Lions were just handed clear blueprint on how to beat Patrick Mahomes in Week 6

Even though the Detroit Lions get the benefit of facing off against a Kansas City Chiefs team that is wounded at 2-3 heading into their Sunday Night Football duel, Dan Campbell needs to put together a masterful gameplan if they are to slow down Patrick Mahomes.

Luckily for Campbell, Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars may have given the Lions a place to start after their 31-28 comeback win. Defensive coordinator Anthony Campinale made some serious adjustments in the second half, including getting away from the zone coverage looks that have been his staple.

Mahomes destroyed the Jaguars when they played zone coverage, as he completed 27 of his 32 passes against zone for 311 yards passing. When they weren't playing so far back and tried to see if Kansas City's wide receivers can get open against an improved DB room, the result was a resounding no.

Mahomes was just 2-9 passing for seven yards against man coverage. One of those completions was a touchdown to Travis Kelce that may have been offensive pass interference, and Mahomes' 99-yard pick-six to Devin Lloyd in the red zone also came against man coverage.

Lions need to play man coverage to beat Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs in Week 6

The Lions entered Week 5 playing man coverage at one of the highest rates in the NFL, showing that new defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard has maintained the same attacking principles Aaron Glenn installed before departing to join the New York Jets. That could come in handy against Mahomes.

Sunday Night will be the last game of Rashee Rice's suspension, meaning that Detroit will have to contend with a beaten-up Xavier Worthy, Tyquan Thornton, and JuJu Smith-Schuster. No wonder Jacksonville switched to man and dared those receivers to win in single coverage.

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The Lions needed a matchup with a subpar wide receiver room, as they are dealing with some preposterously bad injury luck at the cornerback position once again. Both youngster Terrion Arnold and veteran DJ Reed are scheduled to miss a few games, and highly-touted draft pick Ennis Rakestraw Jr. remains on the mend.

While the Lions' defense has gotten back on track lately, Lamar Jackson was able to move the ball through the air with relative ease against them. Time will tell if another elite quarterback in Mahomes will be able to exploit a beat-up secondary or if the Lions find themselves on the receiving end of a classic No. 15 demolition.