KC Chiefs vs. New England Patriots NFL Stream 2016: Divisional Playoffs CBS

Of course, I need to mention Tom Brady.

After spending the last two weeks recovering from knee and back injuries, Gronkowski caught seven passes for 83 yards, including touchdowns from 8 and 16 yards out. At the end of a 98-yard drive, Brady took off on a 10-yard run from the 11-yard line, diving for the goal line – “Anytime the Clydesdale gets running, the crowd goes insane”, Edelman said.

Kansas City’s Alex Smith was 29-for-50 for 246 yards and one TD, a 10-yard to Albert Smith to get within 21-13 with 2:12 left in the third quarter.

Years from now, when handicappers look back on this game, they will note that Kansas City won the stats 378-340 and out-rushed the Patriots 135-38.

The Patriots will face the victor of Sunday’s matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship.

It’s the fifth straight trip to the conference title game for the defending Super Bowl champions. Neither team was ideal, but the Patriots showed that they could play game managers and let the Chiefs slowly defeat themselves.

NOTES: The Patriots are 18-4 all-time in the playoffs at Gillette Stadium…. The Chiefs were outmatched, and their season is over. His final completion gave him his ninth 300-yard postseason game, tying him with Peyton Manning for the National Football League record. The NFL has since appealed the ruling to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. But New England’s previously struggling offense scored 27 points versus a Chiefs defense that had allowed only 11.6 points per game over its previous 11 games. If Denver wins, the Patriots will travel to Denver for the game. But an inability to finish drives with touchdowns, and a critical fumble in the third quarter proved their undoing.

New England’s Gronkowski recovered Kansas City’s onside kick attempt and the Patriots ran the final seconds off the clock. Brady had good protection for most of the game and wide receiver Julian Edelman led all receivers with 10 catches for 100 yards. You’re at the 1-yard line. Even though he didn’t get the benefit of the doubt for a touchdown on the replay after the run, he leaped and shoved over the pile on the next play for the score and then got his celebration on with McDaniels on the sideline. The team settled for a 34 yard Cairo Santos field goal, cutting the Pats lead to 7-3.

The Patriots entered the games surrounded with questions about injuries and linebacker Chandler Jones, who was involved in a weird incident last weekend where he allegedly showed up at the Foxborough Police Department high. The Boston Globe reported Wednesday that Jones was experiencing side effects of synthetic marijuana, but the Patriots declined to confirm the story. Gronkowski finished with seven receptions for 82 yards and two touchdowns. The Patriots were flagged for unnecessary roughness on the punt as Danny Amendola slammed his helmet into the chin of Chiefs special teams player Jamell Flemming.

The Pats added to their lead with a successful 40 yard field goal by 2016 Pro Bowl selection, kicker STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI.

Kansas City wasn’t through yet.

Starting deep, Brady steered his offense downfield on 11 plays. Now, the road has ended and the Chiefs feel they can learn from it. “Obviously we wanted to win the game”, safety Eric Berry said, “but, at the same time, this is a learning experience, so we’ll just take it for what it’s worth and see what we did wrong and see what we can improve”.