NFL Game Preview: Detroit Lions (4-1) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (2-3)

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Venue & Game Details

Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, One Arrowhead Drive, Kansas City, MO 64129

Kickoff: 8:20 p.m. ET / 7:20 p.m. CT

Broadcast: NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter)

Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic

Weather Forecast (Kansas City)

Temperature: ~71°F at kickoff

Conditions: Slight chance of thunderstorms (12%)

Wind: 8 mph SE

Impact: Mild humidity, but overall favorable football weather

Injury Report

Detroit Lions

CB Terrion Arnold (shoulder) – Out

OT Taylor Decker (shoulder) – Questionable

WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (wrist) – Questionable

WR Kalif Raymond (neck) – Questionable

S Kerby Joseph (knee) – Questionable

S Brian Branch (ankle) – Questionable

DT Alim McNeill (knee, ACL recovery) – Expected to play

Kansas City Chiefs

WR Rashee Rice – Suspended (eligible Week 7)

WR Xavier Worthy (ankle/shoulder) – Questionable

CB Kristian Fulton (ankle) – Questionable

DT Omarr Norman-Lott (shoulder) – Questionable

TE Jake Briningstool (hamstring) – Out (IR)

Player Matchups

Jared Goff (DET QB) vs. Chiefs Secondary: Goff is red-hot (1,187 yards, 12 TD, 2 INT, 75% completions). KC allows just 19 PPG but has struggled against elite passing attacks.

Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET WR) vs. Chiefs CBs: St. Brown has 407 yards, 6 TDs; his health is pivotal.

Jahmyr Gibbs (DET RB) vs. Chiefs Run Defense: Gibbs has 325 yards, 4 TDs; KC allows 4.8 YPC (29th EPA vs. run).

Patrick Mahomes (KC QB) vs. Lions Pass Rush: Mahomes (1,257 yards, 8 TD, 2 INT) faces Aidan Hutchinson (5 sacks).

Aidan Hutchinson (DET DE) vs. Jawaan Taylor (KC RT): A key trench battle; Hutchinson can disrupt Mahomes’ rhythm.

Team Records & Recent Form

Detroit Lions (4-1)

Last 5: W @ CIN 37-24, W vs CLE 34-10, W @ BAL 38-30, W vs CHI 52-21, L @ GB 27-13

Strengths: Top-5 in EPA/play on both offense and defense, averaging 34.8 PPG

Kansas City Chiefs (2-3)

Last 5: L @ JAX 31-28, W vs BAL 37-20, W @ NYG 22-9, L vs PHI 20-17, L vs LAC 27-21

Strengths: Mahomes’ playmaking, defense allowing just 19 PPG

Weaknesses: 0-3 in one-possession games, struggling run game

Series History

All-time: Chiefs lead 9-6

Last meeting: Lions 21, Chiefs 20 (Sept 7, 2023, Week 1 at Arrowhead)

Betting Trends

Lions: 4-1 ATS this season; 4-0 ATS in wins

Chiefs: 2-3 ATS; 1-2 ATS as favorites

Both teams: 3-2 O/U

Lions: 10-1 SU in last 11 road games

Chiefs: 9-1 SU in last 10 home games

LIONS NOTES:

• DETROIT leads NFL in scoring offense (34.8 points per game) in 2025. • QB JARED GOFF completed 19 of 23 atts. (season-high 82.6 pct.) for 258 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with season-high 153 rating. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (Josh Allen & Drake Maye) with 70+ comp. pct. in 4 games this season. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of past 4. Aims for 3rd in row on road with 100+ rating. Is 2-0 with 6 TDs (5 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs & 107.5 rating in 2 career starts vs. KC. Is 8-1 in his past 9 starts on SNF. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 87 scrimmage yards (54 rush, 33 rec.) & 1st TD catch of season last week. Aims for 5th in row with 85+ scrimmage yards & TD. Has 352 scrimmage yards (117.3 per game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 3 career games on SNF. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY rushed for 65 yards & TD last week. Has 55+ rush yards & rush TD in 3 of past 4. Had rush TD in last meeting. Gibbs & Montgomery have each scored TD in 14 games, tied-most by RB teammates in SB era. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had 8 catches for 100 yards in Week 5, 25th-career game with 8+ catches, tied 2nd-most ever by player in 1st 5 seasons. Aims for 5th in row with 7+ catches & 70+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 3 of past 4. Had 6 catches for 71 yards in last meeting. Leads NFL with 6 rec. TDs in 2025. • TE SAM LAPORTA had 5 catches for season-high 92 yards & 1st TD of season last week. Has 5+ catches & 60+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on road. • DE AIDAN HUTCHINSON aims for 5th in row with sack & 4th in row with FF. Can become 4th player since 2000 with sack & FF in 4 straight games. Is only player in NFL with 5 sacks & 3 FFs this season. • LB ALEX ANZALONE had TFL & INT last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. • LB JACK CAMPBELL led team with season-high 11 tackles & had FF in Week 5. Aims for 4th in row with 8+ tackles & TFL. Has FF in 2 of past 3. • LB DERRICK BARNES had 7 tackles & sack last week. Has sack in 2 of past 3. • S KERBY JOSEPH had 20th-career INT last week, becoming 6th player since 2000 with 20 INTs in 1st 4 seasons. Has INT in 3 of past 4.

CHIEFS NOTES:

• QB PATRICK MAHOMES completed 29 of 41 atts. (season-high 70.7 pct.) for season-high 318 yards & TD vs. INT with 91.3 rating & rushed for 60 yards & TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 270+ pass yards & 90+ rating. Has 0 INTs in 6 of his past 7 at home. Is 9-1 in his past 10 starts on SNF. Has 299 career TD passes in games, incl. postseason, & can become fastest player ever to reach 300 TD passes, surpassing Aaron Rodgers (147 games). • RB KAREEM HUNT had season-high 57 scrimmage yards (49 rush, 8 rec.) & 2 rush TDs last week, 8th-career game with 2 rush TDs. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. • RB ISIAH PACHECO had season-best 56 scrimmage yards (36 rush, 20 rec.) in Week 5. Had 54 scrimmage yards (31 rec., 23 rush) in last meeting. Has 497 scrimmage yards (99.4 per game) & 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in his past 4 on SNF. • TE TRAVIS KELCE led team with season-high 7 catches for 61 yards & 2nd TD of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches & has 5+ catches in 7 of his past 8 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Det. with 6+ catches. • WR TYQUAN THORNTON led team with career-high 90 rec. yards in Week 5. Has TD catch in 3 of past 4 & in both home games this season. • WR XAVIER WORTHY aims for his 5th in row at home & 3rd in row overall with 5+ catches. • DT CHRIS JONES has TFL in 3 of past 4. Had sack & FR in only career game vs. Det. (9/29/19). Aims for his 3rd in row on SNF with TFL. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS had half sack & 1st FR of season last week. Has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of 5 games this season, incl. in each of past 3. Had TFL & PD in last meeting. • DE CHARLES OMENIHU had season-high 2 TFL & 1st sack of season in Week 5. • LB NICK BOLTON led team with 12 tackles & had TFL, PD & 3rd-career FF last week. Has 12+ tackles & PD in 2 of past 3. Had 7 tackles in last meeting. • CB TRENT MCDUFFIE tied career high with 3 PD & had 1st INT of season last week. Has PD in 8 of past 9. Had 8 tackles & FF in last meeting. • CB JAYLEN WATSON had 1st sack of season in Week 5. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 at home.

Game Odds

Detroit Lions                      52.5

Kansas City Chiefs           – 2.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, October 11, 2025