detroit lions They made a splash this Thursday with a 21-20 win at Arrowhead Stadium kansas city chiefscurrent champion of nfl before this patrick mahomes that he was left alone and could not recover from the casualties known travis kels and chris jones,
The Lions, a franchise that starts the year with maximum ambitions, showed organization and character to defeat the Chiefs at Arrowhead and silence the 76,000 spectators who packed their stadium.
Jared Goff threw 253 yards for a touchdown, with no interceptions, and connected on 22 of his 35 passes, on a night in which Amon-Ra St. Brown shined with six receptions and 71 receiving yards.
Mahomes finished his game with 226 yards passing, but completed 21 of 39 passes, with two touchdowns and one interception.
The Super Bowl MVP led the Chiefs’ comeback in the second quarter with his two touchdown passes and at times it looked like he was able to overcome the absence of his best teammate last season, Travis Kelce.
Because the Chiefs started the season with bad news in practice on Tuesday, when tight end Kelce suffered a right knee strain. He was tested till Thursday morning, but his problem prevented him from taking the field.
He missed his first game in the NFL since 2013 due to injury and his absence, in addition to that of Chiefs defensive leader Chris Jones, is in dispute with the board over his contract renewal.
Mahomes lost two extremely important weapons and after shining in the first half, he suffered the brunt of his lack of support in the second half when, despite finding passing lanes, he saw his teammates miss relatively comfortable receptions.
These setbacks did not detract from the abilities of the Lions, who arrived at Arrowhead having won eight of their last ten matches and showing excellent organization and preparation.
Jared Goff threw for 135 yards in the first half and threw his first touchdown pass of the season to Amon-Ra St. Brown to give the Lions a 7–0 lead.
Mahomes threw his first seven completed passes to seven different teammates. His calmness from first down to third down helped the Chiefs turn the score around before halftime.
Mahomes led his team in rushing with 75 yards on thirteen plays, throwing a TD pass to Rashee Rice to tie the game at 7–7, and late in the second quarter, he stunned Arrowhead by gaining 92 yards in one minute. Gave and 28. sec. He dominated on the field and with his passes. He found a line to Justin Jacobs for a 26-yard pass that led to a ‘TD’ handoff to Blake Bell.
However, problems emerged for the Chiefs in the third quarter. Kadarius missed a comfortable reception on a pass from Tony Mahomes and rookie Brian Branch intercepted the TD to tie the game (14–14).
The Chiefs’ offense would not score another TD. He managed only two field goals, which were converted by Harrison Butker to make the score 20–14.
The Lions still seemed to be in control of the situation and gave the game a blow in the fourth quarter when Goff led the Detroit team 80 yards to David Montgomery’s ‘touchdown’, which marked the final 21–20.