Bill Belichick says offense and defense didn't help each other

The Patriots are free-falling and it's open season on the arrogant/smarter-than-you “System.” Folks are lining up to skewer the franchise that has consistently given the NFL and the national/local media the finger during a decade and a half of division 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patriots president Jonathan Kraft was asked an interesting pregame question on the radio Monday night: “Why do the Patriots have so much salary cap space, and do they have the ability to sign someone during this season?''.

It was all Chiefs on Monday night in Kansas City. Alex Smith and the offense rolled while the defense dominated Tom Brady and the Pats, resulting in a 41-14 win.

The Patriots have won at least 10 games in each of the past 11 years; they have won the AFC East in each of the past five years and 10 of the past 11 years; they have been to the AFC Championship Game five times in the past eight years; they have won

As the Chiefs drubbed the Patriots last night, Grant Hinkle, a poker player and Kansas City fan, rubbed it in the face of a Pats fan sitting next to him. He had a series of celebrations planned out.