Let the present start.
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs open up the NFL season for the second straight 12 months and are hoping it goes higher than the best way 2023 began as they tackle the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday evening in a rematch of the AFC Championship.
The Chiefs are on a quest to do one thing no NFL group within the Tremendous Bowl period has ever accomplished – win three consecutive championships. The final group to repeat Tremendous Bowl titles was the 2003-04 New England Patriots. As that Patriots group tried to get a three-peat, they made all of it the best way to the divisional spherical earlier than being eradicated.
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Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, #15, warms up towards the Detroit Lions previous to the sport at GEHA Subject at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, on Aug. 17, 2024. (Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports activities)
It has been a tumultuous offseason for the Chiefs, which began throughout the Tremendous Bowl parade when gamers have been the witness to a mass taking pictures that left one useless and a number of other wounded. A handful of gamers have been then arrested on separate costs for separate allegations, together with second-year extensive receiver Rashee Rice.
The highlight was brighter on Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce over the course of the offseason as nicely.
Mahomes’ spouse, Brittany, ruffled feathers when she appeared to love a press release in assist of former President Donald Trump’s Republican platform for 2024. It sparked a firestorm on social media and led to Trump thanking her in a submit on Reality Social.
Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift was additionally within the highlight. Kelce was together with her throughout the “Eras Tour” and even appeared on stage together with her. He was additionally wrapped up in a PR scandal over a faux doc that was produced stating the date of their obvious breakup. Kelce’s reps denied a cut up was coming and that they known as attorneys to get entangled within the state of affairs.
In the meantime, the Ravens are choosing up the items after a surprising defeat final season.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, #8, passes the ball throughout a joint observe with the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 at Ray Nitschke Subject in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. (Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
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Lamar Jackson is the reigning MVP as soon as once more after he recorded 3,678 passing yards, 24 landing passes, 821 speeding yards and 5 speeding touchdowns. He was one of the crucial prolific gamers in 2023 however bumped into Mahomes and the Chiefs on the finish.
Baltimore reloaded with Josh Jones on the offensive line, Derrick Henry within the backfield and Eddie Jackson within the secondary. Their offseason was a bit quieter than the Chiefs’, however the message remained the identical – kick butt and take names.
The Ravens have been fourth in factors scored, sixth in yards gained, first in factors allowed and sixth in yards allowed.
Baltimore has a more durable problem to win the AFC North. The Cincinnati Bengals have Joe Burrow again below heart, the Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping Russell Wilson can faucet into the quarterback he was three years in the past and the Cleveland Browns are as prepared as ever to make a run.
It’ll take an actual valiant effort to even get again to the playoffs once more.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, #15, appears to be like on subsequent to tight finish Travis Kelce, #87, earlier than a preseason NFL soccer recreation on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. (Corey Perrine/Florida Instances-Union)
The street for the Chiefs shouldn’t be precisely a cakewalk both. The Los Angeles Chargers employed Jim Harbaugh as their head coach and are able to get to the postseason with Justin Herbert, the Denver Broncos are positive they’ve their quarterback in Bo Nix and the Las Vegas Raiders will attempt to make it work with Gardner Minshew II main the offense.
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The Chiefs and Ravens will kick off at 8:20 p.m. ET.
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