The National Football League will complete their Week Six schedule with a barnburner tonight from Kansas City and a pair of Monday Night Football matchups.
At Arrowhead Stadium, where the Chiefs have been nearly invincible in recent seasons, they look to avoid a second home loss and second consecutive defeat when they host the high-scoring Detroit Lions in a primetime affair set to kick off at 5:20 p.m. Pacific Time.
The Lions come in as the highest scoring team in the league, with 174 points tallied in their first five games. In their opening contest of the season, played at Lambeau Field against their NFC North Division rival Green Bay Packers, the highest scoring team from last year was limited to 13 points in a two-touchdown setback, 27-13.
After capturing the top seed for last year’s NFC playoffs with a regular season record of 15-2 spearheaded by quarterback Jared Goff and a stable of talented skill position players, the low point total in their opener raised concerns. It mostly revolved around Dan Campbell’s coaching staff, which he had to rebuild after mass defections including both offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn.
The loss of his staff was only prompted because of the success of the group Campbell assembled in turning the longtime doormat Lions into a NFL powerhouse. Still, the pressure was on after that first loss and uncharacteristic low point total … and how did the Lions respond?
Like champions.