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The Detroit Lions will take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, and before thye got on the plane to go to Kansas City, the Lions have made a few roster adjustments. Here's what they did: Hallet has been with the Lions since last season,
The Chiefs' defense had a weakness exposed in the opener against the Chargers. It happens to be what the Lions do best.
Here are three Chiefs players the Lions must be especially concerned about in this primetime matchup. Karlaftis has emerged as one of the NFL’s most disruptive pass-rushers . The 2022 first-round pick has carried over his strong play from the past two seasons — in which he recorded at least eight sacks each year — into an impressive 2025 campaign.
F or the first time in a long time, the Kansas City Chiefs are below .500 through the first five weeks of the NFL season, currently sitting at 2-3 overall as they head into another primetime showdown on “Sunday Night Football” against the 4-1 Detroit Lions.
On paper, this is a game the Lions should be able to win by at least seven to 12 points. They enter Week 6 as the NFL’s top-scoring team, and Jared Goff is playing MVP-caliber football. Dan Campbell, meanwhile, is 12-2 in prime-time games.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/lions as Three Detroit Lions Downgraded, Will Not Play Against Chiefs. The Detroit Lions will now be without two key offensive linemen and a veteran defensive back against the Kansas City Chiefs.
One NFL analyst feels Chiefs coach Andy Reid has risen very high in the ranks of the league's greatest coaches.
The Jaguars' final play was an embarrassing moment for the Chiefs' defensive line. With 30 seconds left and the Jaguars at the 1-yard line, Lawrence stumbled under center, but he was still able to get up and scamper across the goal line for the winning score.
What may help the Lions secondary is that Chiefs WR Rashee Rice is serving the final game of his 6-game suspension. There was also a chance that Xavier Worthy, who has been battling through a dislocated shoulder and an ankle injury, would be out. But Worthy is ready to go.