Before the Kansas City Chiefs' Week 5 matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars, every member of our contributor panel picked Kansas City to win. As a group, we expected the Chiefs to win 2919 a prediction that carried 2points of error when compared to Kansas City's 3128 loss. Our readers were also taken by surprise. Almost 90% thought the Chiefs would Week 6, the Chiefs face the Detroit Lions on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Kansas City is favored by 2. 5 's see what the staff and our readers think about the Christensen If it makes anyone feel better, I've done a terrible job picking these games so me picking the Lions here is probably a good sign for Kansas City. I think the Chiefs' offense will move the ball. The Lions are banged up in their secondary, and it feels like Kansas City's offense is turning a corner. The offensive line is rapidly improving, the run game looks better and the explosive passes continue to said, I don't see how the defense gets stops. I don't trust the Chiefs' pass rush at all and if you allow Jared Goff to sit cleanly in the pocket, he'll tear you apart with his weapons. Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo might design an awesome game plan to generate pressure, but I think the Lions' offense is too strong and their defense gets the one extra stop to 33, Chiefs 30John Dixon I can't blame anybody who looks at this matchup and sees the Lions going back to Detroit with a win. But the Chiefs have their backs against the wall https://www.chiefsfullapparel.com/Chiefs_Matt_Araiza_Jersey. The last time that happened, Kansas City won six straight games and its second straight Super Bowl. I wouldn't swear the Chiefs are going to win the rest of this season's games or reach their fourth straight Super Bowl, either. But this is not a game where I would bet against Andy Reid, Steve Spagnuolo, Patrick Mahomes, and Chris Jones. So I won' 31, Lions 24Maurice Elston Kansas City should have won in Jacksonville. In fact, this team could just as easily be 50. So far, only the Chiefs have consistently been able to beat setback should serve as a wakeup call. Expect Kansas City to look sharper and more focused when it faces the Lions on Sunday night in what feels like an earlyseason statement game. Mahomes and the offense appear to be finding their rhythm, and Spagnuolo should have a plan to keep Goff uncomfortable. If the Chiefs can contain the Lions' backfield duo of Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, they'll be in a good position to get back on may not be a blowout, but Kansas City's balance and urgency should carry them 27, Lions 20Mark Gunnels When the Chiefs started 02, the realistic goal was to be 33 before the return of Rashee Rice. Unfortunately, they dropped the game in Jacksonville which now makes Sunday a mustwin to reach that Detroit being a very good team, the Lions are dealing with a plethora of injuries in their secondary. I expect Mahomes and company to take advantage. On the other side of the ball, it will be challenging but if Nohl Williams sees more snaps, I think they can hold up well against the Lions' 31, Lions 27Caleb James If the Chiefs' offensive line can hold up against the Lions' pass rush, this game should be a shootout. Both offenses are clicking and each team has defensive deficiencies that could heavily influence the Lions will be without key secondary contributors, while the Chiefs' defense is coming off a lackluster performance against Jacksonville that produced little pass rush. To stay in the game, Kansas City must find a way to block Aidan Hutchinson and account for him on key downs. The best way to neutralize great pass rushers is by running the ball and the Chiefs did that effectively from under center last week, which also set up playaction looks later in the a depleted secondary, Detroit will likely try to pressure Mahomes quickly. The Chiefs must counter with quick routes and safety valves to running backs or tight ends. Defensively, they should try to limit explosives and force long there were ever a time for a redemption game from the defensive line, it's this week. This one will likely come down to which team holds onto the ball, forces a turnover, or makes a big play on special 31, Lions 28Rocky Magaa Sure by the numbers, the Lions have the NFL's best offense and one of the best young pass rushers in Aidan Hutchinson but I honestly think the Chiefs match up better against Detroit's offense than they did against Jacksonville's. I feel like a broken record when I say the only team that can beat the Chiefs is themselves, but it's true. The problem is, Kansas City has been really good at doing that through five weeks. I think this team feels embarrassed about how the Jaguars game ended: blowing a twotouchdown lead in the final minutes. Because of that, I expect to see the most focused and lockedin Chiefs squad we've seen all City should do whatever it takes to limit AmonRa St. Brown just as it did against Malik Nabers and the Giants. If one of Detroit's other weapons beats them, so be it. But I'm picking the Chiefs to step up at 27, Lions 26Jared Sapp Early on, I planned to pick the Lions to win at Arrowhead. But Detroit's injury situation has changed my mind. With their next four games against other NFC playoff teams from last season, I don't expect the Lions to risk further injuries to key players in a nonconference matchup. I think the Chiefs' offense will roll against a depleted Detroit secondary. In fact, it has no choice https://www.chiefsfullapparel.com/Chiefs_Charcandrick_West_Jersey. Even with starting left tackle Taylor Decker unlikely to play and backup Giovanni Manu questionable, I still don't trust Kansas City's fourman pass rush to get home against Goff. Spagnuolo will likely dial up blitz packages, but through five games, Goff has a 146. 8 passer rating when or lose, I expect a frustrating night for the Chiefs' defense but just enough from Mahomes and company to prevail in a 34, Lions 31Matt Stagner It's a strange existence being a Chiefs fan. Expectations are unrealistic, problems repeat themselves and games rarely go according to plan. We see the obvious solutions and often, the team sees something different. There's always a reason to hope and something to complain things are constant: Mahomes will do amazing things if he trusts his protection. The Spagnuolo defense works when there's enough pressure. Turnovers decide games. When teams are evenly matched, it usually comes down to who gets the ball more constant: matchups don't matter as much as execution.