The first game of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2023 season sure wasn’t pretty, and the numbers behind the 21-20 loss to the Detroit Lions aren’t much better.
I looked at three statistics from the game that could tell us more about the loss but may also shed light on longer-term issues. I started with the pass offense:
Mahomes was not sacked last night, the 19th time in his career he’s got through a game clean
Among those games, last night was his lowest passer rating (77.