The rematch of the 2023 AFC Championship will kick off 2024 NFL season.
The Kansas City Chiefs will organize Baltimore Ravens in the opening match of the season, tournament was announced on Monday. The game will take place on Thursday, September 5, continuing the tradition of the defending Super Bowl champions hosting the first game of the NFL’s regular season.
Kansas City won the last time the two teams met, winning 17-10 in Baltimore to advance to Super Bowl LVIII. The Chiefs continued to beat San Francisco 49ers won its second consecutive Lombardi Trophy, becoming the team’s first since the 2003-04 season New England Patriots to win back-to-back Super Bowls.
As the Chiefs will celebrate their Super Bowl LVIII victory one last time during the pregame ceremony of the Kickoff Game, they will turn their attention to trying to become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls. Patrick Mahomes And Travis Kelce remains in the fold. As Chris Jones, who signed a lucrative extension to stay in Kansas City this season. The Chiefs also added a veteran wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown in agency and free recipient Xavier deserves it in the first round of the draft.
However, the Chiefs lost their prominent corner L’Jarius Sneed during the season, trade him for Tennessee Titans. State of the wide receiver Rashee rice The opener is also in doubt as he has been involved in multiple legal issues this season.
Meanwhile, the Ravens are looking to get over the hump Lamar Jackson in 2024. He won his second MVP last season, leading Baltimore to a 13-4 record. The Ravens notably added a running back Derrick Henry in free agency this offseason.
Mahomes’ Chiefs are 4-1 against Jackson’s Ravens. The Chiefs won the last game at Arrowhead Stadium between the two teams, defeating the Ravens 33-28 in 2019. The Ravens haven’t won in Kansas City since 2012, the year before Andy Reid became head coach of the Chiefs.
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Since last season was the third Super Bowl victory for the Chiefs in the Mahomes era, this will mark the third time they’ve hosted the NFL’s Kickoff Game. They were defeated Houston Texan in 2020 but was very upset because Detroit Lions last year, marking the second consecutive season the home team lost the opening match.
The Chiefs opened as 2.5-point favorites for the Kickoff Game on FanDuel Sportsbook.
The full 2024 NFL regular schedule will be announced on Wednesday.
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