2008 · Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots
Sep 7, 2008 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New England Patriots defeated Kansas City Chiefs 17–10. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Patriots (83%). Patriots improve to 1-0; Chiefs fall to 0-1. Matt Cassel paced the offense with 152 passing yards and 1 TD; 13 rushing yards.
Team stats
| KC | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 17 |
| 308 | Total yards | 354 |
| 206 | Passing yards | 228 |
| 102 | Rushing yards | 126 |
| 19/31 | Comp / Att | 20/29 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Huard | 8/12 | 118 | 1 | 1 |
| Brodie Croyle | 11/19 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 22 | 74 | 0 |
| Jamaal Charles | 5 | 28 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jamaal Charles | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 13/18 | 152 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Brady | 7/11 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 10 | 53 | 1 |
| Laurence Maroney | 10 | 51 | 0 |
| LaMont Jordan | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Heath Evans | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Morris | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |