The New England Patriots unveiled their fifth Super Bowl banner, held a pre-game celebration that boasted five oversized Lombardi Trophies and included a performance from rapper Flo Rida, and their fans taunted NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell with clown noses. And then the Kansas City Chiefs thumped New England, 42-27.
The performance was so stunning that it led to another aberration seldom seen by the Patriots: Star quarterback Tom Brady questioned the team’s effort and disposition. “We just didn’t make a lot of plays tonight, actually,” Brady said after the game. “So we just have to be better in a lot of areas, starting with our attitude and our competitiveness. We have to do a lot better than tonight.”
The rest of the kick-off week schedule looks like this:
Sunday, September 10th
10:00 PM PT New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
10:00 PM PT Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans
10:00 PM PT Pittsburg Steelers at Cleveland Browns
10:00 PM PT Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions
(Postponed Due To Hurricane Irma) Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins
10:00 PM PT Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears
10:00 PM PT Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans
10:00 PM PT Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
10:00 PM PT Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
4:05 PM PT Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Rams
4:25 PM PT Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers
4:25 PM PT Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers
5:30 PM PT New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Monday, September 11th
4:10 PM PT New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings
7:20 PM PT Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos
