Texas A&M was well represented on Thursday night, as the 2022 Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Cheifs hosted the surging Detroit Lions, looked looked to play spoiler to open the 2023 NFL season in exciting fashion. In a hard-fought battle, the Travis Kelce-less Chiefs still had the best player in the league has to offer in quarterback Patrick Mahomes, but Lion’s signal-caller Jared Goff completed several tough throws under pressure possession after possession.
After trailing 14-7 at the half, rookie defensive back Brian Branch provided Detroit a much-needed adrenaline shot after intercepting a tipped Mahomes pass 50 yards to the house, tying things up at 14 all. After two Kansas City field goals to end the third and open the fourth quarter, the Lions, behind Goff’s arm and clutch receptions from wide receiver Josh Reynolds (4 rec. 80 yards) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (6 rec, 71 yards, 1 TD), running back David Montogomery burst his way into the endzone to make is 21-20 with 7:06 remaining.
Even though Mahomes had plenty of time to work his usual magic, Detroit’s defense took full advantage of future Hall Of Fame tight end Travis Kelce’s absence, escaping with an impressive 1-0 start in 2023.
As you all know, the Lions are led by former Aggie tight end Dan Campbell (1995-1998) in his third season as the Head Coach, while his defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn still holds several records during his time as a shutdown cornerback for the Aggies (1990-1994) and later, the New York Jets.
As we enter the first weekend of the regular season, here are the matchups, game times, and broadcasting information for several Aggies playing in the NFL this Sunday.