New England Patriots vs Kansas City Chiefs

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September 7th, 2008

2008 Week 1

Regular Season

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Patriots Away

Final

Chiefs Home

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Offensive Starters

QB T. Brady

RB L. Maroney

WR J. Gaffney

WR W. Welker

WR R. Moss

TE D. Thomas

T M. Light

G L. Mankins

C D. Koppen

G B. Yates

T N. Kaczur

Defensive Starters

DE T. Warren

DT V. Wilfork

DE R. Seymour

LB A. Thomas

LB M. Vrabel

LB J. Mayo

LB T. Bruschi

CB L. Sanders

CB E. Hobbs

S R. Harrison

S J. Sanders

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	0	7	7	3	17
Chiefs	0	3	0	7	10

	Patriots	Chiefs
Q1	0	0
Q2	7	3
Q3	7	0
Q4	3	7
FINAL	17	10

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingM. Cassel

13/18, 152 YDS, 1 TD

RushingS. Morris

10, 53 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingR. Moss

6, 116 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesR. Harrison

SacksM. Vrabel

2.0

InterceptionsE. Hobbs

Chiefs

PassingD. Huard

8/12, 118 YDS, 1 TD

RushingL. Johnson

22, 74 YDS

ReceivingD. Darling

1, 68 YDS

TacklesJ. Page

SacksD. Johnson

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Chiefs

First Downs

338

Total Yards

284

Rushes

126

Rush YDS

102

Rush TD

69.0%

PASS %

61.3%

212

NET PASS YDS

182

PASS TD

Takeaways

29:49

Time of Possession

30:11

Offensive Starters

B. Croyle QB

L. Johnson RB

J. Charles RB

M. Cox FB

D. Bowe WR

T. Gonzalez TE

B. Albert T

B. Waters G

R. Niswanger C

A. Jones G

D. McIntosh T

Defensive Starters

T. McBride DE

T. Tyler DT

G. Dorsey DT

T. Hali DE

D. Johnson LB

P. Thomas LB

P. Surtain CB

B. Carr CB

B. Flowers CB

B. Pollard S

J. Page S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2008 Week 1 match up between the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs featuring 116 receiving yards by Randy Moss.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Chiefs

Patriots Momentum

Chiefs Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Matt Cassel pass complete short middle to Randy Moss for 10 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • KAN FG KAN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Nick Novak 40 yard field goal good

Chiefs cuts lead → 7-3

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Sammy Morris right guard for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 14-3

< Q4 > • KAN TD KAN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Damon Huard pass complete short left to Dwayne Bowe for 13 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chiefs cuts lead → 14-10

< Q4 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Stephen Gostkowski 37 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 17-10

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Sk	Rate
Matt Cassel	18	13	72.2	152	1	51	2	116
Tom Brady	11	7	63.6	76	0	26	0	83.9
Team Totals	29	20	69.0	228	1	51	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Sammy Morris	10	53	5.3	1	22
Laurence Maroney	10	51	5.1	0	17
Matt Cassel	4	13	3.3	0	9
LaMont Jordan	2	6	3.0	0	5
Heath Evans	2	3	1.5	0	3
Team Totals	28	126	4.5	1	22

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Randy Moss	7	6	116	19.3	1	51
Wes Welker	10	6	51	8.5	0	13
Sammy Morris	5	5	34	6.8	0	11
David Thomas	3	2	24	12.0	0	18
Kelley Washington	2	1	3	3.0	0	3
Jabar Gaffney	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	29	20	228	11.4	1	51

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Rodney Harrison	14	7	7	0	0
Tedy Bruschi	12	2	10	0	0
Mike Vrabel	6	4	2	2	0
Jerod Mayo	6	6	0	0	0
Vince Wilfork	6	5	1	0	0
Adalius Thomas	5	4	1	1	0
Brandon Meriweather	5	3	2	0	0
Ellis Hobbs	4	3	1	1	1
Ty Warren	4	2	2	0	0
Deltha ONeal	3	3	0	0	0
James Sanders	3	3	0	0	0
Lewis Sanders	3	2	1	0	0
Richard Seymour	3	2	1	0	0
Matthew Slater	2	2	0	0	0
Kelley Washington	2	2	0	0	0
Eric Alexander	1	0	1	0	0
Jarvis Green	1	1	0	0	0
Raymond Ventrone	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Wright	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	82	53	29	4	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Ellis Hobbs	2	70	35
Matthew Slater	1	0	0
Team Totals	3	70	23.3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Deltha ONeal	2	2	1	0
Team Totals	2	2	1.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Stephen Gostkowski	1	1	2	2
Team Totals	1	1	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Chris Hanson	4	202	50.5
Team Totals	4	202	50.5

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Brodie Croyle	19	11	57.9	88	0	0	20	1	69.6
Damon Huard	12	8	66.7	118	1	1	68	3	91.7
Team Totals	31	19	61.3	206	1	1	68	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Larry Johnson	22	74	3.4	22
Jamaal Charles	5	28	5.6	11
Team Totals	27	102	3.8	22

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tony Gonzalez	7	6	55	9.2	0	20
Dwayne Bowe	13	5	49	9.8	1	13
Jamaal Charles	3	2	6	3.0	0	4
Jeff Webb	3	2	10	5.0	0	6
Mike Cox	3	2	6	3.0	0	4
Larry Johnson	1	1	12	12.0	0	12
Devard Darling	1	1	68	68.0	0	68
Team Totals	31	19	206	10.8	1	68

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Jarrad Page	7	5	2	0
Pat Thomas	7	5	2	0
Brandon Flowers	6	5	1	0
Tamba Hali	6	3	3	0
Patrick Surtain	6	6	0	0
Turk McBride	5	4	1	0
Bernard Pollard	5	4	1	0
Derrick Johnson	4	3	1	1
Brandon Carr	3	2	1	0
Tank Tyler	3	2	1	0
Demorrio Williams	3	3	0	0
Alfonso Boone	2	2	0	1
Glenn Dorsey	2	0	2	0
Donnie Edwards	2	2	0	0
Erik Walden	2	2	0	0
Jackie Battle	1	0	1	0
Jean-Phillipe Darche	1	0	1	0
J.P. Foschi	1	1	0	0
Adrian Jones	1	0	1	0
Jon McGraw	1	0	1	0
Dimitri Patterson	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	69	50	19	2