Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots (September 7, 2017)

Game Recap

Week 1 in September of the 2017 NFL season had the Kansas City Chiefs topple the host New England Patriots 42-27. The Patriots had the edge heading into into the fourth 27-21 when Chiefs made a comeback for the victory, outscoring the Patriots 21-0.

The Chiefs were led by Alex Smith who tossed in 368 yards in the air, 4 touchdowns, zero interceptions, was 28 of 35 passing. Kareem Hunt ran for 148 rush yards, 1 touchdown. Tyreek Hill caught 133 receiving yards, 1 touchdown.

For the Patriots, Tom Brady threw for 267 pass yards in the air, zero picks. Mike Gillislee ran for 3 TDs. Danny Amendola caught 100 yards receiving.

In the high scoring contest, the Chiefs registered 537 total yards, 26 first downs, 1 turnovers and 15 penalties. They were 4 of 11 on third downs. The Patriots finished with 371 total yards, 25 first downs, 0 turnovers and 6 penalties. They were 5 of 15 on third downs.

Notes

• Score: Kansas City ChiefsKAN defeat New England PatriotsNWE 42-27
• Date: Thursday, September 7, 2017
• Game Time Kickoff: 8:30PM
• Kansas City Chiefs Stats - Yards: 537, Turnovers: 1
• New England Patriots Stats - Yards: 371, Turnovers: 0
• Game Odds:
• -- Line Point Spread: NWE by 8.0
• -- Over/Under: 47.5

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
KAN	7	7	7	21	42
NWE	7	10	10	0	27

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Alex Smith	KAN	28-35	368	4	0	78
Tom Brady	NWE	16-36	267	0	0	54

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Kareem Hunt	KAN	17	148	1	58
Mike Gillislee	NWE	15	45	3	16
James White	NWE	10	38	0	10
Charcandrick West	KAN	1	21	1	21
Chris Hogan	NWE	3	17	0	13
Rex Burkhead	NWE	3	15	0	14
Dion Lewis	NWE	2	9	0	5

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Tyreek Hill	KAN	7	133	1	75
Danny Amendola	NWE	6	100	0	27
Kareem Hunt	KAN	5	98	2	78
Brandin Cooks	NWE	3	88	0	54
Chris Conley	KAN	2	43	0	25
Travis Kelce	KAN	5	40	0	14
Albert Wilson	KAN	5	37	0	13
Rob Gronkowski	NWE	2	33	0	17

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
KAN	27	185	2
NWE	35	124	3

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
KAN	28-35	368	4	0	3
NWE	16-36	267	0	0	3

More Game Information On The Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots

• Attendance: 65,878
• Weather: 63 degrees, wind 8 mph
• Time of Game: 3:37 - 3 hours, 37 minutes