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ESPN labeled the Kansas City Chiefs a sinking ship after their opening-day loss to the Detroit Lions, but fans took it upon themselves to defend Andy Reid's side.
A search on the internet shows that many ESPN articles and videos centered around the theme of the Chiefs dynasty ending despite the team being defending champions.
NFL fans were quick to call out ESPN for their take, claiming that they were failing and not the Chiefs. Others called out the network for serving out "clickbait" and that they would not watch ESPN anymore.
Here are some of the best reactions on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Looking ahead to the rest of the season for the Chiefs and the Lions
The opening-day game showed us two teams that should be in the mix for the playoffs.
The Lions have nine of their last 11 games and look to be on a roll. Their upcoming games are eminently winnable. Until the ninth week of the season, when they have their bye, they play only three teams who were in the playoffs last year: the Seattle Seahawks, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who do not have Tom Brady in their ranks anymore, and the Baltimore Ravens.
Even after the bye week, they face the Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings and the Dallas Cowboys, who were in the playoffs last season. Given they play the Vikings twice in the NFC North, out of 17 matchdays, they face postseason teams from last year only eight times. This is less than half of the total assignments.
The Chiefs schedule looks relatively tougher as they play the Cincinnati Bengals, the Buffalo Bills, the Aaron Rodgers-led New York Jets, Sean Payton-coached Denver Broncos, and other tough teams. After their bye week, they play the Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch of last year's Super Bowl.
So, it is indeed a tougher schedule for them but they will be the favorites in most of these matchups. Irrespective of what ESPN thinks, Patrick Mahomes's team did not reach three Super Bowls in four years by accident.
