Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch faces a one-game suspension after a helmet-to-helmet incident with JuJu Smith-Schuster following a standalone Sunday night game against Kansas City. The league’s offseason emphasis on sportsmanship underpins the potential discipline, testing Detroit’s depth in the secondary and opening a window for Thomas Harper or Avonte Maddox to step in. The fallout also touches Chiefs targets and the broader narrative around on-field conduct in primetime.