Surely Mahomes can easily tell himself: “People actually think the Lions will beat us just because 87 is out or limited?” When you’ve won MVPs and Super Bowls, you’ll look anywhere for motivation. His teams consistently overachieve when they’re shorthanded. Reid thrives when he has extra time to prepare. I picked the Lions to win the NFC North.īut you won’t get me to fall for the trap here. And their defense should be much better than it was a year ago. Their offense was legitimately good last year. There are plenty of reasons to think the Lions can cover and even win this game. And during Tuesday’s practice, tight end Travis Kelce suffered a knee injury, and his official status for this game is questionable. As of Wednesday night, their best defensive player, Chris Jones, continues to hold out.

Going into the summer, we already knew they would be starting a pair of new offensive tackles, and they lost their leading wide receiver from 2022 (JuJu Smith-Schuster) in free agency. The Chiefs seem very interested in testing the limits of the “Does anything else matter when you have Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid?” theory. Last season’s record: 146-131-7 Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs (-5.5) Stats are from TruMedia and Pro Football Focus unless otherwise noted. Lines are from FanDuel as of Wednesday night. We’ll start with Thursday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions and finish with Super Bowl LVIII in Vegas. For those who are new here, this is where I pick every single game and try not to embarrass myself. We’re back! Time for another season of NFL picks against the spread.

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