The Kansas City Chiefs' season feels a lot different at the Week 6 mark than anyone could have predicted. Early back-to-back losses to start the season put the Chiefs in an early hole, and while they evened their record by September's end, the [Jacksonville Jaguars put them back in a hole](https://arrowheadaddict.com/winners-and-lots-of-losers-from-chiefs-nightmare-mnf-loss-to-jaguars-01k6y7gdvcxg) after Week 5.
That means the Chiefs are 2-3 and facing the very real possibility of going 2-4 after hosting the Detroit Lions at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night. Another primetime affair awaits K.C. in Week 6, but Andy Reid and company simply cannot afford another sloppy showing in front of all of the cameras.
Can the Chiefs turn things around and reach .500 again? How will Detroit handle the glut of losses, [especially in the secondary](https://arrowheadaddict.com/chiefs-just-got-a-massive-break-before-lions-showdown-at-arrowhead-01k6xmc6ywmv)? Can Steve Spagnuolo's defense rebound from a frustrating game in which they allowed 31 to Jacksonville?
Let's see what our writers think. Here are the Week 6 predictions for the Lions and Chiefs from our writers here at Arrowhead Addict.
Our Week 6 predictions are here for Sunday Night Football between the visiting Lions and Chiefs.
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**Christian Ainsworth**
Expect the Chiefs offense to roll while the defense regroups. Spags turns the “off week” into a lab test, rookie Nohl Williams earns real snaps, Chris Jones silences the noise with his second sack, and Nick Bolton smothers Detroit’s rushing lanes. **Chiefs 30, Lions 24**
**Max Cashio**
Chiefs defense gets another test against a high-powered Lions offense. Mahomes and Co. do their part in a close one. **Chiefs 35, Lions 31**
**Matt Conner**
There's no way Patrick Mahomes doesn't take advantage of the patchwork quilt at cornerback for Detroit, but I'm not trusting the Chiefs to put it all together yet with minor injuries, weird personnel decisions, and silly mistakes. I think K.C. gets there by season's end, but it gets darker first. **Lions 27, Chiefs 24**
**Bransen Gibson
**I'm still buying into the positives we've seen from the Chiefs this season. The offense has looked dynamic and dangerous since Xavier Worthy's return, and despite the performance against the Jags, I think the defense has largely played pretty well. I think the offense will be able to carve up the Lions, while the defense will do just enough to hold on for the win. **Chiefs 31, Lions 28**
**Drae Harris**
The Chiefs look to rebound against the Lions at home. They play a much cleaner game with fewer penalties and capitalize on the mistakes. **Chiefs 31, Lions 28**
**Braden Holocek**
The Lions have been going scorched earth on everyone in their path since getting dominated by the Packers in Week 1. Kansas City is 2-3, meanwhile, with a loss that was head-scratching last week. This is going to be a tough play style for the Chiefs to handle. However, the Lions' injuries on defense may open the door for Patrick Mahomes to capitalize. I will trust number 15 to continue his hot start. **Chiefs 27, Lions 24**
**Scott Loring**
The Chiefs are cornered, and while they have the necessary leadership to overcome the hole they are in, this is just a bad matchup for the Chiefs. This is the final game before the Rashee Rice saga is finally put in the past, and everyone will be ready to move on to the Raiders game with a new hope at 2-4. **Lions 37, Chiefs 29**
**Shawn O'Brate**
Lions are one of the best offenses in the last couple years, they have 5-6 weapons that are truly, truly scary. They’re gonna score and score fast no matter which corners that Spags puts out there, so the Chiefs are gonna have to score with them and they have shown they can do that if they clean up the mistakes. I’m expecting a big game from Thornton and hopefully Chris Jones puts in 110% and gets a handful of sacks and pressures. **Chiefs 35, Lions 32**
**Lucas Strozinsky**
I'll buy any Chiefs stock that anyone is selling. I'm going out on a limb with this pick, but the Lions have an injured secondary and expect the Chiefs to move the ball through the air. **Chiefs 30, Lions 27**