In week 5’s Monday Night Football loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars , the Kansas City Chiefs racked up 13 penalties. But in week 6, things took an unexpected turn as the refs seemed to go easy on Kansas City. The Chiefs became a disciplined franchise in just 6 days, while the Detroit Lions , sitting in the second spot in the AFC North, weren’t lucky enough. They ended up getting two fines, despite playing a much cleaner game on paper.

In the Lions-Cheifs matchup, the league handed just 2 fines, and both were to Detroit. Linebacker Alex Anzalone and defensive lineman Tyler Lacy were each fined for “striking, kicking, tripping, or kneeing,” all falling under the category of unnecessary roughness.

While Anzalone was fined in the 4th quarter at 4:18 with $12,172, Lacy had a lo

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