🚨BREAKING CHAOS AT ARROWHEAD: Lions’ Brian Branch Explodes After Final Whistle — Slaps Chiefs’ JuJu Smith-Schuster Across the Helmet as Sideline ERUPTS in Fury 😱🔥
Kansas City Chiefs’ win over Detroit Lions ended in anarchy on Sunday with a huge brawl between the two sets of players that left Juju Smith-Schuster with a bleeding nose.
It was sparked by Lions defender Brian Branch, who swung for Juju Smith-Schuster at the end of the game after ignoring Patrick Mahomes when he reached out to shake his hand. Branch will almost certainly face some disciplinary action from the NFL for his involvement.
Smith-Schuster picked himsef up from the ground, raced after Branch and pulled him to the ground, prompting players from both teams to pile in.
But the Chiefs wide receiver had blood streaming from his nose as he was pulled away from the fighting.
A fine is coming for Brian Branch.
pic.twitter.com/9O8k1DNx0O— JPA (@jasrifootball) October 13, 2025
Chiefs quarterback Mahomes was dismissive of the incident when he was interviewed on the field once tempers had cooled down.
‘I mean, we play the game in between the whistles,’ Mahomes said, looking visibly unimpressed. ‘They can do all the extracurricular stuff they want to do. We will play the game in between the whistles.’
Lions defender Brian Branch swung for Juju Smith-Schuster, sparking a massive brawl
Branch grabs Chiefs wide reciever Smith-Schuster on the ground as things turned nasty
Smith-Schuster had blood coming from his nose as Chiefs officials pull him away from the fight
Players from both teams soon piled in, with some breaking it up and others getting physical
Mahomes found himself at the heart of the brawl as players from both sides surrounded Branch and Smith-Schuster, with the Chiefs man desperately trying to hold his players back from getting involved.
The Chiefs beat the Lions 30-17 on the night at Arrowhead.
