David Montgomery’s 6-yard touchdown run with 7:06 left propelled the visiting Detroit Lions to a season-opening 21-20 win over the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.
Montgomery’s score and Riley Patterson’s extra point brought Detroit back from a 20-14 deficit that was created by Harrison Butker field goals of 35 and 39 yards late in the third quarter and early in the fourth quarter, respectively.
Jared Goff completed 22 of 35 passes for 253 yards and a touchdown for the Lions, who are a trendy pick to win the NFC Central and did nothing to slow down the hype with a solid performance. Detroit made few mistakes, committing only four penalties and one turnover.
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