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

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.

Detroit will takeover at their own seven-yard line.

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.

KC will start off the third quarter with the ball.

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 

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 

A six-yard pass from Mahomes to Noah Gray is called back due to a holding penalty on T.Smith.

As the Chiefs look to score just before the half we are still tied up at seven

After a KC punt following the fumble only for the Lions to punt the ball away after Goff is sacked on third and five.

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.

A miscommunication on the snap leads to a fumble and an 11 yard loss for the Lions

Goff has hit eight straight passes as Detroit picks up another first down on a 14-yard pass to S.LaPorta

Some apparent miscommunication led to a timeout being called as the play clock was running down.

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

He was able to evade the defense after being set to take a sack and scramble for yet another first down this drive.

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.

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.

Detroit has picked up three first downs on this drive and are looking threatening.

 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

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.

 C.Edwards-Helaire took a toss to the right side for a five-yard gain.

Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense will come out for their first drive of the season on their own 13 yard line.

Detroit handed the ball up the middle to running back David Montgomery 

They will start things off on their own 25-yard line to a mountain of crowd noise.

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 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.

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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.

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.

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.

Superstar tight end Travis Kelce hyper extended his knee and suffered a bone bruise in practice earlier this week.

The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will be facing off against the Detroit Lions to kick off the 2023 season.