Brady Is Off the Mark

It’s time for people to start taking notice when Greg Wesley makes bold predictions.

Before a game against Miami in 2002, Kansas City’s free safety said he would get three interceptions, and he did. Then, Sunday, he picked off three of Tom Brady’s passes after telling teammates he would, and Sammy Knight grabbed a fourth in a 26-16 victory over the injury-tattered New England Patriots.

Larry Johnson, with his fourth consecutive good game, ran for 119 yards and a touchdown as the Chiefs (7-4) stayed within two games of Denver in the AFC West. The Patriots (6-5) remained two games ahead of Buffalo in the less competitive AFC East.

“Maybe I should do it more often,” Wesley said. “I had three the other time, but it doesn’t compare to this.”

Many of Brady’s throws were high. Three of the interceptions were deflected, including Knight’s, which he made when the ball bounced off Tim Dwight’s hands after the Patriots pulled to within 10 points.

The four interceptions tied Brady’s career high, and his quarterback rating of 42.5 tied for second-lowest in the career of the two-time Super Bowl most valuable player.

“Tough day,” said Brady, who was 22 for 40 for 248 yards and one touchdown.

In the first 10 games, he’d been intercepted only six times.

“We didn’t execute. It’s tough when you spot a good team all those points. I just threw it high,” he said.

Two of Wesley’s interceptions set up field goals by Lawrence Tynes, who tied an NFL record with four field goals in one quarter.

Johnson, who had a franchise-record 211 yards rushing against Houston the previous week, has 462 yards in three games since three-time Pro Bowl player Priest Holmes was put on injured reserve.

The Chiefs scored on five of their first six possessions, including Tynes’ 12 points in the second quarter. He hit from 25, 30, 33 and 47 yards in the quarter.