Unwatchable: Once-Proud New England Patriots Kicked Off Monday Night Football
Turns out that three consecutive New England Patriots games in prime time was too much to stomach. In a move that should surprise no one that has watched a Pats game this season, the team is being humiliatingly kicked off Monday Night Football.
In the NFL's first-ever flex of a MNF game, the Patriots Week 15 home game scheduled for Dec. 18 against the Kansas City Chiefs is being moved from prime time. New England will now host the Chiefs a day earlier, Sunday Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. at Gillette Stadium.
The Patriots-Chiefs game is being replaced by the Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks, a contest that could have playoff implications in the NFC.
Patriots-Chiefs, make way for Eagles-Seahawks in Week 15 on MNF.
It takes a lot for the league to move Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift out of its premiere TV slot, but the low-scoring, 2-9 Patriots are not only unsuccessful but now also branded unwatchable.
With a comical carousel of mediocre quarterbacks, the Pats have the league's second-lowest scoring offense. In the the last two games they have scored only six and seven points, and haven't reached 30 all season. The final score of their last two games? 10-6 and 10-7.
As of now, the Pats still have two prime-time games remaining this season, both on upcoming Thursdays. They are scheduled to play at the Pittsburgh Steelers Dec. 7 and at the Denver Broncos on Christmas Eve, both with 8:15 p.m. kickoffs.
This week, with Bailey Zappe starting and former first-round draft choice Mac Jones banished to backup, the Patriots hope to break a four-game losing streak against the Los Angeles Chargers.
