The NFL's last eight seek berths in the January 24 conference finals, where Super Bowl tickets are punched, when Kansas City visits New England and Green Bay travels to Arizona on Saturday and Seattle visits Carolina and Denver hosts Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Belichick does have a history of disciplining players, even during the playoffs.
"Every time we play them it's a battle". What a great challenge and an opportunity to play up there at Foxborough-a great atmosphere. Notables among the limited participants were pretty much as expected, based on what the team was dealing with before the start of the players, including: Amendola (knee), Julian Edelman (foot), Dont'a Hightower (knee), Rob Ninkovich (shin) and Sebastian Vollmer (ankle).
On the defensive side, the Chiefs may be without two of their best pass rushers - linebackers Justin Houston and Tamba Hali.
THE wild card round of playoffs has come and gone and we say goodbye to the Houston Texans, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins who have all been eliminated from Super Bowl contention. Trust that Smith usually makes the smart decision with the ball, though. Chandler Jones was transported to a hospital from Gronk's house on Saturday Night.
If the knee hampers him on Saturday, the Patriots could be in trouble. Despite missing seven games, the wide receiver still finished second on the team in targets (88), only behind Gronkowski (120).
Belichick acknowledged this week that last year's loss is a factor in how the Patriots prepare for the Chiefs.
STANDING IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Steven Jackson was out of football when Belichick called just before Christmas, looking for someone to replace injured running backs Dion Lewis and LeGarrette Blount.
"We just ignore it", said safety Duron Harmon. "I'm just trying to clear this, but like I said, I made a stupid mistake".
As far as a defense, the No. 9-ranked Patriots (329.3 yards allowed per game) tend to show a variety of looks. The Patriots' offensive line has been a weakness, creating a potential mismatch. They're very confident in what they do. "It's a week-by-week game plan for them". The Chiefs are 0-3 at Gillette Stadium; the last time the Chiefs won in New England was 1990 at the old Schaefer/Sullivan/ Foxboro Stadium, where they grabbed a 37-7 victory. What happened, we're talking about things like synthetic marijuana now.
STARING AT THE VIDEO: Chiefs coach Andy Reid said he isn't anxious about "Spygate", "Deflategate", or any of the other allegations of Patriots misdeeds. He was on the field for almost all of the offensive snaps during the regular-season finale against the Miami Dolphins.
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