Tag: chiefs,

The wait is over! 

Reigning Tremendous Bowl champions Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs hosted Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions to kick off the 2023-24 NFL season Thursday (8:20 p.m. ET), and we have you coated with all of the motion from begin to end.

The Chiefs — which lead our initial NFL power rankings list and are current favorites to win Super Bowl LVIII — had been with out All-Professional defensive sort out Chris Jones, who’s within the midst of a contract dispute and ongoing holdout. Okay.C. was additionally without All-Pro tight finish Travis Kelce after he hyperextended his knee in the course of the Chiefs’ remaining follow Tuesday.

On the opposite facet, the Lions, led by Goff and first-round choose Jahmyr Gibbs, who’s on a mission to reach 1,000-plus rushing yards this season, discovered the trail to victory

Listed below are the highest moments!

FINAL: Detroit Lions 21, Kansas City Chiefs 20

12:55, 1st: Making a play

Detroit went three-and-out to start the sport. Kansas Metropolis then moved the chains on third-and-2 of its opening possession when Mahomes’ go was thrown simply excessive sufficient for operating again Jerick McKinnon to come back down with the 10-yard reception. The Chiefs ended up punting.

9:22, 1st: FAKE PUNT ALERT

After the Lions appeared to go three-and-out as soon as once more, Jalen Reeves-Maybin transformed a fake-punt-run on fourth-and-2 on the Lions’ personal 17-yard line for the primary down.

2:58, 1st: Lions strike first

Shortly after the profitable fake-punt-run, Goff hit large receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Josh Reynolds for a pair of completions that mixed for 34 yards. Two performs later, Gibbs pulled off a imply, 17-yard run. Later within the drive, Goff hit St. Brown for a 9-yard landing.

11:59, 2nd: There’s the open man!

Mahomes picked up a pair of first downs along with his legs on the following possession, together with the 16-yard scamper proven beneath. Later confronted with a 3rd down on the Lions’ 1-yard line, Mahomes discovered rookie large receiver Rashee Rice at the back of the tip zone for the landing. The additional level tied the sport at seven apiece.

5:27, 2nd: Free ball!

Attempting to maneuver the chains on third down, Goff accomplished a display screen go to large receiver Marvin Jones Jr., however Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie knocked the ball out and security Bryan Cook recovered the fumble.

1:07, 2nd: An absolute dart

Mahomes hit large receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling in the midst of the sphere — regardless of a minimal window — for a 34-yard completion, as proven beneath. The Chiefs quarterback then hit a wide-open Justin Watson for 26 yards.

0:37, 2nd: Chiefs end the drive

On the very subsequent play, Mahomes hit tight finish Blake Bell for the 4-yard landing. Kansas Metropolis led 14-7 at halftime.

11:03, third: PICK-SIX

Kansas Metropolis and Detroit every punted on their first possessions of the second half. Then the Lions made a play. 

On third-and-6 of Kansas Metropolis’s subsequent drive, Mahomes threw a go for Kadarius Toney, however the large receiver bobbled the go and defensive again Brian Branch corralled the ball within the air, operating it again 50 yards for the landing.

2:14, third: Pulling forward

On fourth-and-2, the Chiefs broke the stalemate at 14-14 with a 35-yard area aim off the foot of Harrison Butker. Later, Mahomes discovered Noah Gray who drove downfield, shaking off tackles left and proper. That led to a 39-yard area aim from Butker.

7:08, 4th: Lions roar again

The Lions steadily pushed downfield within the fourth quarter, and Goff discovered Josh Reynolds for a 33-yard achieve. Two performs later, David Montgomery charged via the opening into the tip zone to place the Lions again within the lead, 21-20.

2:29, 4th: Chiefs protection comes up clutch

The Chiefs’ protection got here up large with a batted go to drive a turnover within the remaining minutes of the sport.

2:00, 4th: Huge alternative

On fourth down, the Chiefs tried a deep go that fell incomplete, giving the Lions the chance to place the nail within the coffin and open their season with a victory!

Pregame scene

The Chiefs have averaged 37.8 factors of their 5 opening weekend video games. What’s extra, Okay.C. has scored a minimal of 33 factors and a most of 44 factors in Week 1 over the previous 5 seasons and can look to stick with it tonight.

Scripted look? 

The gamers on the sphere weren’t the one stars in attendance Thursday. Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Keegan-Michael Key was on the sidelines forward of kickoff at Arrowhead Stadium. Key not too long ago teamed up with the NFL for its new “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” advert marketing campaign tackling memes that the league is scripted.

FOLLOW Observe your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports activities expertise

Nationwide Soccer League

Detroit Lions

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs

[Do you want more great stories delivered right to you? Here’s how you can create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow your favorite leagues, teams and players and receive a personalized newsletter in your inbox daily.]

Chris Jones didn’t report back to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday to start making ready for his or her season opener towards Detroit, making it extremely unlikely that the All-Professional defensive deal with will play towards the Lions on Thursday night time.

Jones has been holding out whereas attempting to get a long-term contract. He’s getting into the ultimate 12 months of a four-year, $80 million pact, and has been racking up hundreds of thousands in fines for lacking offseason exercises, coaching camp and all three preseason video games.

The 29-year-old move rusher will forfeit about $1.1 million for every regular-season sport he misses.

You’re by no means positive the way it’s going to work out. You take care of too many individuals in this kind of factor,” mentioned Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who declined to debate his personal involvement within the negotiations earlier than the primary important apply of sport week.

“These items can go any path. I don’t need to spend an excessive amount of time on it,” Reid added. “We had 90 guys within the offseason that I used to be ensuring have been moving into the appropriate path, and now we’re on the brink of play a sport. That’s how I’m going about it.”

Reid was extra hopeful that extensive receiver Kadarius Toney and cornerback L’Jarius Sneed could be prepared for the opener. Toney missed most of coaching camp after surgical procedure for a torn meniscus and Sneed, one of many Chiefs’ greatest cornerbacks, has been out for greater than a month with swelling in his knee.

A lot of the consideration stays on Jones, although, given his significance to the Kansas Metropolis protection. He tied a profession excessive with 15 1/2 sacks final season, picked up his first postseason sacks and helped the Chiefs beat Philadelphia within the Tremendous Bowl.

Chiefs common supervisor Brett Veach mentioned final week communication with Jones’ representatives picked up after a protracted deadlock forward of the common season.

Veach even mentioned he was “actually hopeful” {that a} deal might be reached in time for Jones to report back to apply and be on the sphere when the Chiefs increase their newest title banner at Arrowhead Stadium.

“I don’t know what his agenda is,” Reid mentioned, “or when he’s coming.”

Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce, who’s shut with Jones, went on his “New Heights” podcast together with his brother, Eagles heart Jason Kelce, and implored his teammate to report back to apply. Kelce sounded very like Reid, telling Jones: “You have to know one thing I don’t know as a result of I simply don’t get it. I actually need to win one other Tremendous Bowl ring with you, brother.”

“I imply, at this level you simply put together to play the sport with the blokes which might be within the constructing,” Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes added earlier than Sunday’s sweltering apply, “and let the entrance workplace deal with that. We now have a tricky take a look at and we’re going to give attention to how we are able to win with the blokes we’ve got right here.”

[Do you want more great stories delivered right to you? Here’s how you can create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow your favorite leagues, teams and players and receive a personalized newsletter in your inbox daily.]

Certainly, the Chiefs are making ready to face one of many league’s prime offenses. Led by quarterback Jared Goff and extensive receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, the Lions had the third-most yards within the NFL final season and completed fourth in touchdowns.

Jones’ absence is compounded by the truth that move rusher Charles Omenihu, who was signed to switch defensive finish Frank Clark, is suspended for the primary six weeks of the season for violating the NFL’s personal-conduct coverage.

“It’s the identical factor as if a man obtained harm in the midst of the season,” Chiefs security Justin Reid mentioned. “The state of affairs is what it’s. Chris is among the greatest gamers within the NFL. However we’ve got to go along with what we’ve obtained.”

Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton, who carries the inexperienced dot and is liable for getting the protection set, identified that Kansas Metropolis has been with out Jones all through the offseason and coaching camp. That’s given time for Derrick Nnadi and Turk Wharton to get extra reps within the base protection and backups Keondre Coburn and Malik Herring further work on the deal with spot.

“We gave lots of people an opportunity to play,” Bolton mentioned. “Numerous guys that don’t get loads of enjoying time with Chris right here will get loads of alternatives. The fellows we’ve obtained, we’ve obtained, and we’re going to go on the market and attempt to dominate Week 1.”

Reporting by The Related Press.

FOLLOW Observe your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports activities expertise

Nationwide Soccer League

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs

Chris Jones