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Welcome to the 2024 season ... and Thursday night’s NFL kickoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens.
Today’s Chiefs game is set for a 7:20 p.m. Central kickoff at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. It will be shown on Channel 41 (KSHB) in Kansas City. Fans in Wichita can watch on KSN (Channel 3).
Radio broadcast: KFNZ (96.5 FM) and WDAF (106.5 FM) in the KC area, and KNSS (98.7 FM) in the Wichita area.
Chiefs vs. Ravens: Stats, score and commentary
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Three storylines for Chiefs vs. Ravens
A faster start than 2023?
The Chiefs, you may recall, lost their 2023 season opener in a game marred by dropped passes, including one that turned into a pick-six. The main culprit from that loss, Kadarius Toney, is no longer on the Chiefs roster, and the Chiefs bolstered his previous position group with several offseason additions.
There will be no Hollywood Brown on Thursday, but will speedster Xavier Worthy (who wowed the Chiefs in an 18-minute predraft meeting) get off to a good start? There’s also Year 2 of Rashee Rice, a veteran Travis Kelce and, of course, the returning JuJu Smith-Schuster, who spent last year with the Patriots.
Stopping Lamar Jackson ... and Derrick Henry
The Ravens have one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks — if you ask the league’s players, they ranked him No. 1 — and their already-stellar ground game should get a lift after signing former Titans star Derrick Henry, a multi-time All-Pro and Pro Bowl running back.
The Chiefs have plenty of defensive continuity from a unit that was among the league’s best last year. Will they have a repeat performance of the AFC Championship Game, where they held the Ravens to just 10 points in a low-scoring affair?
Starting the three-peat on a high note
The Chiefs advanced to last year’s Super Bowl after defeating the Baltimore Ravens, and they’ll have to start their quest for a historic three-peat without the player who made arguably the biggest play in that game: L’Jarius Sneed.
That said, there’s plenty of talent back in KC, from superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Kelce to defensive lineman Chris Jones, cornerback Trent McDuffie and an outstanding interior offensive line. That group will need to be locked in if the first three-peat of the Super Bowl era is truly on the table.
A Week 1 win could end up being even bigger at the end of the year if it locks up a potential tiebreaker against another top AFC contender.
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