Detroit benefited from a fake punt and dropped passes from Kansas City’s wide receivers to beat Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs to open the N.F.L. season.
The Packers-Bears rivalry begins anew, the Chiefs start their title defense and the hyped-up Jets will be tested against the Bills in a strong slate of games.
A coach wept. A tennis star hawked cognac and beer. Nobody tried to sell you cryptocurrency. Rihanna dropped in to sing and lived to tell about it. And Kansas City won a football game.