Patriots vs. Chiefs: Fan Notes from the Game

Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports It’s the holiday season. Usually, I’m a fan of being able to do as little work as humanly possible while still taking maximum credit for it. If I can do nothing, or recycle work I’ve already done, I’ll take it and be happy. Skating by without doing much work is as American as apple pie.

But when it comes to covering the 2019 Patriots, I find myself wishing I had to work a little harder.

Every week I end up saying the exact same thing. As New England takes its second consecutive loss and its first home loss since 2017, you kind of have to wonder what else there is to say at this point. This offense STINKS. The defense is susceptible to big plays and checkdowns.…