We don’t feel Goodell won. We feel Brady won. Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith threw touchdown passes of 75 and 78 yards in the second half, when Brady was unable to jump-start the Patriots’ offense. Off the field, the showdown between the commissioner and Patriots fans seemed almost quaint and in some ways like ancient history, if only because scandals seem to be hitting the N.F.L. The Patriots chose not to show Goodell on the stadium video screen.

Source: New York Times September 08, 2017 01:07 UTC