Rich reacts to Travis Kelce’s hyperextended knee and says what his absence (along with Chris Jones’ holdout) means for the Chiefs in their season opener vs the Detroit Lions on Thursday Night Football.

Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell and Rich discuss Detroit facing Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1, the burgeoning expectations to win from Detroit fans after years of losing a LOT of games, the team’s expectations for rookie RB Jahmyr Gibbs and Pro Bowl WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, and reveals if he really asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell if they could have an actual lion mascot on the sideline during home games.

Longtime listener Jeff in Detroit plays the “Win-Loss” game for his beloved Lions, Rich and the guys react to Bryant Gumbel calling it a day after 30 years of hosting ‘Real Sports,’ and weigh in on the huge NIL payday for Deion Sanders’ QB son Shedeur following Colorado’s stunning season opening upset of TCU.

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