New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft admitted he was worried after his team lost 41-14 on Monday night to the Kansas City Chiefs early in the season.
It seems like ancient history now, but there was actually a team that blew out this New England Patriots team whose quarterback is one win away from immortality and a stranglehold on the “Best Quarterback Ever” title. In Week 4, the Kansas City Chiefs gave the Patriots an unceremonious beating in a Monday night tilt that saw New England lose 41-14.
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The Patriots would only lose two more games for the rest of this NFL season, but that doesn’t mean owner Robert Kraft isn’t ashamed to admit he was worried after that Monday night affair.
“I wasn’t optimistic,” Kraft told reporters after the team’s 45-7 blowout victory over the Indianapolis Colts, per Pro Football Talk. “I love these guys, but in the end, this is a game of execution. You can practice well, do everything well, but you get a report card every Sunday or Monday night. But this is pretty special.”
Kraft then specifically pointed out that game against KC as a moment of serious consternation for the Patriots.
“It was the worst one I had felt since Bill [Belichick] was here,” Kraft said. “But you know, that’s what happens, a lot of little things — it was Monday night.”
The loss pulled the Patriots to a 2-2 record at the time. They would lose only one more game en route to a 12-3 record entering their final game, in which the team had locked up home field advantage and basically gave their home finale away to the Buffalo Bills as a result.
Now the Patriots stand one win away from making that Chiefs game a ‘Can you believe THAT happened?’ moment, similar to one they experienced in Tom Brady’s second Super Bowl season.
That year, the Patriots began the season with a 31-0 road loss against the Bills. They lost another game in the first month before turning on the jets and running away with the Super Bowl later that year.
If they’re going to win Tom Brady’s fourth Super Bowl ring, they’ll have to do so against the Seattle Seahawks and the Legion of Boom. While some members of the secondary will address injury issues, there’s little doubt both teams will bring their full complement to this one. With each team’s legacy on the line, expect this to be one of the best Super Bowls in recent memory, albeit one that seemed improbable after Week 4.
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