Super Bowl champions New England Patriots starts the season off with a loss

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9 years ago

September 8, 2017

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American Football

Super Bowl champions the New England Patriots fell to a shock opening loss by the Kansas City Chiefs in Boston.

Veteran quarterback Tom Brady failed to register a touchdown pass as the Patriots were beaten 42-27.

Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith threw 368 yards and four touchdowns, but it was rookie running back Kareem Hunt who impressed on his debut.

After fumbling on his first carry, the 22-year-old registered three touchdowns and ran a total of 246 yards.

“We just stuck together,” Hunt said. “We’re like the underdogs, a lot of people didn’t believe in us. We just wanted to come out and shock the world.”

But 40-year-old Brady threw 267 yards for no touchdowns and made only 16 of his 36 attempts.

“The only guys who can do something about it are back in that locker room. We’ve got to dig a lot deeper than we did tonight,” said Brady.

The Patriots were leading at half-time and only down by six points at the start of the fourth quarter.

But Brady was unable to find any rhythm as his side faded badly and conceded 42 points – the most they have allowed in coach Bill Belichick’s 17-plus seasons.

Smith, who completed 28 of 35 pass attempts with no interceptions, became the first quarterback with 300-plus yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions against Belichick.

It was also the first time the Patriots have lost at the Gillette Stadium when leading at half-time in 82 games.

They now travel to New Orleans to face the Saints, while the Chiefs host the Philadelphia Eagles.

Daniels, Commanders Score 27 Straight to Beat Eagles 27-10 on Sunday Night Football

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9 hours ago

November 2, 2026

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) passes against Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Moro Ojomo (97) during the second half on Nov. 1, 2026 at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md. (Geoff Burke/Imagn Images)

Jayden Daniels threw for 217 yards and a touchdown as the Washington Commanders scored 27 straight points to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 on Sunday Night Football, Washington’s first win in more than a month.

Philadelphia jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on Jake Elliott’s 40-yard field goal and Saquon Barkley’s 3-yard touchdown run, set up by a Chig Okonkwo fumble. It was all Washington from there. Drew Stevens kicked a 56-yard field goal late in the first quarter, Daniels tied the game in the second quarter with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs at the end of an 11-play, 89-yard drive, and Stevens’ 39-yard field goal with 19 seconds left gave the Commanders (2-4-1) a 13-10 halftime lead.

Washington scored the only points of the third quarter after a Tanner McKee fumble, as Daniels hit Treylon Burks for 53 yards and Stevens converted from 25 yards to make it 16-10. A 15-play Eagles drive ended with no points when Elliott’s 41-yard try hit the left upright with 8:58 to play, his first missed kick of the season. Stevens answered with a 42-yarder for a 19-10 lead with 3:43 left, and Washington closed out the scoring on Rachaad White’s 1-yard touchdown run and Austin Ekeler’s two-point conversion run with 1:52 remaining. Stevens finished with four field goals, and Daniels completed 16 of 29 passes with no interceptions and added 23 rushing yards.

Playing without Terry McLaurin, who is out for the season with a torn patellar tendon, Daniels spread the ball around: Burks led Washington with three catches for 81 yards, Antonio Williams had five catches for 54 yards and Diggs caught three passes for 38 yards and the touchdown. White ran for 55 yards on 11 carries as Washington rushed for 135 yards. The Commanders sacked McKee five times, forced a fumble and an interception and held Philadelphia to 268 total yards.

McKee completed 23 of 34 passes for 212 yards in his third start of the season in place of Jalen Hurts. Barkley was held to 30 yards on 13 carries for the Eagles (2-6), who lost their sixth straight game, the franchise’s longest losing streak since 2012, and fell into last place in the NFC East. The win, Daniels’ first as a starter since October 2025, split the season series after Washington’s 24-22 loss at Philadelphia in Week 1 and pulled the Commanders within two games of the idle first-place New York Giants.