The Detroit Lions will have their top two safeties available against the Kansas City Chiefs. Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph were both questionable ahead of the key road contest on Sunday Night Football. The team released their official inactives list and the back end will have both starting safeties availabe to work against the Chiefs' offense.

Jared Goff caught a touchdown vs Chiefs on fourth down on a Detroit Lions trick play, but refs got together and threw a flag, forcing a field goal.

And after going through pre-game workouts at Arrowhead Stadium, Branch and Joseph are good to go for Detroit’s banged-up secondary.

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) during an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 in Kansas City, MO. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions via AP)

Detroit Lions safeties Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph are both active for their team's clash with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Kerby Joseph walked off very gingerly after a second-quarter injury during the Detroit Lions game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Detroit Lions have suffered a rash of injuries leading to Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, but also caught a break with a late injury to an opposing player. The Chiefs added a starting offensive lineman to the injury report,

Lions DB Brian Branch punched Chiefs WR JuJu Smith-Schuster after Detroit's Week 6 loss to Kansas City on 'Sunday Night Football.'

It’s been quite the year for Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff and his wife, Christen Harper Goff. That has been the case on and off the field. Goff, the signal caller for the Lions, has become the leader of one of the top offenses in the NFC. Despite that, the highlight of their year came this offseason with the birth of their first child.