Kat Helgren
September 12, 2017
After watching an exciting opening week of football it is time to see if the perceived top dog will prevail to another super bowl season. With so much hype coming into the season, the Patriots failed to impress in week one losing to the Chiefs by a fifteen point deficit. Striking two big injuries last Thursday, the Patriots are looking pretty injured as the season begins. The offensive line is looking incredibly weak, as Tom Brady looked to be under pressure almost the entire night. So the question begs, with Tom Brady reaching into his forties, will he have the stamina he once did? If the aging quarterback has a tough season are the Patriots going to keep the old timer in the end, or start fresh with their up and coming Jimmy Garoppolo? Even their veteran players, including Rob Gronkowski, that should be performing at the highest level were looking slow on Thursday evening. This game against the Chiefs not only looked bad on the offensive end, but the defensive end could not hold their own versus the Chief's offense. This poor play of the Patriots seems to be the effects of a Super Bowl hangover. The fourth quarter of the Thursday night game against the Chiefs was reminiscent of the Patriots 19-0 fourth quarter domination of last years super bowl. But this time the Patriots were the ones being dominated as they got outscored 21-0 in the fourth quarter. Although the Patriots had a rough opening night to start their season, they have a chance to turn it around and prove me wrong. Knowing the Patriots, this could just be a rough start to a season of domination. Like in 2014 when they were killed by the Chiefs early in the season, but went along to win the Super Bowl that year. If the Patriots are going to win it all this year, it will start with the offensive line proving and taking care of the major injuries they have accrued. One thing is for certain, I have confidence that Tom Brady will score more than zero points in the next fourth quarter game.
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