Chiefs vs. Patriots: Spencer Ware, Tanoh Kpassagnon among overlooked angles

Beyond the dominant talking points of Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady and the officials, there were plenty of overlooked angles from the Chiefs-Patriots game on Sunday.

In the wake of the New England Patriots loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, there were myriad talking points that fascinated football fans for better or for worse all across the country. From Patrick Mahomes hand injury to the struggles of Tom Brady to the horrible officiating, NFL analysts were all talking about the same things again and again.

While we’re interested in the same points, we’re also keen to highlight some things that went overlooked. From a great coaching addition to some players who deserve more attention, we thought we’d break them down in a column all their own.

Here are some of the more overlooked points in Week 14.

Spencer Ware

The Chiefs running game wasn’t exactly a major focus given the greater talking points at work, but it’s notable that Spencer Ware went from being unemployed for the majority of the season to earning more carries than anyone else in Week 14 for the Chiefs.

Ware was signed due to the fact that anyone with the first initial of D. and the last name of Williams was unable to play due to injury for K.C. When he first signed, it seemed like he could be a nice addition in case of emergency, especially since he was already overly familiar with the playbook and locker room. Andy Reid stated that Ware would be evaluated during the week as to his workload.

The assumption going into the game was largely that Ware may earn a few carries outside of LeSean McCoy and Darwin Thompson. On the flip side of Sunday, Ware had 31 total snaps, seven more than Shady and 10 more than Thompson. Moving forward, it might get even more lopsided than that as Ware works his way back into game shape. Who knew that the Chiefs were this hungry for someone to eat up snaps?