Detroit Lions vs Kansas City Chiefs, NFL LIVE: Rookie safety Brian Branch picks off
Detroit’s first drive meets the same fate as the Chiefs
Arrowhead stadium has grown incredibly loud once again as the Chiefs defense forces a three-and-out. Mahomes and the offense will take over near mid field.
KC’s first drive of the half ends in a punt
Detroit will takeover at their own seven-yard line.
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Isiah Pacheco is being helped off the field by trainers
Pacheco appeared to injure his hip after being tackled on a rushing play. Both teams were breaking the huddle when he signaled that he needed assistance.
The second half is underway
KC will start off the third quarter with the ball.
We’ve reached the end of the first half. Kansas City leads 14-7
Both offenses have looked strong even though the Chiefs are missing their star pass catcher. Patrick Mahomes has been able to show off some text book Mahomes magic while Lions rookie Jahmyr Gibbs looks as explosive as advertised.
The Chiefs will start the third quarter with the ball once the actions resumes
Patrick Mahomes picks up his second touchdown of the game to extend the Chiefs lead
Mahomes hit Blake Bell on a four yard touchdown pass with only 34 seconds left in the half. After a successful extra point the Chiefs lead 14-7.
Mahomes hit two big throws during the drive one of which was an unbelievable catch in traffic by M.Valdes-Scantling for 34 yards. He then hit Ju.Watson for a 26 yard catch
The Chiefs are whistled to our first penalty
A six-yard pass from Mahomes to Noah Gray is called back due to a holding penalty on T.Smith.
We’ve reached then two minute warning
As the Chiefs look to score just before the half we are still tied up at seven
Both offenses have stalled out hear in the second quarter
After a KC punt following the fumble only for the Lions to punt the ball away after Goff is sacked on third and five.
The Chiefs defense picks up a huge turnover to end the Lions promising drive
Trent McDuffie knocked the ball loss after hitting Marvin Jones before recovering the fumble. Mahomes and the offense will taking things over at their own 7 yard line.
Detroit has their first big hiccup
A miscommunication on the snap leads to a fumble and an 11 yard loss for the Lions
The Lions offense is still looking strong as they look to answer the touchdown
Goff has hit eight straight passes as Detroit picks up another first down on a 14-yard pass to S.LaPorta
Detroit has taken their first time out of the half
Some apparent miscommunication led to a timeout being called as the play clock was running down.
Patrick Mahomes tosses a 1-yard pass to Rashee Rice
The Lions only rushed four defenders and were unable to put pressure on Mahomes before he found the open man.
The catch was Rice’s career NFL touchdown. Following a successful extra point the score is tied up at 7-7
Mahomes scrambles to put the Chiefs inside of Detroit’s 10
He was able to evade the defense after being set to take a sack and scramble for yet another first down this drive.
The first quarter ends as the Lions lead 7-0
A big third drive of the game from Detroit saw them take the lead on an Amon Ra St. Brown touchdown reception. Mahomes and the Chiefs are looking to strike back as they continue their drive into the 2nd quarter.
Jared Goff connected to WR Amon Ra St. Brown for the seasons first TD
St. Brown was coming across the middle on what appeared to be a drag route as Goff was untouched in the pocket. Following a successful extra point Detroit leads the game 7-0.
St. Brown broke out as one of the league’s best up-and-coming WRs last season and appears to be keeping the positive momentum going.
The Lions offense is cooking on their third drive
Detroit has picked up three first downs on this drive and are looking threatening.
Detroit picks up a first down conversion after faking a punt on fourth and short
A direct snap to J.Reeves-Maybin went up the for a conversion on fourth and short. The Lions have become known for being aggressive on fourth down under coach Dan Campbell and are setting the tempo early
Mahomes first drive ends in a punt as well
The Chiefs were able to pick up a first down have Mahomes connected on a 10-yard pass to J.McKinnon but he was eventually could not keep the drive alive.
KC’s first play is a five yard run
C.Edwards-Helaire took a toss to the right side for a five-yard gain.
Detroit’s first drive ends in a punt.
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense will come out for their first drive of the season on their own 13 yard line.
Our first play of the season is a seven yard run
Detroit handed the ball up the middle to running back David Montgomery
The game has kicked off and Detroit has the ball first to start the 2023 season
They will start things off on their own 25-yard line to a mountain of crowd noise.
Chris Jones is in the building
The Chiefs superstar defensive tackle is sitting in his own suite despite holding out in hopes of a larger contract. Jones has indicated he is willing to stay away from the team until Week 8.
The Chiefs have unveiled their latest championship banner
The massive banner across the top of the stadium now references last year’s Super Bowl victory and was applauded loudly by the Kansas City faithful in attendance.
Patrick Mahomes made a young fan’s day shortly before kickoff
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is in attendance for tonight’s season opener
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Jared Goff and the Lions were greeted by a large chorus of boos as they ran out of the tunnel
Arrowhead Stadium is known for being one of the loudest venues in the NFL and Detroit should be expecting to deal with a lot of noise this evening.
Tonight’s signal callers are looking dialed in as they go through warmups
Comedian and actor Keegan-Michael Key is in the house and pumped up for tonight’s game
Jared Goff is also looking to continue a historic streak
Goff currently has the fifth most consecutive passes without an interception in NFL history. He currently sits at the number 324 which is also the longest active streak in the league. The longest overall streak belongs to Aaron Rodgers at 402.
Mahomes and the Chiefs will look to continue making opening day history tonight
If the Chiefs can secure a win they will move to nine consecutive opening day wins. That will tie them for fourth all-time with the Chicago Bears for the longest streak in league history.
Mahomes himself will be looking to extend his streak of five straight opening day wins, He has picked up victories over the Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Los Angeles Chargers.
As the clock ticks down for our kickoff scheduled for 8:20 pm est check out our preview for tonight’s game
The Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes will be without their top target in tonight’s opener
Superstar tight end Travis Kelce hyper extended his knee and suffered a bone bruise in practice earlier this week.
Hello and welcome to Daily Mail’s coverage of the NFL season opener
The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will be facing off against the Detroit Lions to kick off the 2023 season.
Patrick Mahomes is intercepted and the ball is returned for a touchdown
The ball deflected off the hands of WR K. Toney and fell into the awaiting hands of Lions rookie safety Brian Branch who ran it back 50 yards for a touchdown.
Following the successful extra point the score is tied up at 14-14