New England Patriots players comment on their 17-10 win over the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, September 7, 2008.

Kansas City Chiefs players comment on their 17-10 loss to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, September 7, 2008.

The Patriots won their 20th consecutive regular-season game this afternoon, improving on their all-time NFL record for consecutive regular season wins with a 17-10 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. The following are notes from the game.

When QB Tom Brady left the game in the first quarter with an injured knee, his understudy, Matt Cassel, took over, and got some much-needed help from reserve running back Sammy Morris. Meanwhile, on defense and special teams, newcomer Deltha O’Neal came off the bench to provide a spark.

Matt Cassel recorded his first career win in relief as he replaced the injured Tom Brady and engineered 17 points in the 17-10 opening day win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Patriots open the season on a winning note with a 17-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Get details on the game including game recap, press conferences, player interviews, game highlights, stats and more.

The New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs have announced the following player inactives for today's game.

The New England Patriots have released punter Reggie Hodges from their practice squad.

CBS and The Kraft Group on Saturday opened the CBS Scene Restaurant and Bar, a three-story, 15,000 square foot one-of-a-kind entertainment and dining destination in Foxborough, Mass.

The New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs have reported the following player injuries and practice participation for Saturday, September 6, 2008.

The New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium officials are proud to support a league-wide initiative by the National Football League to promote fan code of conduct initiatives designed to enhance the experiences for all football fans throughout the NFL.

With Sunday's 2008 season opener now just two days away, here's a look at PFW's key to the game.

The New England Patriots announced their 2008 captains today. Quarterback Tom Brady, offensive tackle Matt Light and wide receiver Randy Moss will serve as offensive captains. Linebacker Tedy Bruschi, safety Rodney Harrison, linebacker Mike Vrabel and defensive lineman Vince Wilfork will serve as defensive captains. Linebacker Larry Izzo will serve as special teams captain.

Count offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels among those looking forward to the start of a new season following last year's loss in the Super Bowl.

Now you can listen to Patriots player and coach interviews that originally aired on WEEI's Patriots Monday and Patriots Friday right here on Patriots.com. Check back on Patriots.com Monday's and Friday's following the live broadcast as we offer archived interviews from the show.

Sammy Morris shows off his lighter side and the Patriots continue to build toward Sunday's season opener in today's edition of the New Blitz.

The Kansas City Chiefs will bring an extraordinarily young team to Foxborough to kick off the 2008 season. While the game appears to be a bit of a mismatch, the Patriots face some uncertainty playing against a bunch of guys they have yet to see in an actual NFL game.

The New England Patriots re-signed tight end Stephen Spach today. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Additionally, the Patriots released tight end Jason Pociask, signed punter Reggie Hodges to the practice squad and released tight end Tyson DeVree from the practice squad.

The time has come to preview the 2008 season as we get ready for Week 1 in today's News Blitz.

Patriots low number license plates are back! If you're a Patriots fan with a car registered in Massachusetts, here's your chance to own the Pats plate of your choice. Just think, you could be driving around with an official Patriots License Plate proudly displaying your favorite player's number!

Cornerback Deltha O'Neal met with the media on Wednesday before taking part in practice. He said he's preparing himself to play in Sunday's opener against the Chiefs and is doing everything he can to learn the Patriots defense.

With so many roster moves in the books, and perhaps more on the way, the New England Patriots have taken on a much different look as the prepare for Week 1 in today's News Blitz.

The "final" cuts -- including those made the day after the 53-man cutdown -- created quite a stir among Patriots fans. The battle between the two backup QB Matts, the surprise cuts in the secondary and the interesting way the receiver position shook down are just some of the topics that fill out this regular season game-week edition of Ask PFW.

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots are still unsure how things will shake out once the regular season starts this weekend.

Tom Brady's status remains up in the air as the New England Patriots prepare for Sunday's season opener in today's News Blitz.