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Getty Images In his first start with the Patriots, Brian Hoyer is struggling. Hoyer, starting because Cam Newton has COVID-19, completed just two of five passes for 13 yards with one interception in the first quarter. The quarter ended with the Chiefs leading just 6-0, but it could get worse...

Getty Images The Patriots’ defense forced a Patrick Mahomes turnover late in the second quarter tonight, but the officials blew the call. On a third down, New England’s Chase Winovich hit Patrick Mahomes and the ball came out and was caught in the air by New England’s Shilique Calhoun. It...

Getty Images Nothing is going the Patriots’ way. Yet, they trail the defending Super Bowl champions only 6-3 at halftime. They should, at minimum, be tied. The Patriots, out of timeouts, decided to run one more play on third-and-nine at the Kansas City 13 with eight seconds remaining. Brian...

Getty Images Brian Hoyer played his first career game in 2009. Monday marked his 70th career appearance and 39th career start. He has made two rookie mistakes, which probably explains why Hoyer can’t stick anywhere as a backup. Hoyer has played for seven teams, with two different stints with...

Getty Images The Chiefs led 6-3 at halftime. They won 26-10. Kansas City moved to 4-0, the first team in NFL history to start four consecutive seasons with four wins. The Patriots fell to 2-2. The Patriots’ mistakes finally caught up to them Monday night. They dropped two interceptions, took...

Getty Images Yes, Brian Hoyer is an experienced and respected member of the Patriots. Sure, he knows the playbook inside and out. Absolutely, he won’t freak out on the national stage against the Chiefs. Regardless, the challenge for the New England offense isn’t about Hoyer as much as it’s...

Getty Images The Patriots continue to get good news on COVID-19 testing. A source tells PFT that all of the Patriots’ PCR test samples collected on Sunday came back negative. The PCR tests are the most accurate tests but also take longer to come back than the rapid point-of-care tests that the...

Getty Images The Patriots are set to head to Kansas City for their rescheduled game against the Chiefs on Monday night after there were no positive results in Sunday’s round of COVID-19 testing. The same was true of testing performed on the home team. Tracy Wolfson of CBS Sports reports that...

Getty Images Two planes are taking the Patriots to Kansas City for Monday night’s game against the Chiefs, but running back Sony Michel isn’t on either one of them. The Patriots announced that Michel, who leads the team with 173 rushing yards, has been downgraded to out for the contest. He was...

Getty Images After extended success as it relates to the pandemic, the triple-bogey arrived last week for the NFL, with the Tennessee outbreak and the Patriots/Chiefs postponement over a positive result on each team and the Saints’ Saturday night close call. On Monday, the league will convene...

Getty Images After the Titans’ outbreak began, it took the league several days to show up to investigate whether the team followed all applicable COVID-19 protocols. With only one positive in New England, the league moved much more quickly. Per a league source, the NFL promptly launched an...

Getty Images The Patriots possibly have avoided an outbreak. Possibly. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Sunday testing of Patriots players has resulted in no positive samples. Saturday testing likewise consisted exclusively of negatives. But the Patriots aren’t out of the woods. The...

Getty Images The NFL will have two Monday night games this week. After the Patriots’ game at Kansas City was delayed following Cam Newton‘s positive test for COVID-19, the league decided to have the Patriots and Chiefs kick off on Monday night at 7 p.m. ET. The game will stay on CBS. The...

Getty Images Assuming that all point-of-care and off-site PCR tests continue to be negative for the Patriots (and for the Chiefs, who also have a quarterback who recently tested positive but no one seems to care), the Patriots will fly to and from Missouri tomorrow for a Monday night game...

Getty Images Both the Patriots and the Chiefs have had a quarterback test positive over the weekend, sparking a postponement of their game to Monday. Whether the game is played hinges on New England and Kansas City personnel testing negative into Monday. Per a source with knowledge of the...

Getty Images The Patriots may have dodged a bullet after quarterback Cam Newton tested positive for COVID-19. Every Patriots player was tested today after Newton’s test from Friday came back positive, and every player tested negative, according to multiple reports. That doesn’t necessarily...

Getty Images The NFL’s experience with COVID-19 unfolded, as one source explained it to PFT late Saturday, like an average golfer who somehow managed to finagle a par on each of he first three holes of the course. Despite the early success, a triple-bogey was always inevitable. The...

Getty Images All teams have played three games. At least two teams won’t play at all in Week Four. Four more teams may not play in Week Four. The pandemic suddenly has affected pro football in a major way, and there’s no reason to think it will get any better, especially with flu season...

Getty Images With Patriots quarterback Cam Newton testing positive for COVID-19, the Patriots need to watch and wait for additional positive tests. Meanwhile, they’re due to play the Chiefs on Sunday. According to Field Yates of ESPN.com, the current “expectation” is that the Patriots-Chiefs...

Getty Images The Patriots and Chiefs will not be playing at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday. The NFL announced in a statement on Saturday that the game will be postponed to Monday or Tuesday due to “positive COVID-19 tests on both teams.” Patriots quarterback Cam Newton has tested positive and NFL...