When the NFL set its opening-night matchup, it did what Jameson Williams did not: It wagered on the Lions. Kansas City earned the right to host Thursday’s game by winning Super Bowl LVII. The Lions earned the league’s belief that they could make a game of it.
Well, we’ll see. Kansas City is a 6.5-point favorite. Since Patrick Mahomes became the starter, Kansas City is 17–3 in the first four games of the season. Only one of those losses came at home. But the league believes for reasons that go beyond this matchup.
The Lions … this is still kind of hard to believe … know what they’re doing.
