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Glenn Erby

Chiefs vs. Lions will kickoff the 2023 NFL regular season

The NFL season will open on Thursday night, September 7, and the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs will host the ascending Detroit Lions.

Detroit has made significant improvements under head coach Dan Campbell, and they’ll find out quickly how playoff ready the franchise is.

The NFL is now a believer in the Detroit hype, as the Lions have never played in the kickoff game since its inception in 2002, and last year they were not scheduled for any primetime games before being flexed into a Sunday night game − the final game of the regular season − in Week 18.

The Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII and will aim for their fourth Super Bowl trip in five years.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is coming off his second MVP season, and Kansas City has amassed 10+ wins in eight straight years.

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