{"id":51448,"date":"2018-10-15T18:09:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T22:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=51448"},"modified":"2018-10-15T18:09:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T22:09:04","slug":"tom-brady-patriots-win-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/10\/15\/tom-brady-patriots-win-shootout\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brady Leads New England Patriots To 43-40 Win In A Shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a shootout in Foxborough last night. After squandering a 24-9 halftime lead, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> traded the lead in the fourth quarter. After a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HillTy00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyreek Hill<\/a> <\/strong>touchdown, the game was tied 40-40 with a little over three minutes left to play. Heroics led by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BradTo00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Brady<\/a><\/strong> that included a long reception by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GronRo00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rob Gronkowski<\/a><\/strong> set up a potential game-winning field goal attempt for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GostSt20.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Gostkowski<\/a><\/strong>. Gostowski&#8217;s 28-yard field goal went through as time expired, handing the Patriots\u00a0the 43-40 victory over the undefeated Chiefs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pl\" dir=\"ltr\">GOSTKOWSKI FOR THE WIN. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KCvsNE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#KCvsNE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoPats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoPats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qKAefWaexx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/qKAefWaexx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1051676363193638912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Tom Brady&#8217;s Heroics Lead New England Patriots to 43-40 Victory over Kansas City Chiefs.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2>Tom Brady Does It Again<\/h2>\n<p>The Patriots were tied at 40-40 with the Chiefs with 3:03 left in regulation as a result of a 75-yard touchdown reception by Tyreek Hill. There was a lot of talk heading into the game that Chiefs star <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MahoPa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a> <\/strong>had taken over the throne as the AFC&#8217;s best quarterback. Brady had one more opportunity to restate why he was the best.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LWOSTravisByrd\/status\/1051675965263249408<\/p>\n<p>The drive started with a pass from Brady to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/E\/EdelJu00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julian Edelman<\/a><\/strong> for seven yards. The Patriots faced third and one at the two-minute warning after a two-yard gain by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MichSo00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sony Michel<\/a><\/strong>. Michel then was given the rock and got the Patriots a first down. Next, enter the GOAT.<\/p>\n<p>Brady hit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WhitJa02.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James White<\/a><\/strong> for a key 16 yard gain, setting up the most important\u00a0play of the game. Tom Brady then hit Rob Gronkowski deep down the right side of the\u00a0field for a 39 yard gain down to the Kansas City nine-yard line. The Patriots would position the ball in the center of the field for Stephen Gostowski as he hit the game-winning\u00a0field goal as time expired. This was Tom Brady&#8217;s 55th game-winning drive in his career, and as a result, another NFL team learned what happens when you give the greatest of all time too much time.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Patriots\/status\/1051676411033870336<\/p>\n<h2>A Tale of Two Halves for the Patriots<\/h2>\n<p>It was a tale of two different halves for the Patriots last night. In the first half, the Patriots kept Patrick Mahomes in check. Mahomes <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2018\/10\/12\/new-england-patriots-vs-kansas-city-chiefs-bold-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">threw two interceptions as predicted in the week six bold predictions<\/a>. The Chiefs were held to nine points in the first half as the Patriots looked to have them in check.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots offense in the first\u00a0half was clicking on all cylinders. Tom Brady connected with Julian Edelman for their first touchdown together since the 2017\u00a0playoffs. Rookie Sony Michel ran for a couple of scores in the first half as the Patriots were up 24-9 at the half. The Patriots as a team looked as good as ever. The offense looked like what we expected and more since the addition of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GordJo02.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Gordon<\/a><\/strong>. The defense looked drastically improved after their\u00a0rough start to 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The second half was completely\u00a0different. The Chiefs offense came out firing. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HuntKa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kareem Hunt<\/a> <\/strong>came out with shades of 2017 with his long touchdown catch in the third quarter. The Patriots defense gave up four touchdown&#8217;s to Mahomes in the second half. They looked like the Patriots defense of old. The Patriots offense still put up points but it was Tom Brady&#8217;s legs that made the difference. His nine-yard touchdown run was the difference between a field goal and a touchdown in the red zone. It very well was the biggest play of the game outside of Gronkowski&#8217;s catch. The Patriots won, but the second half shows that improvements still need to be made.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TOM BRADY RUSHING TD! \ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Patriots?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Patriots<\/a> retake the lead \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KCvsNE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#KCvsNE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoPats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoPats<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xdbjE2AFID\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/xdbjE2AFID<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1051670331709054976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>That&#8217;s My Playstation<\/h2>\n<p>In the retro gaming community, YouTube is an important part of showcasing how difficult the hobby is. On YouTube, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Captain8Bit\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Game Chasers<\/a> are well known in the retro gaming community. During an episode of The Game Chasers, a man sells a PlayStation 2 for a case of beer. The issue is that it wasn&#8217;t his. The other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=33furPF2lsg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">man who owned the PlayStation 2 yelled out, &#8220;That&#8217;s My Playstation!&#8221;<\/a> That quote explains how Patriots fans feel after watching Sony Michel play every week.<\/p>\n<p>Sony &#8220;PlayStation&#8221; Michel had another big performance last night. Michel ran for 106 yards and two touchdowns. This was Michel&#8217;s second game in which he eclipsed the 100 yards and two touchdown mark. If Michel continues this pace, he will be heavily in contention for rookie of the year honors. New England, that&#8217;s our PlayStation.<\/p>\n<h2>Last Word on Week Six<\/h2>\n<p>The Patriots defeated the Chiefs in an all-time classic. As a result, the Patriots retained first place in the AFC East. They also closed the gap on the Chiefs for first place in the AFC. The Patriots offense showed it&#8217;s power once again. The defense showed the potential to stop a high flying offense. There are still problems that still need to be addressed, but the team is definitely\u00a0in a position to make another deep postseason run. Expect the usual from the Patriots and Tom Brady as the season progresses on.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"lzBHknKtQJBdtF3f387COg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1052158590\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'lzBHknKtQJBdtF3f387COg',sig:'4Ew8E09LvUaKwyg8w0fwBcOf4qnCvZHt5hZS9kNjZwI=',w:'594px',h:'476px',items:'1052158590',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a shootout in Foxborough last night. 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