NFL Game of the Week

Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots, 1977 (13x1)

: 24, 1977

Stanley Morgan was one of New England's two first-round picks. That, plus an easy schedule, meant the Patriots were among the playoff favorites. But costly holdouts could have burned New England as early as September 18 against the Chiefs. But the Pats, particularly their running game, turned the tables in an Opening Day 21-17 win.