2023 · Week 1
Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs
Sep 7, 2023 · Arrowhead Stadium · outdoors
Recap
Detroit Lions held off Kansas City Chiefs 21–20. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Lions only a 24% shot beforehand. Lions improve to 1-0; Chiefs fall to 0-1. Jared Goff paced the offense with 253 passing yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| DET | KC | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 16 |
| 371 | Total yards | 316 |
| 253 | Passing yards | 226 |
| 118 | Rushing yards | 90 |
| 22/35 | Comp / Att | 21/39 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(2:52) (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass short right to 14-A.St. Brown for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q136-R.Patterson extra point is GOOD, Center-47-S.Daly, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q2(11:56) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short left to 4-R.Rice for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q2(:37) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short right to 81-B.Bell for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-H.Butker extra point is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q3(11:04) (Shotgun) 15-P.Mahomes pass short right intended for 19-K.Toney INTERCEPTED by 32-B.Branch at 50. 32-B.Branch for 50 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q336-R.Patterson extra point is GOOD, Center-47-S.Daly, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q3(2:14) 7-H.Butker 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q4(12:16) 7-H.Butker 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-41-J.Winchester, Holder-5-T.Townsend.
- Q4(7:11) 5-D.Montgomery up the middle for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q436-R.Patterson extra point is GOOD, Center-47-S.Daly, Holder-3-J.Fox.
Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 22/35 | 253 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| David Montgomery | 21 | 74 | 1 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 7 | 42 | 0 |
| Jalen Reeves-Maybin | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Reynolds | 4 | 7 | 80 | 0 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 6 | 9 | 71 | 1 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Sam LaPorta | 5 | 5 | 39 | 0 |
| Kalif Raymond | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Brock Wright | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
KC
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 21/39 | 226 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 6 | 45 | 0 |
| Isiah Pacheco | 8 | 23 | 0 |
| Rashee Rice | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 6 | 22 | 0 |
| Skyy Moore | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kadarius Toney | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| Justin Watson | 2 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| Isiah Pacheco | 4 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Noah Gray | 3 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Rashee Rice | 3 | 5 | 29 | 1 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Blake Bell | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Justyn Ross | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Richie James | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Skyy Moore | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kadarius Toney | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |