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Patriots don't have their most talented team but this team is still built for physical playoff football in cold weather.
Brady is 41 and 3-4 on the road in the playoffs overall which isn't a bad record considering 3 of those games were at Denver which reportedly is tough to adjust to if you aren't used to it.
KC has a great offense and its fair to say that the Patriots are not built to match up with Hill. Question from a Patriots fan perspective is whether a very good defense with some weaknesses at linebacker combined with super cold weather can slow KC down enough to give the Patriots offense a legit chance to win the game. No sane Patriots fan is expecting the Chiefs to be held to under 20 points unless the weather is just a true horror show or Chiefs suffer a key injury.
If Chiefs score 35+ points and Patriots win, I will be very surprised. I am not expecting the Patriots to score in the high 30's on the road at Arrowhead in a one game scenario for the Super Bowl in frigid weather.
Patriots with Brady have on occasion been blown out at home or on the road during the regular season but in the playoffs, all of the road losses with the possible exception of 1 have at least been competitive...with just a few plays changing the outcome.
The playoff games in which the Patriots have genuinely looked over-matched and not just lost have actually been at home and not on the road. Losses to Baltimore come to mind. Really looked outclassed.
This Patriots team doesn't have a ton of super talented players at/near the peaks of their careers like some of the Super Bowl years but it really is a deep roster that is relatively healthy.
Should be a good game. I don't blame Chiefs fans for being confident. Patriots will have to play very well to pull out a victory.
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