{"id":299118,"date":"2025-10-13T05:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T05:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/299118\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T05:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T05:25:10","slug":"lions-chiefs-brawl-after-kansas-citys-30-17-win-on-sunday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/299118\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions, Chiefs brawl after Kansas City\u2019s 30-17 win on Sunday night"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Alex Valdes, Jesse Newell and Colton Pouncy <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs fought hard Sunday night. Even after the final whistle.<\/p>\n

Several players from both teams scuffled on the field following the Chiefs\u2019 30-17 victory, and even superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes got caught up in the melee.<\/p>\n

Detroit defensive back Brian Branch started it off by shoving the helmeted head of Kansas City wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. A few moments earlier, Branch had ignored a Mahomes handshake as both teams filed onto the field, as is usual after NFL games.<\/p>\n

As it appeared on the NBC broadcast, Smith-Schuster said something to Branch, prompting Branch to shove Smith-Schuster\u2019s head. Smith-Schuster fell to the ground, then went after Branch, with Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco trying to hold Branch back.<\/p>\n

Things then got uglier<\/a>, with Smith-Schuster, Pacheco, Branch and other players mixing it up. Mahomes \u2014 certainly giving Chiefs fans a fright \u2014 ran over to the scrum and wound up under a pile of players before being pulled to safety.<\/p>\n

After the game, Mahomes appeared to take a not-so-subtle jab at the Lions\u2019 antics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe play the game in between the whistles,\u201d the three-time Super Bowl champion said. \u201cThey can do all the extracurricular stuff they want to do, but we play the game in between the whistles, and I thought we played a great game today. We\u2019ll keep this momentum moving forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought the guys executed at a high level. The guys played hard today. We handled business, which is what we had to do here at Arrowhead.<\/p>\n

Lions coach Dan Campbell also weighed in after the brawl, saying, \u201cLemme start with this: I love Brian Branch, but what he did was inexcusable. And it\u2019s not gonna be accepted here. It\u2019s not what we do, it\u2019s not what we do, it\u2019s not what we\u2019re about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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JuJu Smith-Schuster took a punch from Lions safety Brian Branch at the end of the #Chiefs<\/a> 30-17 win\u2026.holding a towel to his nose on his way to the lockerroom. pic.twitter.com\/FL47w3lhS7<\/a><\/p>\n

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After the brawl, Smith-Schuster appeared to have a bloody nose, but it was unclear when and how that injury occurred.<\/p>\n

Branch got into some trouble earlier, this season, chucking Tucker Kraft\u2019s helmet<\/a> in a Week 1 game against the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n