Webnews: NFL’s vice president of broadcast explains why Lions wer

[Coach]

By Charean Williams

Besides their three division opponents, the Chiefs play attractive home games against the Bills, Bengals, Dolphins and Eagles. Yet, they open the NFL’s season with a game against the Lions, the league announced Thursday. That came as a surprise to many. NFL vice president of broadcast Onnie Bose said on The Dan Patrick Show that [more] Read more…

[Belkster]

Unexpected and pleasant :)

[TopekaRoy]

It seems like the NFL figured that Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl Champion Chiefs will draw a huge crowd on opening night regardless of the opponent, whereas the Lions game could be a dud if it were scheduled later in the season. Why not save the marquee matchups (Eagles, Bengals) for later in the season? It's actually a pretty smart move by the NFL, although I expect this to be an easy win for the Chiefs.