Hill that came on the heels of a fumble by Brady, helping trim New England's lead to 27-26 entering the fourth quarter.​

A 39-yard field goal by Gostkowski stretched New England's lead to 30-26.​

Brady, Patriots top Chiefs for wild 43-40 win

Gostkowski hits 28-yard FG to lift Patriots to wild 43-40 win over Chiefs

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But Kansas City kept coming.​

Tremon Smith took the ensuing kickoff 97 yards down the sideline to the Patriots 3, setting up Hill's go-ahead TD.​

The Patriots responded, using 42-yard pass from Brady to Chris Hogan to help set up a 4-yard touchdown run by Brady that put the Patriots back in front.​

Then, after forcing Kansas City into the first punt by either team on the night, Brady got the Patriots some breathing room when he hit Gronkowski for a 42-yard gain. The play set up 50-yard field goal by Gostkowski.​

Patriots outlast Chiefs for wild 43-40 win

Gostkowski hits 28-yard FG to lift Patriots to wild 43-40 win over Chiefs

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- The Patriots now have at least one interception in each of their first six games of the season. New England's last streak of six consecutive games with an INT was in 2013.​

- Julian Edelman caught a 17-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter , his first since January 22, 2017, in the AFC championship game against the Steelers​

In those 630 days, including the playoffs, Brady threw 54 touchdown passes to 11 different players.​

Edelman sat out the entire 2017 season after suffering a preseason knee injury. He missed the first four games this season while serving a suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance enhancers.​

Patriots score wild 43-40 win over Chiefs

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Stephen Gostkowski's last-gasp field goal gives the Patriots a 43-40 win over the Chiefs

Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City (5-0) try to stay undefeated while Tom Brady and New England (3-2) try to notch a prime time win at home.

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With 3:03 remaining in the fourth quarter Sunday night, the Chiefs scored on a 75-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Tyreek Hill, tying the football game-turned-track meet at 40, coming back from a 15-point halftime deficit in a game that lived up to its considerable hype.​

But they left Tom Brady and the Patriots too much time. Brady found Rob Gronkowski, who had three receptions for 97 yards, most of them coming late, for a big completion that set up the game-winning field goal. New England won, 43-40, moving to 4-2, with a potentially important win against an AFC rival.​

Punter Ryan Allen was a wasted activation in a game where offenses traded blows the entire night. In the first half, the Chiefs settled for field goals and were burned by two interceptions by Mahomes, while the Patriots scored touchdowns.​

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New England dominated on the ground, rushing for 173 yards on 38 attempts. Rookie Sony Michel led the way with 106 yards and two touchdowns. With the receiving threat of James White out of the backfield and Michel running the ball, defenses are tasked with stopping a dynamic combination going forward. White hauled in five catches for 53 yards​

One of the biggest surprises for the Patriots' defense has been the play of Lawerance Guy. Against the Chiefs, he was able to make an impact by being tough to move from the point of attack and forcing the holes for Chiefs' Kareem Hunt to run through much tougher in the middle of the line.​

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Patriots Starting Offense:
15 WR Chris Hogan
77 LT Trent Brown
62 LG Joe Thuney
60 C David Andrews
69 RG Shaq Mason
61 RT Marcus Cannon
87 TE Rob Gronkowski
11 WR Julian Edelman
10 WR Josh Gordon
12 QB Tom Brady
26 RB Sony Michel

Patriots Starting Defense:
98 LDE Trey Flowers
93 LDT Lawrence Guy
71 RDE Danny Shelton
54 LLB Dont'a Hightower
52 MLB Elandon Roberts
53 RLB Kyle Van Noy
30 LCB Jason McCourty
23 SS Patrick Chung
32 FS Devin McCourty
24 RCB Stephon Gilmore
31 DB Jonathan Jones

Patriots Special Teams:
3 K Stephen Gostkowski
6 P Ryan Allen
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49 LS Joe Cardona
84 KR Cordarelle Patterson
11 PR Julian Edelman

 

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Today in Patriots History
October 14, 1979: Pats 27, Bears 7
Pats jump out to early lead after two forced fumbles
Defense makes five sacks, allows only 5 first downs​

Sunday October 14, 1979 at 2:02 ET, 1:02 CT
Week 7, Game 7 at Soldier Field
New England Patriots 27, Chicago Bears 7
Head Coaches: Ron Erhardt, Neill Armstrong
QBs: Steve Grogan; Bob Avellini, Mike Phipps
Odds: New England 4-point road favorites
TV: NBC; **** Enberg, Merlin Olsen
Sunny, clear, 50º; humidity 43%, wind 10 mph
Paid attendance 57,979, actual attendance 54,128 (3,851 no-shows); time 2:45
Patriots improve to 5-2, Bears drop to 3-4


The Patriots got off to a fast start and the defense dominated, limiting Chicago to just five first downs and 169 yards of offense. Steve Grogan went 21-35 for 244 yards and three touchdowns at Soldier Field, as rookie head coach Ron Erhardt's club improved to 5-2. The New England defense suffocated the Bears, racking up five sacks for a loss of 48 yards while limiting Walter Payton to 42 yards rushing on 2.8 yards per carry.


Payton run up the middle on the second play from scrimmage and the ball was jarred loose, recovered by safety Doug Beaudoin at the 35. The Pats twice converted on third down, then Grogan hit Stanley Morgan on a 10-yard toss for a quick 7-0 lead.


The Bears had nice field possession thanks to a 44-yard return to the Pats 49, but it didn't matter. Chicago's second possession was déjà vu, except this time it was Robert Earl who coughed the ball up, on a hit by Tim Fox that was recovered by Steve Nelson. The Patriots moved the ball 79 yards, with the big play a 30-yard completion from Grogan to Harold Jackson. On 3rd-and-8 from the 19 Grogan found Jackson in the end zone, for an early 14-0 lead.


In the second quarter the Patriots went backwards. A Grogan sack for a loss of 16 sandwiched between two holding penalties turned a 1st-and-10 at the 41 into a 2nd-and-43 from the 8. After a 36-yard Eddie Hare punt, the Bears had the ball in good field position, on their 42. For a moment it looked like New England would get the ball back, as a Mel Lunsford sack for a loss of ten resulted in a 3rd-and-18. But Bears QB Bob Avellini threw a screen pass to Dave Williams at the 50, and he took it the distance to pull Chicago within seven points. As it turned out, that one play, as a result of a defensive lapse, would account for one-third of the Bears' entire offense for this game.


The Patriots put together a 13-play drive, but a Grogan pass was intercepted at the five-yard line. The defense forced a three-and-out, but time ran out before the Pats could get into field goal range. The Patriots had dominated the first half, but were up by only seven.


First Half Stats:
Offensive Plays: Patriots 40, Bears 23
First Downs: Patriots 12, Bears 4
Time of Possession: Patriots 18:06, Bears 11:54
3rd Down Conversions: Patriots 8-10, Bears 3-6
Scoreboard: Patriots 14, Bears 7


New England opened the second half with a long drive that stalled at the eight-yard line, with John Smith kicking the field goal. The Patriots had a golden opportunity when Chicago was called for roughing the kicker, but again the Patriots were unable to punch it in, and Smith's 21-yard field goal made it 17-7. The defense kept forcing punts (Chicago had seven on the day), then the Pats shot themselves in the foot again. The Patriots had driven to the 34-yard line, but Grogan threw another pick to thwart the drive. At the end of the third quarter New England was up by ten, despite running nearly twice as many plays (60 to 31) and converting 10 third downs, to just three for Chicago.


The Patriots removed any doubt by controlling the ball for nearly the entire fourth quarter. Stanley Morgan opened up the quarter with a 17-yard return of a 37-yard punt. Horace Ivory's 20-yard run around the right end gave the Patriots a first-and-goal, and Grogan hit Russ Francis for a four-yard TD to make it 24-7. The Bears changed quarterbacks, putting veteran Mike Phipps in the game, but he was sacked by Ray Hamilton to force another three-and-out. The Patriots then chewed up the clock with a 14-play drive that again stalled inside the ten, but Smith's second field goal made it 27-7 with only 3:22 remaining. Julius Adams sacked Phipps on a 4th-and-10 on the 46 to put the icing on the cake.


At the time the five first downs allowed set a franchise record for the fewest ever allowed in a game. That mark has since been surpassed and is likely to never be broken. On December 4, 1988 at Sullivan Stadium, the Pats hosted the Seattle Seahawks on a day with 39º temperature, 23 mph wind and a wind chill of 28º. On that day Raymond Berry's squad allowed just two first downs, while also setting a team record with only 65 yards allowed. Despite that defensive prowess the Patriots only won by the score of 13-6, surving three turnovers.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
86 WR Stanley Morgan
62 LT Dwight Wheeler
73 LG John Hannah
67 C Bill Lenkaitis
58 RG Pete Brock
74 RT Shelby Jordan
81 TE Russ Francis
29 WR Harold Jackson
14 QB Steve Grogan
44 HB Don Calhoun
39 FB Sam Cunningham

Patriots Starting Defense:
73 LDE Mel Lunsford
71 NT Ray Hamilton
64 RDE Richard Bishop
59 LOLB Mike Hawkins
57 LILB Steve Nelson
50 RILB Sam Hunt
56 ROLB Rod Shoate
26 LCB Ray Clayborn
27 SS Doug Beaudoin
48 FS Tim Fox
40 RCB Mike Haynes

Patriots Special Teams
1 K John Smith
8 P Eddie Hare
35 KR Allan Clark
86 PR Stanley Morgan

 

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October 14, 2001:
Patriots 29, Chargers 26 in OT


The Patriots defeated the Colts in the first post-Mo Lewis game, then lost badly at Miami to fall to 3-3. Next up was this home game against the San Diego Chargers.

As it turned out this game was the first fourth-quarter comeback, and first game-winning drive of young Tom Brady's career.

Ironically it came against a team that was quarterbacked by Doug Flutie, renown for his own fantastic finishes.

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It is entirely too early to say that this game could mark the beginning of some kind of franchise resurgence, but for one week anyway, the Patriots turned the tables on an opponent and won a game in a manner in which they've lost so many over the past year-and-a-half.​

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So maybe the 29-26 overtime win over the San Diego Chargers win before 59,093 at Foxboro Stadium is a sign of things to come and maybe it isn't. Regardless, it was a gutsy performance in a game the team had to have as it embarks on a three-game road trip. Only the coming weeks will determine if the win was a character builder, but it kept hope alive for a fragile team that feels much better at 2-3 than it would have at 1-4.​

Charger Lead Evaporates; Patriots Win in Overtime

Tom Brady found his late-game touch while Doug Flutie lost the one that has made him famous.

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Tom Brady found his late-game touch while Doug Flutie lost the one that has made him famous.​

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Brady rallied New England from a late 10-point deficit and helped set up Adam Vinatieri’s 44-yard field goal in overtime to lead the Patriots to a 29-26 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.​

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The second-year pro completed 33 of 54 passes for 364 yards and two touchdowns. Troy Brown had 11 catches and Terry Glenn and David Patten had seven each.​

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Glenn didn’t catch any of Brady’s three completions on the winning drive. And the key pass didn’t even reach its receiver. That’s because Patten was knocked down racing for the ball up the right sideline, and Alex Molden was charged with a 37-yard pass interference penalty.​

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San Diego appeared to be in control late in regulation as backup fullback Derrick Harris forced punter Norm Johnson into a fumble and returned the ball six yards for a touchdown and a 26-16 lead.​

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But Brady led a 15-play, 69-yard drive that Vinatieri capped with a 23-yard chip shot as New England cut its deficit to 26-19.​

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With a chance to run out the clock on their next possession, the Chargers went three-and-out as linebacker Bryan Cox stuffed LaDainian Tomlinson on third and one.​

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Troy Brown returned the ensuing punt 40 yards to midfield before Brady went to work.​

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Brady conneted on passes of 12 and 16 yards to Brown, the second of which came on a third and 10, and threw a 26-yarder to Patten as the Patriots got to San Diego's three.​

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Without a bona fide running back, the Patriots opted for a play-action pass on the next snap and Brady found wide-open tight end Jermaine Wiggins in the back right corner of the end zone.​

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October 14, 2007:
Patriots 48, Cowboys 21


For the first time in the 2007 season, the Patriots played in a game that they did not have the lead. Dallas took a 24-21 lead in the third quarter on Tony Romo's second touchdown pass. The Pats outscored the Cowboys 27-3 over the final twenty minutes to win 48-27 against the previously undefeated Cowboys in an incredibly hyped matchup in Irving, Texas.

- Tom Brady threw for 388 yards and five touchdowns.
- Donte' Stallworth caught all 7 passes thrown to him, for 136 yards and a TD.
- Wes Welker caught 11 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns.

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October 14, 2012:
Seahawks 24, Patriots 23

- Pete Carroll beats his replacement, Bill Belichick
- Seahawks are the team that comes from behind
- Pats blow 23-10 fourth quarter lead, lose by one
- Brady throws for 395 yards, but Russell Wilson throws 3 TDs
- Richard Sherman gets in Brady's face post-game with arrogant 'you mad, bro' comment for the cameras

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October 14, 1984:
Patriots 20, Bengals 14

- Ron Meyer's last win as New England's head coach
- Mosi Tatupu rushes for 93 yards, plus 16 yards receiving
- Stanley Morgan with 102 yards on just three catches
- Tony Eason rushes 13 and 25 yard touchdowns
- Don Blackmon sacks Boomer Esiason twice

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October 14, 1973:
Jets 9, Patriots 7

- Jim Plunkett was under pressure all day, going 8-18 for 79 yards on a windy day
- Jets ran the ball 56 times while going 1-7 with 2 interceptions and three sacks attempting to pass
- Patriots turned the ball over twice while allowing three sacks
- There were six fumbles, though the offenses recovered the ball five of those times
- Neither team scored an offensive touchdown
- Pats only score came on a blocked punt with disputed possession, Will Foster credited with TD in the end zone
- Jet kicker Bobby Howfield was the star of the game, with three field goals
- All video of this game has been destroyed, for the sake of humanity




Also happy birthdays to John Simon, 35 (DE from 2018 to 2020) and Keith Byars, 62 (FB, 1996-97).