David Montgomery’s fourth-quarter touchdown lifts the Detroit Lions to victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs; Week One continues Sunday as the 49ers visit the Steelers, with coverage from 4.30pm ahead of kickoff at 6pm, followed by the Dolphins at Chargers
The Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs began their defence in defeat as they were beaten 21-20 by the Detroit Lions at Arrowhead in Thursday night’s 2023 season opener.
Lions running back David punched in the go-ahead eight-yard touchdown with 5.05 remaining in the game before icing the win with a decisive first down run inside the final two minutesQuarterback Jared Goff threw for 253 yards and a touchdown, while Amon-Ra St. Brown had six catches for 71 yards and a score.
Lions rookie Brian Branch also returned Patrick Mahomes’ first interception in an opener 50 yards for another touchdown as Detroit snapped the Chiefs’ eight-game Week One winning streak.
Mahomes finished the night 21 of 39 passing for 226 yards, two touchdowns and one interception as he played without star tight end Travis Kelce, who was officially ruled out earlier in the evening ahead of kickoff due to the knee injury suffered during the week.The Chiefs were also without All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones, who sat and watched from the stands amid his contract holdout.
David Montgomery powers through the hole for the game winning touchdown for the Detroit Lions over the Kansas City Chiefs.The Lions were trying to run out the clock when Goff had a fourth-down pass near midfield batted down with 2:30 left.
It handed the Chiefs a chance, only for Kadarius Toney to drop a potential 20-yard gain, before a deep completion was called back for holding. Skyy Moore then dropped a pass and a false start left Mahomes heaving a fourth-and-25 throw downfield.Detroit would subsequently take over, paving the way for Montgomery to clinch the decisive first down that would enable the Lions to run down the clock.
