It’s the Chiefs, baby! The virtues and flaws of Kansas City’s crazy win over Detroit

A desperation fourth-and-8 conversion, a hook-and-lateral completion and a 100-yard fumble return were some of the wild moments in the Chiefs’ 34-30 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

This breakdown is provided by the A-Team of Herbie Teope, Sam McDowell, Sam Mellinger, Vahe Gregorian and Blair Kerkhoff.

The group was on hand at Ford Field for the Chiefs’ most difficult and perhaps most satisfying victory of the season, one that improved the team’s record to 4-0.

This episode was originally recorded as a Facebook Live video on the Red Zone Extra page.

Read the stories we discussed:

In wild one at Detroit, Mahomes leads comeback drive vs. Lions to keep Chiefs unbeaten: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article235602857.html

“Football at its finest”: Breeland’s alert fumble return saves Chiefs in crazy game: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/vahe-gregorian/article235606077.html

Smiles pushes and beer: Inside the defining scenes of the Chiefs’ win over the Lions: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sam-mellinger/article235605422.html

Many average grades for Chiefs but this was not an ordinary victory over Lions: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article235605807.html

The Chiefs were nearly at their worst in Detroit. And they’re still 4-0. But...how: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article235603992.html

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