On Thursday, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs will play the Detroit Lions at GEHA Area at Arrowhead Stadium to open the 2023 NFL season.
In keeping with DraftKings Sportsbook, Kansas Metropolis has opened as a 6.5-point favourite within the recreation.
The Chiefs accomplished the 2022 season with their second victory in three Tremendous Bowl appearances during the last 4 years. Ending atop the AFC West for the seventh straight season, the Chiefs’ 14-3 report gave them the AFC’s first postseason seed. After victories over the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas Metropolis earned a 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Tremendous Bowl LVII.
Of their second season beneath head coach Dan Campbell, the Lions improved from 3-13 in 2021 to 9-8 in 2022 — together with a formidable 8-2 end. The crew comes into 2023 with Campbell, new offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and returning defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn — to not point out former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff and 13 top-100 choices from the final three NFL Drafts.
“I imply, they’re totally loaded in any respect the completely different spots — [and] it confirmed that final yr,” famous Chiefs head coach Andy Reid on Sunday. “So that you’ve acquired to be prepared for the operating recreation and passing recreation; they do a wide range of various things. Ben does a pleasant job with the offense.”
“We want takeaways,” Campbell informed reporters earlier than Friday’s observe. “We’ve acquired to transform on third down on offense and we want takeaways on protection. I feel that’s what we have now to come back away [with in] this recreation — and I feel we’ll say that every one yr lengthy.”
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. Arrowhead Time.
