Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch explained why he went after Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on Sunday Night Football, which caused a massive tussle between the two teams.

Branch, 23, struck Smith-Schuster, 28, across the facemask after the Chiefs’ 30-17 victory over the Lions at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, October 12. Smith-Schuster fell to the ground and the action set off a chaotic fight involving both teams and members of their respective staffs near midfield.

After making his way back to the locker room, Branch explained he thought Smith-Schuster blocked him in the back near the end of the game, which was undetected by the officials.

“I could’ve got hurt off of that play,” Branch told reporters. “I still shouldn’t have done that.”

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