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Chiefs-Lions rapid reaction: without its stars, Kansas City made too many mistakes

On Thursday night, the Kansas City Chiefs were swiftly reminded about what it means to be the defending Super Bowl champions, receiving the Detroit Lions’ best shot and losing on their home field 21-20 to start the season 0-1.

Let’s get into the initial reaction from the loss.

Not having Travis Kelce and Chris Jones very nearly didn’t matter — but in the end, it did.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is only one man — and he can only do so much. While he did not have a perfect evening by his standards, by looking back at the game you can see that he did everything he could.