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