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The Patriots could have beaten the Super Bowl champion Chiefs — if not for their own mistakes

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So where are you this morning with the 2020 Patriots? Frustrated? Encouraged? A little of both, probably? A lot of both?

But for the moment, just a little more of the former, right?

In the big picture, we now know the horizon should have just a few clouds amid the sunshine. The Patriots, after dealing with a COVID-19 scare that sidelined dynamic quarterback Cam Newton, just went into Kansas City — arriving on the day of the game, no less — to face the defending Super Bowl champions.

They weren’t so much shorthanded as they were decimated.