Patriots WR Troy Brown caught 12 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown and Adam Vinatieri drilled two field goals, including a 53-yarder, in New England's 30-24 victory on Dec. 4, 2000. It was the first time the teams met on Monday Night Football.

Chiefs RB Priest Holmes (30 carries, 180 yards) scored on a 1-yard TD run on the final play of regulation to cap a furious fourth-quarter comeback by Kansas City, which trailed by two touchdowns with 6:10 to go. But the Patriots rallied thanks to Adam Vinatieri's 35-yard field goal in overtime, giving New England a 41-38 win Sept. 22, 2002. Tom Brady threw for four TDs and 410 yards, marking his first career 400-yard passing game. 

Corey Dillon ran for 98 yards and two TDs and Tom Brady threw for 315 yards and a score, as the Patriots defeated the Chiefs 27-19 in a Monday Night Football matchup on Nov. 22, 2004. The win marked New England's first victory at Kansas City since Dec. 6, 1964.

Lawrence Tynes booted four field goals and DB Greg Wesley had three of KC's four interceptions in the Chief's 26-16 win on Nov. 27, 2005.

In the 2008 season opener, the Patriots overcame a first-quarter season-ending injury to Tom Brady thanks to a stout performance by the defense, which held former Patriots QB Damon Huard to 118 yards on Sept. 8. Brady's back up, Matt Cassel, finished 13 of 18 for 152 yards and a TD.

After taking a 10-3 lead into the half, New England turned up the intensity in the second half. Julian Edelman returned a punt 72 yards for a score and Kyle Arrington twice picked off Chiefs QB Tyler Palko, powering the Patriots to a 34-3 Monday Night Football win on Nov. 21, 2011.

In their third meeting on Monday Night Football, the Chiefs dominated the Patriots, beating them 41-14 on Sept. 29, 2014. But the loss, which dropped New England to 2-2, had a galvanizing effect on the Patriots, which won seven straight games and 13 of its next 15, capped by a victory in Super Bowl XLIX.