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Patrick Mahomes delivered a vintage performance with three touchdown passes and a rushing score, powering the Kansas City Chiefs to a 30-17 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The win improves the Chiefs to 3-3, while the Lions slip to 4-2 in a matchup that turned ugly after the final whistle.
Mahomes wasted no time, hitting rookie Xavier Worthy for a 15-yard touchdown in the first quarter and scampering in from 9 yards for another score to put Kansas City up 14-0 early. He added two more aerial strikes in the second half, including a 22-yard toss to Rashee Rice that sealed the outcome late. The Chiefs’ defense stepped up big, holding Detroit to just 17 points and forcing two turnovers, including a critical interception by Trent McDuffie that halted a Lions drive in the red zone.
A controversial overturned touchdown call loomed large for Detroit in the second half. Lions tight end Sam LaPorta appeared to haul in a 12-yard score from Jared Goff, but replay officials ruled it incomplete after spotting his elbow down short of the goal line, drawing boos from the crowd and frustration from the visitors’ sideline. The Lions managed a 22-yard Goff-to-LaPorta touchdown earlier, but couldn’t mount a comeback, with their final drive stalling at midfield.
The Arrowhead crowd buzzed extra with celebrity sightings: Taylor Swift cheered from a suite alongside WNBA star Caitlin Clark, adding star power to the primetime clash. Swift, a fixture at Chiefs games, was spotted high-fiving fans after Mahomes’ final touchdown.
Tensions boiled over post-game when Lions safety Brian Branch snubbed a handshake from Mahomes, then slapped Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to the ground near the tunnel, igniting a full scrum involving players from both teams. Chiefs coach Andy Reid called it unprovoked, saying, “The guy came up and hit JuJu for what looked like no reason.” Lions head coach Dan Campbell addressed it head-on in his presser: “I love Brian Branch, but what he did is inexcusable. And it’s not gonna be accepted here.”
Kansas City heads into Week 7 with momentum, eyeing a bounce-back after early-season stumbles. Detroit, meanwhile, licks its wounds ahead of a Thursday matchup with the Vikings.
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