The 2023 NFL regular season is underway, and just like last season, the reigning Super Bowl champions took an L at home.
With no Chris Jones on defense and no Travis Kelce on offense, the Kansas City Chiefs lacked the pass rush (and at times, the run defense) to bother the Detroit Lions’ offense, while Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense looked very out of sync. The end result was a 21-20 win for Detroit at Arrowhead to spoil Kansas City’s Super Bowl celebratory mood.
There was a lot of hype surrounding the Lions after their big push to end 2022, only missing the playoffs because of the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Seattle Seahawks.