One Knee To Change It All

It only took one play, one very painful, and sure to be talked about to death play.  In the first quarter of the season opener Patriots vs Chiefs, Tom Brady was hit on his left knee and left the game.  He did not return and as the day went on rumors started to fly that he would be out for the season.  If you are not a huge football fan I will put this into context that can be easier to understand how big of a loss this is for the Patriots.  

This would be like Eva Longoria leaving Desperate Housewives, or Jennie Finch being hurt before this years Olympic Games, or even better (or worse depending how you look at it), Michael Phelps not being able to swim his part of a relay race.  Clearly these losses would have dire consequences and many people would be affected by this.

The team that suffers most from this is clearly the Patriots.  They lose their MVP quarterback, the man who threw 50 touch down passes and led them to an 18-1 record.  Might I just add that one loss came to my NEW YORK GIANTS!  But I digress.  The Patriots were favorites for many to win their division and even the Super Bowl.  Now everything is turned upside down though.  The Patriots are without their best player, and have to turn to a backup quarterback in both college and the pro's to lead them to what they hope can be a decent season.  But more importantly this changes the whole dynamic of the AFC.

The division the Patriots play in, the AFC East is also home to the New York Jets, Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins.  Teams that have not been able to wrestle control of the division from the Patriots for some time.  Also, this changes the AFC playoff picture for other teams as now there is less of a chance of having to play the Patriots at home in the playoffs as they are nearly unbeatable at Foxboro in the winter.  Whether or not the Jets, Bills or Dolphins will be able to take control of the division is unclear, one thing that is for sure is that the Patriots won't be making a run at a perfect season again.