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Things got a bit heated at the end of the Lions-Chiefs game.
After the Chiefs kneeled the ball to seal their win, Patrick Mahomes went to shake hands with Lions’ defensive back Brian Branch. Branch ignored Mahomes, and walked over to slap Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.
Brian Branch refused to shake Patrick Mahomes’s hand and then struck JuJu Smith-Schuster, NBC’s replay of the postgame altercation shows. The NFL surely will consider disciplinary measures.
— MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) October 13, 2025
Fight breaks out at the end of the Chiefs vs Lions game pic.twitter.com/xt6KBj5pC3
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Multiple players were involved in the brawl, which took a few minutes to break up.
A fight broke out at the end of the Lions/Chiefs game..
Juju Smith Schuster and Brian Branch seemed to be the ones that started the whole thing.
pic.twitter.com/mrJ2Xt2iwF— JPA (@jasrifootball) October 13, 2025
Here’s another angle of the brawl between the Chiefs and the Lions.
Here's a ground level look at the Lions/Chiefs postgame scuffle.
Andy Reid: "The guy came up and hit JuJu for what looked like no reason."
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— Marleah Campbell (@MarleahKCTV5) October 13, 2025
Mahomes offered a brief explanation of what went on before the brawl during his postgame interview.
“I mean, we play the game in between the whistles. They can do all the extracurricular stuff they want to do. But we play the game in between the whistles and we thought we played a great game today.”
NBC's Melissa Stark: "What just happened there at the end of the game?"
Patrick Mahomes: "I mean, we play the game in between the whistles. They can do all the extracurricular stuff they want to do, but we play the game in between the whistles." 🏈🎙️ #NFL https://t.co/pIkIXwPYP4 pic.twitter.com/TGGaQIUJDq
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 13, 2025
Lions head coach Dan Campbell apologized to the Chiefs and called Branch’s behavior “inexcusable.”
#Lions HC Dan Campbell: “I love Brian Branch but what he did is inexcusable and it’s not gonna be accepted here.”
Campbell apologized to Andy Reid and JuJu Smith-Schuster:
(via @woodwardsports)
pic.twitter.com/Pd8tTrvFOA https://t.co/f06TKMYqoz— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 13, 2025
It’s clear that Branch is going to get a call from the league office for his actions.