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Kansas City, Mo. • Jamaal Charles proved he is back to full speed for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Tom Brady is still stuck in neutral for the New England Patriots.
Charles returned from an injury to score three touchdowns Monday night, Brady was picked off twice by the opportunistic Chiefs, and Kansas City routed New England 41-14 to hand Bill Belichick one of his worst losses as coach of the Patriots.
Charles, who missed last week's win in Miami with a sprained ankle, ran for 92 yards and a score. The Pro Bowl running back also caught two short touchdown passes from former University of Utah star Alex Smith, who had 248 yards passing and three touchdowns in a sharp performance before a raucous crowd.
The Chiefs (2-2) ended a four-game skid at Arrowhead Stadium dating to last season by handing the Patriots (2-2) their worst defeat since losing to San Diego 41-17 in 2005.
Along with throwing two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, Brady was strip-sacked by Tamba Hali to set up a field goal. Brady finished 14 of 23 for 159 yards.
The Chiefs forced the Patriots to air it out by stuffing Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley. And when Brady dropped back, their front seven ran roughshod over their suspect offensive line.
It hardly helped the Patriots' offense that it was trying to operate on the same night Chiefs fans were trying to reclaim the record for loudest outdoor sports venue. The record was set in the first half, when Guinness World Records record a noise level of 142.2 decibels — breaking the mark of 137.6 that the Seattle Seahawks' fans had set last season.
Knile Davis finished with 107 yards rushing for Kansas City. Tight end Travis Kelce had eight catches for 93 yards and a score.
Kansas City had 303 yards of first-half offense, the most against any Belichick-coached team.
Charles added his third touchdown of the game early in the second half, taking a short pass in the flat and stumbling into the end zone. He appeared to grab his hamstring on the way down and was met by trainers as he exited the field. After a brief trip to the locker room, Charles logged a few more carries before his night was done. Chiefs 41,Patriots 14
New England 0 0 7 7 — 14
Kansas City 7 10 10 14 — 41
First Quarter
KC • Charles 2 run (Santos kick), 2:15.
Second Quarter
KC • Charles 5 pass from A.Smith (Santos kick), 10:58.
KC • FG Santos 22, :00.
Third Quarter
KC • Charles 8 pass from A.Smith (Santos kick), 7:53.
KC • FG Santos 31, 5:29.
NE • LaFell 44 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 3:26.
Fourth Quarter
KC • Kelce 2 pass from A.Smith (Santos kick), 11:52.
KC • Abdullah 39 interception return (Santos kick), 10:34.
NE • Gronkowski 13 pass from Garoppolo (Gostkowski kick), 7:25.
Attendance • 76,613.
NE KC
First downs 13 26
Total Net Yards 290 443
Rushes-yards 16-75 38-207
Passing 215 236
Punt Returns 2-10 2-3
Kickoff Returns 2-45 2-36
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-73
Comp-Att-Int 20-30-2 20-26-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-14 2-12
Punts 6-48.8 4-45.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-yards 3-30 4-35
Time of Possession 23:33 36:27
Individual Statistics
Rushing • New England, Ridley 5-28, Vereen 8-26, J.White 3-21. Kansas City, Davis 16-107, Charles 18-92, A.Smith 4-8.
Passing • N.E., Brady 14-23-2-159, Garoppolo 6-7-0-70. Kansas City, A.Smith 20-26-0-248.
Receiving • New England, LaFell 6-119, Vereen 5-41, Edelman 4-23, J.White 3-15, Gronkowski 2-31. Kansas City, Kelce 8-93, Bowe 5-81, Charles 3-16, Avery 2-46, Davis 1-12, Jenkins 1-0.
Missed Field Goals • None.