Patriots Loss Means Nothing

The celebrations in New England ended a bit earlier than expected as the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the New England Patriots 42-27.

Now many football fans and Patriot fans may look at this and quietly begin to murmur that the Patriots should begin to look at Jimmy Garoppolo or to make changes in the defense. Now that may seem intriguing now; but let me take you on a trip down memory lane.

The year was 2014 and the Chiefs had just beaten Tom Brady and the Patriots by a score of 41-14. Following the game members of the Boston media were quick to question whether Brady was still “the guy” and whether Bill Belichick was the coach he used to be. The Patriots walked away with the Lombardi trophy that year.

The year was 2016 and Tom Brady was set to miss the first 4 games of the season and many thought that might cause the Patriots to have to play catch up for the entire year. Well the Patriots started 3-1 and ended that season by raising their fifth Lombardi trophy in the air to the dismay of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

So don’t overreact after one bad game. On one hand; injuries to the Patriots offense and defense led to a shaky start for Brady and the defense giving up 537 yards to the Chiefs and allowing Chiefs rookie Kareem Hunt to suddenly become the face of the league. But on the other hand; the Patriots started the night by raising their FIFTH Super Bowl banner at Gillette Stadium which tells me one thing; if there’s any team that knows what they’re doing it’s the Pats.

So for those in the media who are writing columns about how the Patriots may need to start looking to make a change, or for those who may think that Tom Brady, at 40 years of age, has finally reached his limit, or for those who may question Belichick’s decision making; I offer one piece of advice; sleep on it. Because when you wake up in the morning the Patriots are still going to be the Patriots and find ways to win when it matters most.

So Patriots fans; have no fear because it’s only going to get better from here.