After a Thursday night victory last week, the New England Patriots return home for a date with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. While a loss would be best for New England from a big-picture (i.e. draft position) standpoint, they are catching Kansas City in a rut as the reigning world champions have won just two of their last six games.

Follow along with us live below from Gillette Stadium.

Live Score: (3-10) Patriots 17 : 27 Chiefs (8-5)

Sunday, December 17, 1:00 p.m. ET | Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA | Broadcast information| Inactives | Game day roster

First Quarter

The Patriots received the opening kickoff after Kansas City deferred, but Bailey Zappe failed to get anything going.