The story coming out of the Detroit Lions’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs quickly took a detour in the closing moments as a scuffle between the teams ensued at Arrowhead Stadium Sunday night.

Lions safety Brian Branch was at the center of a tense moment where he brushed off an attempted handshake from Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

When Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster walked over to confront Branch following the exchange, Branch shoved him to the ground with an open-hand “pie face.”

Smith-Schuster got up and attempted to push Branch down as players from both teams came in to break up the situation.

According to The Athletic’s Jesse Newell, Smith-Schuster said he was bleeding from his nose following the altercation.

“I know he’s a better player than that, a better

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