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Kansas City at New England
	When: 8:30 PM ET Watch: ESPN Preview
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After breaking down film of both teams, Scouts Inc. offers 10 things to watch in this week's Chiefs-Patriots matchup.

1. Can the Chiefs exploit a patchwork Patriots secondary? With so many injuries on the back end, the Patriots are forced to simplify their scheme with a lot of three- and four-man rushes with seven and eight defenders in coverage. We will see more zone and man/off looks, and they likely won't lock up a lot in tight man coverages. Kansas City does not have a vertical passing attack, and it seems to be happy with a lot of checkdowns and short passes. Patience will be critical for the Chiefs because they will need multiplay drives to score. Fill-in QB Tyler Palko has limited experience, and this offense will continue to be very conservative with him as the starter.

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