The Lions left Kansas City with a statement win on Thursday over the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs.
Even if you believed the hype, it’s fair to be a bit surprised by the outcome of the opener.
Dan Campbell wasn’t. After his team’s 21-20 win, he was asked what he learned and responded: “I didn’t learn anything. I got verification of what I already knew.”
The Lions’ Super Bowl odds are already on the move. Earlier this week, they were +2000 to win the Big Game but those odds dropped to +1600 (tied with the Jets for seventh-best) after Thursday’s win.
That was fun.
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NFL fans called out NBC’s Mike Tirico after his postgame comments about the Detroit Lions’ upset win over the Kansas City Chiefs Thursday went viral.
Tirico said that the win for Detroit would have an asterisk next to it because Kansas City didn’t have star defensive tackle Chris Jones or Patrick Mahomes’ top target, star tight end Travis Kelce, available for the game (Jones due to a contract dispute, Kelce due to a knee injury).
That rubbed many around the NFL the wrong way, minimizing what was one of the biggest wins for the Lions’ franchise in a long time.
U.S. Captain Zach Johnson and European Captain Luke Donald in front of the Roman Colosseum. | Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images
The Americans are heading to Rome this weekend to scout the golf course and likely draft plans for the Ryder Cup.
The Americans are heading to Rome.
Three weeks from Friday, the first tee shot will be struck at Marco Simone Golf Club, the site of the 44th Ryder Cup.
But plenty of American players have little to no experience of playing this golf course.
… Oh no.
Every once in a while the ball boy or ball girl will get a standing ovation for making a daring catch of a line drive, or hopping into the stands to catch a foul ball.
But this… this isn’t what you want.
The Miami Marlins right field ball boy had all eyes on him Thursday night but for all the wrong reasons after he took a live ball and threw it about 45 rows into the stands.
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Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I hope every game this weekend is as good as last night’s.
In today’s SI:AM:
🦁 The Lions’ statement win
🤦 The Chiefs’ struggles
✅ Picks for the rest of Week 1
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Well, the opener gave us plenty to talk about
There’s no better way to get fans talking than for the defending Super Bowl champions to lose a frustrating game at home against one of the league’s most historically inept franchises.
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Have the Chiefs finally asked Pat Mahomes to do too much on offense?
Every adjective has been exhausted when it comes to Patrick Mahomes. An NFL cheat code come to life, it’s not a stretch to say the Chiefs would struggle to be a .500 team without the greatest passer in modern football. Every player has a breaking point, no matter how incredible they might be — and we saw that in the Thursday night season opener against the Lions.
Mahomes failed to reach 250 passing yards for just the 19th time in his career. His 77.
The Chiefs are a logical pick to win the Super Bowl this season.
That’s not surprising, considering they’ve won two of the past four NFL championships and boast the best player in the league in quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Still, it was a pretty bold move by Fox Sports personality Nick Wright to pick the Chiefs to go undefeated (20-0 including the postseason) and win Super Bowl LVIII.
Plus, Darren Waller becomes the focal point of the Giants offense.
You know, they always say the sequel is almost never as good as the original. Lion King 2 isn’t as good as the first one (although Lion King 1 1⁄2 might have some say), the second bite of a sandwich is never as good as the first one and Boruto is definitely not as good as Naruto.
However, we’re going to try and break the mold here at Establish the Fun, because that’s what this is about. We’re going to try and be more like Shrek 2 and Kung Fu Panda 2, rather than Cars 2 over here.
There’s no way Deion Sanders can win at Colorado, not with that roster turnover. Love him or hate him, most people are tuning in to see him succeed or fail, with that mindset just a week ago. What was once a joke has now turned into a ratings bonanza for television networks.
While some folks will sit at home on Saturday, hoping to see Nebraska give Deion Sanders his first loss at Colorado, others are infatuated with Coach Prime’s drive for success. Just like every other college football team or coach, it’s okay to cheer for the villain or hero.
After a 21-20 win over the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs, Lions coach Dan Campbell said he wasn’t surprised by the outcome.