John Maakaron of All Lions previews the Week 1 matchup between the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs.
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00:00 John, it's almost time. It's almost here for week one of the NFL season. The Lions and Chiefs kicking it all off on Thursday night football. Who do you have and why in this match between the Chiefs and the Lions?
00:11 Vito, here we are. It's the start of the 2023 season. I'll be in Kansas City. Make sure to check with all Lions as we give you in depth coverage of the season opener live from Arrowhead. I can't believe it, Vito. All the hype throughout the preseason. Here we are.
00:27 It's the Lions and the Chiefs. What better team for the Lions to match up against with their revamped defense than one of the most prolific offenses led by a future Hall of Fame coach in Andy Reid. I can't wait to see how the Lions new secondary looks and tries to match up against Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelsey.
00:46 Look, Vito, you know, if you can limit Travis Kelsey and keep Patrick Mahomes in the pocket, you have an opportunity. Dan Campbell said the key, he thinks, to this game is turnovers.
00:56 If they can force a couple extra mistakes from the Chiefs, maybe being that they're overexcited, being that it's a celebration of their Super Bowl win, hyped up, having lost their offensive coordinator, maybe not exactly in rhythm offensively.
01:13 If they can force a couple mistakes from the Chiefs, then you have an opportunity with Ben Johnson and that offense to score maybe even a lot more points than expected.
01:23 I don't think the Lions want to get a shootout. I fully expect this to be a low scoring game with the Lions wanting to hand the ball off to David Montgomery, hand the ball off to Jameer Gibbs and keep the time of possession firmly in control of the Detroit Lions.
01:36 Vito, I think the Lions can compete in this contest.
01:39 It's going to be no small feat to try and win this football game.
01:43 The Chiefs just performed at such a high level in season openers that it is ridiculous to look at the numbers.
01:49 Now, while I do think the Lions are not going to walk away from Arrowhead with the victory, I think they're going to make it so that it's going to be a very competitive game, a very, very entertaining game.
02:00 No matter what happens, I do see maybe the Lions forcing a turnover or two.
02:05 CJ Garner, Johnson, Kirby Joseph, Aiden Hutchinson, that defensive line, making it a real long day for Patrick Mahomes.
02:12 But at the end of the day, the best player on the field looks to be Patrick Mahomes right now.
02:18 And when you have the best quarterback potentially in NFL history, it's a tall task.
02:22 Anytime you go play Patrick Mahomes in the Chiefs at Arrowhead.
02:25 John, Thursday should be a ton of fun.
02:28 Thanks for all the time.