teach American football to British teenagers."Kansas City Chiefs quarterback (and NFL MVP) Patrick Mahomes will be among the current and former NFL players who will be part of a new academy to encourage British students to learn about American football Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys Stitched , and possibly play in the NCAA and NFL.According to London newpaper The Evening Standard, the new academy — based at Barnet and Southgate College — will open in north London this September with about eighty students who will be selected in tryouts over the next few months.Six American football coaches have been recruited to work full-time at the academy.Mahomes — along with other NFL stars like Odell Beckham Jr., Juju Smith-Schuster, Jerry Rice, Jason Bell, Jay Ajayi, Osi Umenyiora and Efe Obada— will serve in “ambassadorial” roles, and will visit the school at least once a year. Ajayi and Umenyiora were born in Britain, and Obada grew up there.Mahomes has no known British connection, but that might not last — at least according to friend-of-the-site Tom Martin of KCTV5.Ajayi was present for the launch announcement at the NFL’s London office, and told the Standard it was about time for there to be an American equivalent to the British academy system that teaches football (what Americans would call “soccer”) to kids.“It’s a crazy thing in my mind because knowing what the academy system means to kids in London in football,” Ajayi said. “Now to have an American football academy here for kids that are passionate about it and want to chase that dream is really important.”It is not yet clear if no-look passes will be part of the school’s curriculum.Kidding.Maybe. After trailing 24-9 at halftime on Sunday night, the Kansas City Chiefs outscored the New England Patriots 31-16 until the final seconds of the game Rashad Fenton Jersey nfl draft , when a 28-yard Stephen Gostowski field goal with three seconds remaining closed out a 43-40 Patriots win.Here are five hot takes from the Chiefs’ first loss of the season.1. Brady vs. Mahomes IGreg M. Cooper-USA TODAY SportsYes... I’m breaking out the Roman numerals, because this matter between Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes isn’t settled.The aging legend and the young upstart played to a draw on Sunday night, notching nearly identical passer ratings of 109.2 and 110.0.But that is not to say they played identically.Brady was steady throughout the game.Mahomes played poorly in the first half, and brilliantly in the second.Mahomes threw four touchdown passes, but partially offset those with a pair of interceptions.Brady threw only one touchdown, and didn’t throw a pick.Brady did, however, fumble each of the two times he was sacked, while Mahomes wasn’t sacked at all.Honestly... it’s just about what we might have expected from these two players — when you consider their respective ages, and that their styles of play are so completely different.But here’s the thing: Brady has probably learned everything he’s ever going to know about playing this game.Mahomes, on the other hand, is nothing less than a sponge who — according to his coaches — remembers everything, and learns from his mistakes.One of those mistakes from Sunday was scoring a touchdown in a single play on the Chiefs’ final drive Womens Rashad Fenton Jersey , and handing the ball back to Tom Brady in a tie game with three minutes left on the clock.In Brady vs. Mahomes II — which will likely occur in January — that mistake probably won’t happen again.2. A tale of two halvesGreg M. Cooper-USA TODAY SportsBy the time the first half ended, the Chiefs had scored three field goals and Patrick Mahomes had thrown two interceptions, while the Patriots had scored three touchdowns and a field goal.This is not a formula for success in Foxborough, Massachusetts.There are probably Patriots fans who went to bed during halftime secure in the knowledge that the Patriots would win the game 45-15. After all, young quarterbacks are routinely humiliated in Gillette Stadium. Why should this game be any different?But in the second half, the Chiefs scored four touchdowns — all of them passes from Patrick Mahomes — plus a field goal, while the Patriots managed only four field goals. More than a few Patriots fans will read their morning newspaper headlines and wonder, “What the hell happened?”The Patriots had simply did to the Chiefs what the Chiefs have done to their opponents all season: forced them into abandoning their game plan in order to play catch-up. And like a couple of their earlier opponents, the Chiefs almost pulled off a comeback win.But this isn’t horseshoes or hand grenades. The Chiefs are 5-1 because they deserve to be. Both teams did their best to slow down the tempo of the game in the first half. The Patriots simply did it more effectively, and forced the Chiefs into doing what they didn’t want to do.3. Yards, yards and more yardsGreg M. Cooper-USA TODAY SportsThe Chiefs defense gives up a lot of yards. A LOT of yards.On Sunday night, the defense surrendered another 500 yards to an opponent — bringing them to just over 2800 yards given up in six games.If you do the math on that... well, don’t do that math Authentic Rashad Fenton Jersey , OK?If you care about the number of yards the defense is giving up, it’s just going to upset you.But I think it’s important to note something about Sunday’s game.Once again, the Chiefs had way too many snaps on defense — 75 — versus 53 on offense.That works out to 6.7 yards per play.Is that a good number?No... absolutely not.It’s worse than several other games this year — but not all of them.And it was against the Patriots — not the Jaguars or the 49ers.Perhaps more importantly, the Chiefs gave up 4.6 yards per attempt on the ground.Thisisn’t an ideal number, either, and it’s higher than a couple of other games this season — and substantially lower than several of them, too.Then there’s this: in the first half of the game, the Chiefs defense gave up 190 yards — and 24 points. In the second half, they gave up 310 yards — and 19 points.I’m working on two points here:First, let’s recognize that it is important to pay attention to the yards a defense gives up.But just looking at the raw number of yards isn’t very useful.It’s more informative to consider how much it gives up on a per-play basis — particularly now that bye weeks are starting to happen, and teams can rise or fall in the rankings simply because they didn’t play in a given week.And second, although yards are important, they still aren’t posted on the scoreboard.4. A special play from the special teamPhoto by Adam Glanzman/Getty ImagesEver since training camp. special teams coach Dave Toub has been saying that Tremon Smith was a talented kick returner.And with the injury to De’Anthony Thomas Travis Kelce Jersey , he got his opportunity to shine against the Patriots.Smith had four kickoff returns during the game — each one progressively longer.The last, of course, was the 97-yard return in the fourth quarter that set up the Chiefs go-ahead touchdown.All due credit to Smith, who averaged 45 yards on his four returns in the game.But we should note that in the long return, the blocker who opened the door was none other than recently-returned linebacker Frank Zombo.Zombo gets a bum rap from a lot of fans, but he’s always been a very good special teams player, and he demonstrated it again on Sunday.5. The Chiefs are still doing just fineDavid Butler II-USA TODAY SportsAs more than a few people noted this week, the Chiefs were playing with house money when they got off the plane in Foxborough.There was plenty to gain with a win over the Patriots, but little to lose.A win would have been a big statement for the team on a national stage, and given the Chiefs a tie-breaker over the Patriots that may yet prove to be important. But there was little to lose with a loss — especially a narrow one.The Chiefs are still in a great position to win the AFC West for the third consecutive season, and after playing the Patriots as they did — particularly on their home field — no reasonable person would fail to give them the respect they have earned.And boy howdy... it was a fun game to watch!