The Detroit Lions don’t just look good on paper. After the first month of the NFL season, they look balanced, efficient, and explosive. Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton knows it.“They’re special,” Bolton said this week. “They have a great tight end, two good backs, their wideouts have depth and their quarterback is playing great — if I’m not mistaken, he might be the best in the league on completion percentage. It’s going to take everybody, all hands on deck up front and then in the back end mixing up some looks pre-snap and trying to force a couple turnovers when we can, but it’s a great challenge for us.”Detroit enters Sunday night’s matchup at Arrowhead Stadium with one of the most efficient offenses in football. Quarterback Jared Goff has thrown for 1,187 yards, 12 touchdowns and only two interceptions through five games while completing a league-leading 75% of his passes.The Lions’ offense ranks among the NFL’s top units in total yards and points scored, thanks to the versatility of running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery and the big-play consistency of wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, who has six touchdowns and 407 yards so far this season.Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said the Lions are well-deserving of their 4-1 start.“Well deserved, too,” Reid said. “They’re playing good football, good solid defense, flying around. Offense, they have been very effective, offensively point-wise and execution-wise. They haven’t had the self-inflicted wounds as much as some other teams, so you know they’re not going backwards.”The Chiefs’ defense will have to improve after surrendering 31 points to Jacksonville in Week 5, a game marred by penalties and missed tackles. Bolton said focus and discipline will be critical against a Detroit offense that punishes mistakes.“Just have to have focus for 60 minutes,” Bolton said. “Not doing anything different than what we’ve been doing. Just executing and bringing the mindset we’ve been bringing the first half of last week. We started off good, it just didn’t end good. We’ve got to maintain that for 60 minutes.”After a tough loss to open the season in Green Bay, the Lions have scored more than 30 points in four straight winsA consistent offensive line has given Goff time to thrive and room for its backs to average over 130 rushing yards per game.Reid called Detroit’s offensive and defensive lines “strong in both spots” and said they represent the kind of physical challenge the Chiefs must meet head-on.“They are a good offensive line and have been together a while,” Reid said. “They do a good job in the run and pass game.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

The Detroit Lions don’t just look good on paper.

After the first month of the NFL season, they look balanced, efficient, and explosive.

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton knows it.

“They’re special,” Bolton said this week. “They have a great tight end, two good backs, their wideouts have depth and their quarterback is playing great — if I’m not mistaken, he might be the best in the league on completion percentage. It’s going to take everybody, all hands on deck up front and then in the back end mixing up some looks pre-snap and trying to force a couple turnovers when we can, but it’s a great challenge for us.”

Detroit enters Sunday night’s matchup at Arrowhead Stadium with one of the most efficient offenses in football.

Quarterback Jared Goff has thrown for 1,187 yards, 12 touchdowns and only two interceptions through five games while completing a league-leading 75% of his passes.

The Lions’ offense ranks among the NFL’s top units in total yards and points scored, thanks to the versatility of running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery and the big-play consistency of wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, who has six touchdowns and 407 yards so far this season.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said the Lions are well-deserving of their 4-1 start.

“Well deserved, too,” Reid said. “They’re playing good football, good solid defense, flying around. Offense, they have been very effective, offensively point-wise and execution-wise. They haven’t had the self-inflicted wounds as much as some other teams, so you know they’re not going backwards.”

The Chiefs’ defense will have to improve after surrendering 31 points to Jacksonville in Week 5, a game marred by penalties and missed tackles.

Bolton said focus and discipline will be critical against a Detroit offense that punishes mistakes.

“Just have to have focus for 60 minutes,” Bolton said. “Not doing anything different than what we’ve been doing. Just executing and bringing the mindset we’ve been bringing the first half of last week. We started off good, it just didn’t end good. We’ve got to maintain that for 60 minutes.”

After a tough loss to open the season in Green Bay, the Lions have scored more than 30 points in four straight wins

A consistent offensive line has given Goff time to thrive and room for its backs to average over 130 rushing yards per game.

Reid called Detroit’s offensive and defensive lines “strong in both spots” and said they represent the kind of physical challenge the Chiefs must meet head-on.

“They are a good offensive line and have been together a while,” Reid said. “They do a good job in the run and pass game.”