Patrick Mahomes thought the Chiefs played a clean game.

At the conclusion of the Chiefs’ 30-17 win over the Lions on Sunday night, star safety Brian Branch started a massive brawl after he refused to shake Mahomes’ hand and instead slapped Juju Smith-Schuster across the face.

Mahomes didn’t like the fight one bit.

Fight breaks out at the end of the Chiefs vs Lions game pic.twitter.com/xt6KBj5pC3 — Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) October 13, 2025

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“We play the game in between the whistles,” Mahomes said after the game. “They can do all the extracurricular stuff they want to do, but we play the game in between the whistles. And we thought we played a great game today, and we’ll keep this momentum moving forward.”

Lions coach Dan Campbell also lambasted Branch’s actions, which coul

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