Chiefs at Patriots
1:00 PM ET, September 07,
2008
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro,
MA
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It was a
game where both starting quarterbacks suffered game-ending injuries. It was a
game where the defenses seemed in more control of the outcome than the offenses.
It was a game where New England was able to score one more touchdown than the
Chiefs. Ultimately, that was the difference as the Patriots grabbed a 17-10
victory at Gillette Stadium...more
Tom Brady limped off the field under the worried stares of Patriots fans. The
thing they feared most finally happened - losing the NFL's reigning MVP to
injury.
And the team they love more than any other plummeted from an exclamation
point of an unbeaten 2007 regular season to a huge question mark in 2008 after
it held on to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 17-10 Sunday.
Brady hurt his left knee when tackled by safety Bernard Pollard midway
through the first quarter. He went to the locker room and didn't return. Matt
Cassel, who had thrown only 39 passes as Brady's backup the past three seasons,
took over...
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NFL.com HighlightsNews:
Brady's season over after injuring knee vs. Chiefs
Reigning NFL MVP Tom Brady suffered a serious knee injury in the season
opener that will end his 2008 campaign, reports NFL Network’s Adam Schefter.
Brady left Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs after being hit on the
left leg. He has started 128 consecutive games, but went to the turf clutching
his left knee midway through the first quarter when he was hit in the pocket by
Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard. After being tended to on the field, he walked
off, limping, between two trainers...more
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Previews:
There was plenty of doubt
surrounding the health of Tom
Brady last winter as the New
England Patriots missed their
chance at a perfect 19-0 season
with a devastating loss in Super
Bowl XLII. With New England
still trying to bounce back,
questions about the status of
its record-setting quarterback
also continue to linger. Brady
expects to be under center when
the Patriots try to extend the
longest regular-season winning
streak in NFL history on Sunday,
as they open their season with a
seemingly lopsided home matchup
against the young Kansas City
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Around the Net:
Chiefs-Patriots Preview
USA Today
New England likely preferred playing the Jets when they were led
by current Chiefs coach Herm Edwards from 2001-05. The Patriots went 8-2 against
the Jets ...
Thomas is ready to step up
Boston Globe, United States
Seymour touched on the importance of the Patriots shutting down
the Chiefs' Larry Johnson-led running game, which he said includes bootlegs.
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