NFL Kickoff ‘23: Lions @ Chiefs

If anybody was wondering, Number 74 is still lined up two yards off the line of scrimmage.

I'm going to call it right now, the Saints will get called for an Illegal Formation penalty for not enough players lined up on the line of scrimmage on Sunday. The NFL front office will later say that the Refs were notified to make it a point of emphasis after the Thursday Night Game. (The point of emphasis will be used against the Saints.)

I would estimate that Kansas City lined up with an Illegal Formation on about half of their offensive snaps, maybe more. Some plays, maybe 25%, they only had five players on or near the line of scrimmage. Number 74 was lined up where his "front foot" was still behind the guards back foot and his back foot was sometimes about 8 feet from the line of scrimmage.