The Kansas City Chiefs saw their Super Bowl LVII banner night spoiled at Arrowhead Stadium by the Detroit Lions. A really nice first half for the offense was followed by a second half marred by drops, mistakes, and a general lack of play-making. Needless to say, they've got a lot of work to do in the next 10 days in order to get back on the right track.

What exactly can we learn about the loss from the snaps? Here’s a look at how the snaps came down in Week 1 followed by some takeaways:

Snap counts via NFL Game Stats Information System

Snaps Part 1

Snaps Part 1

Justyn Ross gets the fewest WR snaps

This shouldn't be too big of a surprise given that Ross is the last wide receiver on the Chiefs' depth chart, but given the situation, you think he'd have a larger role. His skill set is more in line with what the team lacked with Travis Kelce sidelined. Kadarius Toney, who was out the entirety of training camp and the preseason, saw over double the offensive snaps on Thursday night compared to Ross. The second-year receiver didn't manage his first target until there were seven minutes remaining in the game. It was a six-yard reception on a comeback route. 

Huge playing time for Matt Dickerson

No interior defensive lineman played more snaps in Week 1 than DT Matt Dickerson, who had 41 defensive snaps on Thursday night. He was elevated from the practice squad for the game and he did an admirable job filling in for Chris Jones. This role will presumably slide to Neil Farrell Jr., who sat out in Week 1 after missing the first practice of the week on Sunday. Both Farrel Jr. and Darius Rush, who first joined the team at 53-man roster cuts, didn't play in Week 1. 

Big role ahead for Bryan Cook

For the first time in his NFL career, Bryan Cook played 100% of the defensive snaps for Kansas City. He joined veterans L'Jarius Sneed, Trent McDuffie, and Justin Reid as players who were on the field for all 70 defensive snaps. Cook finished the game with a fumble recovery and seven combined tackles. It feels like he's going to step into that role vacated by Juan Thornhill and play a lot of snaps for the Chiefs this season. 

Conner leads rookies in total snaps

In terms of total snaps on the night, Conner played the biggest role for Kansas City. His 10 snaps on defense were low, but he picked it up with 21 snaps on special teams. Rashee Rice (20 offensive snaps) barely edged out Felix Anudike-Uzomah (19 defensive snaps). Keondre Coburn had the least among draft picks who were active with nine snaps on the night. 

Special teams observations

Jack Cochrane, Jaylen Watson, Cam Jones, Prince Tega Wanogho, Nick Allegretti, and Mike Caliendo all only played special teams snaps during the game. Second-year linebacker Leo Chenal led the team in special teams snaps with 23 on the night. 

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is embarrassed

It’s very embarrassing.

Featured image via NBC Broadcast