Head to head
Detroit Lions v Kansas City Chiefs — every meeting since 1999
Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs have met 8 times since 1999. DET trail the regular-season series 3-5. Against the closing spread DET are 2-6. The highest-scoring meeting produced 64 points in 2019; the widest margin was 45.
DET record
3-5
regular season, 1999–2025
DET v the spread
2-6
covered–against
Highest scoring
64
combined, 2019
Widest margin
45
2011 season
Every meeting
8 games, 1999–2025| Game | Result | Total | Line | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 WK 6 | DET 17atKC 30 | 51.5 | KC +2.5 | KC by 13 |
| 2023 WK 1 | DET 21atKC 20 | 53 | KC +4 | DET by 1 |
| 2019 WK 4 | KC 34atDET 30 | 54.5 | DET -7.5 | KC by 4 |
| 2015 WK 8 | DET 10atKC 45 | 45 | KC +3 | KC by 35 |
| 2011 WK 2 | KC 3atDET 48 | 45 | DET +9 | DET by 45 |
| 2007 WK 16 | KC 20atDET 25 | 43.5 | DET +6 | DET by 5 |
| 2003 WK 15 | DET 17atKC 45 | 45 | KC +14.5 | KC by 28 |
| 1999 WK 3 | DET 21atKC 31 | 39.5 | KC +3.5 | KC by 10 |
DET in the last meetings
- Last 31-2
- Last 52-3
The extremes
- Highest scoring2019 week 4 · KC 34 at DET 3064 points
- Lowest scoring2023 week 1 · DET 21 at KC 2041 points
- Widest margin2011 week 2 · KC 3 at DET 4845 points
By starting quarterback
regular season, 1999–2025| DET | KC | Met | DET record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | Patrick Mahomes | 2 | 1-1 |
6 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
By head coach
regular season, 1999–2025| DET | KC | Met | DET record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Campbell | Andy Reid | 2 | 1-1 |
6 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
Players, since 2021
a shorter window than aboveEverything above this line covers 1999 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 5 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 1999.
Most touchdowns
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Patrick Mahomes QB · KC · 2g6 TD
- Jared Goff QB · DET · 2g3 TD
- Marquise Brown WR · KC · 1g2 TD
- Blake Bell TE · KC · 1g1 TD
- David Montgomery RB · DET · 1g1 TD
- Amon-Ra St. Brown WR · DET · 1g1 TD
Most passing yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Patrick Mahomes QB · KC · 2g483 yds
- Jared Goff QB · DET · 2g456 yds
Most rushing yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET · 2g107 yds
- David Montgomery RB · DET · 2g98 yds
- Patrick Mahomes QB · KC · 2g77 yds
- Isiah Pacheco RB · KC · 2g74 yds
- Kareem Hunt RB · KC · 1g23 yds
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB · KC · 1g22 yds
Most receiving yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Amon-Ra St. Brown WR · DET · 2g116 yds
- Sam LaPorta TE · DET · 2g94 yds
- Josh Reynolds WR · DET · 1g80 yds
- Travis Kelce TE · KC · 1g78 yds
- Jameson Williams WR · DET · 1g66 yds
- JuJu Smith-Schuster WR · KC · 1g57 yds
