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Watch Jarrett Stidham’s first career touchdown pass

He connected with his former roommate, N'Keal Harry.

Jarrett Stidham replaced Brian Hoyer on Monday. Jeff Roberson/AP Photo

By Trevor Hass

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Patriots quarterback Jarrett Stidham threw his first career touchdown pass Monday night in New England’s 26-10 road loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, connecting on a 4-yard strike to N’Keal Harry in the back-left corner of the end zone.

The touchdown sliced the deficit to 13-10 early in the fourth quarter after Nick Folk’s extra point.

It almost didn’t happen, as Stidham threw an interception moments earlier that was called back as Tyrann Mathieu was whistled for pass interference. Three plays later, on third-and-goal, he connected with his rookie season roommate.

Earlier in the drive, Stidham handed the ball off to his former Pop Warner teammate, Damien Harris, for a 41-yard gain to end the third quarter and set the Patriots up nicely en route to the touchdown.

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At that point, it appeared as though there was a chance Stidham could orchestrate an improbable upset on the road, but the Chiefs scored 13 unanswered. Stidham threw a pick-six – a ball Julian Edelman should have had – midway through the fourth (to Mathieu) and another interception late in the quarter.

The second-year pro Stidham, who was initially considered to be the likely replacement for Tom Brady before Cam Newton arrived, came in for starter Brian Hoyer late in the third quarter and finished the night 5 for 13 for 60 yards with the one touchdown and two interceptions.

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Trevor Hass

Trevor Hass is a sports producer for Boston.com, where he writes and edits stories about Boston's professional teams, among other tasks.

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