Sunday Night Football ended with more than a final score. The Chiefs’ 30–17 win over the Lions turned ugly when Detroit safety Brian Branch hit Kansas City’s JuJu Smith-Schuster during postgame handshakes. The nasty punch left JuJu bleeding and led to a bench-clearing scuffle that overshadowed the win.
Newly Published Photo Shows JuJu Smith-Schuster Crying After Nasty Lions-Chiefs Collision
Newly Published Photo Shows JuJu Smith-Schuster Crying After Nasty Lions-Chiefs Collision (Image credit: X/@NFL_DovKleiman)
New photos circulating online show the brutal aftermath. Blood dripping from JuJu’s nose. Rage in his eyes. A player on the edge of tears trying to process what just happened. The image has since turned viral online, but NFL fans aren’t exactly offering sympathy.
Newly Published Photo Shows JuJu Smith-Schuster Crying After Nasty Lions-Chiefs Collision
The chaos erupted in the final seconds at Arrowhead Stadium. Patrick Mahomes walked to midfield for the traditional postgame handshake. Branch blew right past him. The All-Pro safety had locked onto one target, JuJu Smith-Schuster.
The hit landed right under JuJu’s facemask and knocked him down. Chiefs player Isiah Pacheco tried to help, but Branch grabbed JuJu’s facemask and pulled him down again. Branch looked like he was going into complete destruction mode.
Cameras captured JuJu inside the tunnel wiping blood from his nose. That clip spread at lightning speed. But a new photo shared on X by @NFL_DovKleiman hit different. The caption read: “Wow: Brian Branch absolutely WRECKED JuJu Smith-Schuster. Expect a massive fine or even a suspension…”
Wow: Brian Branch absolutely WRECKED JuJu Smith-Schuster.
Expect a massive fine or even a suspension…😳 pic.twitter.com/n5REmfAvxQ
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 13, 2025
The image shows JuJu’s face twisted in pain. Blood was streaming from his nose, and his eyes were about to release water.
NFL replay footage revealed the bad blood had been brewing all game. Branch claimed JuJu blocked him illegally in the back during play and stepped over him afterward. Still, the postgame assault crossed every line.
Despite the on-field chaos, the Chiefs’ dominant performance proved they remain championship contenders. Mahomes’ company controlled the game start to finish. The Lions couldn’t hang. And apparently, Branch couldn’t handle it.
Fans React After Watching JuJu Smith-Schuster’s Bloodied After Dirty Collision
The internet showed no mercy. Social media exploded with memes, jokes, and savage commentary. And sympathy for JuJu? Nowhere to be found, surprisingly.
One fan wrote, “Brian You Seeing This? JuJu Is Crying.”
Another joked, “Man first his bicycle gets stolen, and now this.”
A third added, “Dude looks super pissed.”
A fourth claimed, “That tiktok dude can’t show his face in the locker room again.”
The fifth user, a Lions fan, bluntly wrote, “Im a lions fan, he did not ‘absolutely wreck’ him lol. 🤡”
A sixth joked, “Juju on his period?”
The reality check reflects JuJu’s complicated relationship with NFL fans. His social media presence and dancing on rival team logos made him a polarizing figure. Some viewed the punch as karma. Either way, nobody seemed interested in defending him.