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Brian Branch and the Lions end a frustrating loss at Kansas City with postgame fisticuffs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A long, frustrating night for the Detroit Lions inside Arrowhead Stadium ended with Brian Branch delivering a punch to Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, setting off a brief fistfight among players from both teams.
It was about as much fight as the Lions showed all night.
They were dominated on both sides of the ball by a Kansas City team that was coming off a mistake-filled mess in Jacksonville and had no interest in falling two games below .500. Instead, the Chiefs shut down the prolific Detroit offense, holding it to less than half its season scoring average, and their own offense romped up and down the field on the way to a 30-17 victory Sunday night.
Then came a whole bunch of fireworks.
As red ones were set bursting over the stadium to celebrate the Chiefs’ victory, Patrick Mahomes tried to give a high-five to Branch as they met near midfield. The Lions safety walked right past the Kansas City quarterback and Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster took umbrage with the move, walking up to Branch and having a few words with him.
Branch responded by throwing a right hook that knocked Smith-Schuster to the ground.
The veteran wide receiver leaped to his feet and went after Branch, who played through an ankle injury that had kept him out of practice most of the week. Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco tried to get between them, but Branch succeeded in ripping Smith-Schuster’s helmet off as dozens of players from both teams converged on the scrum.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is unable to catch a pass on fourth down during the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. Credit: AP/Charlie Riedel
Eventually, coaches and players managed to separate the parties, and they finally left the field for the locker room. Branch could be facing a hefty fine and even a suspension for his actions.
The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Detroit, which was trying to pull off a rare feat by winning two consecutive games in Arrowhead Stadium. Instead, the Lions allowed 355 yards of total offense, forced just one punt, and were unable to make the stops they needed late in the fourth quarter to give their offense a chance to mount a comeback.
Jared Goff finished with just 203 yards passing, though he did have touchdown throws to Jameson Williams and Sam LaPorta, while Amon-Ra St. Brown was held to 45 yards receiving. Jahmyr Gibbs needed 17 carries for 65 yards, and nine carries for 32 yards came on the game’s opening drive, when Detroit marched right down field for what looked like a touchdown.
David Montgomery took a direct snap near the goal line and threw to Goff, who had gone into motion, caught the pass and then barreled into the end zone. But long after the play had finished, the officials huddled and decided that Goff never got set — even though no flags were thrown on the flag — and the illegal motion penalty wiped away the the touchdown.
After a delay-of-game penalty, the Lions had to settle for a field goal and a 3-0 lead.
It was just the start of a frustrating night for coach Dan Campbell and his team.
Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire on dust-up with Lance Leipold
Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire and Kansas’ Lance Leipold had a heated exchange over Tech fans’ tortilla throwing that led to penalties.
Texas Tech football continued its stellar 2025 season on Saturday, Oct. 11, blowing past Kansas 42-17 to improve its record to 6-0 and further establish itself as the favorite to win the Big 12.
The discussion of the victory, however, wasn’t just about what transpired on the field, but what was thrown onto it from the stands.
After his team’s loss, Jayhawks coach Lance Leipold railed against Red Raiders fans and their time-honored tradition of throwing tortillas onto the field. Leipold added that during the third quarter, one of his staff members was hit with a pocket knife.
“It’s ridiculous,” Leipold said in his postgame news conference. “It’s supposed to be for safety and things like that. It’s been a culture that’s been accepted to a point and it hasn’t changed. Eventually, somebody’s going to be seriously hurt, unfortunately.”
Leipold voiced his frustrations to Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire in their postgame handshake, describing the tossing of objects as “bull-(expletive),” according to a video of the exchange from Red Raider Nation. McGuire was incredulous, responding “Coach, I can’t do anything about it. You want me to do something (expletive) about it?”
Leipold isn’t the only figure from around the Big 12 who has grown frustrated with the practice. During the offseason, Big 12 athletic directors voted 15-1 to approve a policy that would discipline home teams for their fans throwing items onto the field.
Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt was the lone dissenting vote.
Texas Tech’s tradition of throwing tortillas began in the late 1980s or early 1990s. The most popular theory on the ritual’s origins ties back to the ESPN broadcast of a 1992 game between Texas Tech and Texas A&M, during which an announcer before the game joked that Lubbock, Texas had “nothing but Texas Tech football and a tortilla factory.” After that, fans started bringing tortillas to games and throwing them on the field before kickoff.
The Red Raiders were penalized twice for objects being thrown on the field. One of the penalties, a Kansas spokesperson told the Topeka Capital-Journal, was due to the pocket knife hitting a Jayhawks staffer. One of the penalties forced Texas Tech to begin a drive inside its own 15-yard line while the other allowed Kansas to start its possession at its own 40.
Leipold wasn’t the only coach upset with the activity from the crowd at Jones AT&T Stadium. McGuire expressed his frustrations, as well, noting the tossing of tortillas and other objects could end up hurting a team with increasingly realistic College Football Playoff aspirations.
“We’ve got to find a way to do a better job as a whole, all of us,” McGuire said in his postgame news conference. “We’ve got two weeks to have a better plan and get the point across of what the rule is because it’s gonna catch up with us. The first one nearly did because the game was a little bit tighter than what you wanted. It’s gonna catch up with us. It’s frustrating.”
Continued McGuire:
“It’s kind of like whenever I talk to the guys. Make it about the football. If you get any kind of extracurricular penalties — like we had a 15-yarder late in the game — you made it about you. If you’re throwing tortillas more than once, now it becomes all about you. Is that a Red Raider? If you came to the game and you love this team and you’re passionate about this team, but yet you’re gonna throw another tortilla and you know it’s against the rules?
“We’ve got to do a better job and I’ve got to do a better job of expressing to the fans how important they are because the atmosphere tonight was absolutely incredible, electric.”
Kansas football DC D.K. McDonald discusses KU’s goal-line stand at UCF
Check out some of what Kansas football defensive coordinator D.K. McDonald had to say Tuesday ahead of the Jayhawks’ road game against Texas Tech.
LAWRENCE — Kansas football’s Big 12 Conference schedule continues Saturday with another road game, this time against No. 10 Texas Tech.
Kickoff between these teams is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) in Lubbock, Texas. The Jayhawks (4-2, 2-1 in Big 12) are coming off of a win on the road against UCF. The Red Raiders (5-0, 2-0) are coming in off of a win on the road against Houston.
KU head coach Lance Leipold didn’t necessarily get into a game-by-game prediction before the season started, when he projected out how good Texas Tech could be, but he’s not surprised at all where the Red Raiders are at. It’s a group that’s lived up to the preseason expectations many had for it. He highlighted Texas Tech’s win earlier this fall on the road against Utah as one example of how well things have gone for the Red Raiders.
Before kickoff, here’s a scouting report and prediction:
Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold previews Texas Tech
Leipold praised how much talent and depth Texas Tech has, and pointed how how the Red Raiders have been able to take control of most of their games early on. When it comes to teams in the Big 12, they’re also ranking among the best in numerous statistics. It’s going to be a challenge that he expects his guys to embrace.
Leipold described Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton as an experienced talent who’s playing as well as anyone in the conference right now. Leipold also sees a defensive line that’s explosive and athletic, and an outside linebacker in Stanford transfer David Bailey — listed as a starter at the end position on Texas Tech’s depth chart — who’s been everything the Red Raiders wanted. When it comes to facing a defensive front that’s as talented as Texas Tech’s, Leipold said staying in normal down-and-distance situations and remaining balanced will be key.
Kansas football offensive coordinator Jim Zebrowski previews Texas Tech
Kansas offensive coordinator Jim Zebrowski described Texas Tech’s defensive line as having fast guys off the edge and terrific tackles inside. That’s on top of having an outstanding group of linebackers. What he wants to do, is not allow the guys who come off the edge to wreck the game.
That puts a significant challenge, then, on the Jayhawks’ offensive line. Zebrowski thinks it’s improved in run-blocking of late, and holistically mentioned the group is getting more comfortable with what it does well — including Bryce Foster coming off of his best game. And while KU is a team that tries to get the ball out fast, Zebrowski has confidence in how well the offensive line has fared in pass protection to date.
Kansas football defensive coordinator D.K. McDonald previews Texas Tech
Kansas defensive coordinator D.K. McDonald said limiting Texas Tech’s ability to execute explosive plays will come down to causing havoc up front and then covering well behind that. He described Morton as special, and like a coach on the field. McDonald also called the Red Raiders’ wide receivers special, noted the offensive line has size and praised the running backs.
Kansas is having to deal with some injuries in the secondary, and that’s testing the Jayhawks’ depth there. McDonald spoke before Big 12 player availability reports started to get released this week, but as of Friday’s latest update it’s important to note safety Devin Dye and cornerback Syeed Gibbs are both out, and safety Mason Ellis is questionable. Generally, McDonald said managing the issue there is about helping other players step up and making sure the game plan fits what they can do.
Kansas football players preview Texas Tech
Kansas cornerback Austin Alexander highlighted that Texas Tech’s wide receivers have length, and that overall the matchup will provide his side with a good challenge. He’s not worried about playing a night game on the road, noting he actually likes playing in different atmospheres like that.
Foster agreed that he’s coming off of his best game of the season, and thinks overall the offensive line has developed more confidence and chemistry in recent weeks. Looking at Texas Tech’s defensive line he sees a group with a lot of size, and that includes a player in Lee Hunter that he knows previously competed for UCF.
Kansas wide receiver Cam Pickett acknowledged how dynamic Texas Tech’s defense is, and that it will look to generate pressure up front. But he expressed confidence in how well the offensive line will be able to fare in pass protection, and in regards to himself personally sounded excited to just be healthy again as he looks to make more plays for KU’s offense.
Kansas football vs Texas Tech prediction
Kansas regained some momentum with its comeback win last weekend at UCF, but it’s about to face a Texas Tech team that hasn’t lost momentum at all this fall. The Red Raiders will also have the benefit of home-field advantage, as they look to continue to put themselves in a position to compete at the highest level of postseason competition this season. Look for Texas Tech to capture a 40-24 victory.
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the 2022 National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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