ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia bristled for a moment when asked if he was “looking forward” to planning to defend the Kansas City Chiefs offense. It was a reasonable reaction.
“Looking forward,” Patricia said. “Is probably an interesting statement there.”
Preparing for the Chiefs is a chore unlike many other in the NFL, starting with planning to stop their MVP quarterback, Patrick Mahomes. But the player who could end up being the biggest matchup enigma is his massive tight end, Travis Kelce.
Kelce is a player Patricia deemed “a major problem,” even though his defenses in New England had success against the tight end.