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Getty Images On Wednesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore had dinner with Patriots quarterback Cam Newton on Friday night, after a nasal swab that ultimately tested positive for COVID-19 had been collected from Newton. On Thursday, Patriots coach Bill...

Getty Images As the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the NFL and America, the Kansas City Chiefs appear to have dodged a bullet. The Chiefs again had no new positive tests today, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. There were concerns about the Chiefs both because practice squad quarterback...

Getty Images The Chiefs and Raiders have had a rivalry for as long as they’ve existed, having been in the same division every season since 1960. But lately, it hasn’t been much of a rivalry. The Chiefs have won five in a row against the Raiders, and Derek Carr is 2-10 as the Raiders’ starting...

Getty Images Every year, the NFL stages a Monday night doubleheader on the first weekend of the season. This year, the pandemic necessitated what could be the first of several unplanned Monday night doubleheaders. I strongly prefer watching one game at a time, so I generally like the idea of...

Getty Images Much was made in July about the ban on post-game jersey swaps and then, eventually, a sponsorship-opportunity workaround. The document preventing players from lingering on the field to remove their jerseys, sign them, and trade them with a player on the other team has another...

Getty Images After news of Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore‘s postive COVID-19 test broke on Wednesday morning, a picture of him embracing Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes after Monday night’s game was shared on social media. Neither Mahomes nor any other Chiefs players have tested...

Getty Images After working the Tennessee Titans vs. Minnesota Vikings game in Week 3 that preceded the COVID outbreak with the Titans, Clete Blakeman’s officiating crew was given last week off as they underwent further testing as a precaution. After the one week hiatus, Blakeman’s crew is back...

Getty Images The Chiefs got stronger in the secondary Tuesday, and Bashaud Breeland resolved a court case from a summer incident that saw a cop pull a gun on him in South Carolina. The Chiefs reinstated the veteran cornerback after he served his four-game suspension for violating the league’s...

Getty Images On Monday, the NFL read the riot act to the 32 owners, coaches, and General Managers regarding compliance with all COVID-19 protocols. During Monday night’s game in Kansas City, at the post-game press conference, and during a Tuesday morning press conference, Patriots coach Bill...

Getty Images Every member of the Patriots had to make some adjustments over the last few days because of quarterback Cam Newton‘s positive COVID-19 test. Safety Devin McCourty said it was “nerve-racking” to go through retesting after finding out about Newton’s test while noting that being in...

Getty Images The Chiefs are 4-0 for the fourth straight season and the last three of those seasons have come with Patrick Mahomes running the offense. Mahomes has put up some eye-popping numbers in those games, but that was not the case on Monday night against the Patriots. New England’s...

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 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 Maybe the play would have made a difference. Maybe not. No one will ever know, though, after referee Tony Corrente shut down a play that resulted in Shilique Calhoun catching a ball that Patrick Mahomes lost (or threw). The turnover never happened as Corrente ruled the Chiefs...

Getty Images With Bill O’Brien out in Houston and veteran assistant (and former Browns and Chiefs) coach Romeo Crennel elevated to the interim job, Crennel is poised to make history. Via NFL Research, Crennel will become the oldest person to coach an NFL game in the history of the league...

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 Packers-Falcons will kickoff at some point tonight. The start time was changed a second time: The NFL announced Monday the second game now will start at 9 p.m. ET. The game originally had a start time of 8:15 p.m. ET, the usual start time for Monday Night Football. But then...

Getty Images Patriots running back Sony Michel is going to miss more than Monday night’s game against the Chiefs. The Patriots downgraded Michel from questionable to out with a quad injury on Monday morning and placed him on injured reserve in the afternoon. He’ll be out at least three games...

Getty Images The Patriots remain without center David Andrews against the Chiefs on Monday night and a second starting offensive lineman will be missing from the lineup as well. Right guard Shaq Mason was listed on the team’s inactive list. Mason was listed as questionable on the team’s final...