Some early trickery from deep in their own territory kickstarted the Lions offense and led to the season’s first touchdown.
The Detroit Lions are coming off of their first winning season since 2017, going 9-8 and just narrowly missing out on the final Wild Card spot in the NFC in 2022. However, the optimism about last year was going to be put to the ultimate test in the opener, as they had to travel to Kansas City on Thursday night to face the defending champs on banner night for the Chiefs.
After both teams stalled out on their opening drives, it appeared the Lions would go 3-and-out for the second consecutive drive after throwing short of the sticks on third down, setting up a 4th and 2 from their own 17 yard line.
