Go back to the start of the 2023 season. The Kansas City Chiefs were coming off a Super Bowl triumph and were raising their championship banner in front of their adoring fans at Arrowhead Stadium. The Detroit Lions were the invited guests for the season opener. While head coach Dan Campbell promised his team's supporters that the Lions were on their way up, few expected them to be little more than cannon fodder for Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the dynamic Chiefs offense.

Campbell knew better. The Lions had shown plenty of fight throughout training camp and he knew his team was looking forward to a chance to battle the Super Bowl champions on their own turf. The Lions would open the season with a 21-20 upset of the Chiefs and that game served notice that the Lions were

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