The 2024 NFL season is set to begin tonight with the Baltimore Ravens heading to Arrowhead to take on the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs in a rematch of last season’s AFC Championship game that saw the Chiefs beat the Ravens 17-10 to advance to the Super Bowl.
Baltimore Ravens 0-0 vs. Kansas City Chiefs 0-0
Date: Thursday, September 5
Time: 8:20 p.m. EST
TV Channel: NBC
Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Line: Chiefs -3.0 / O/U: 47.5
2023 Regular Season Stats
Baltimore:
2023 Offense (League Rank) —
Total Yards: 370.4 (6)
Passing Yards: 213.8 (21)
Rushing Yards: 156.5 (1)
2023 Defense (League Rank) —
Total Yards Allowed: 301.4 (6)
Passing Yards Allowed: 191.9 (6)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 109.4 (14)
2023 Cumulative Points Scored: 28.4 (4)
2023 Cumulative Points Allowed: 16.5 (1)
Kansas City:
2023 Offense (League Rank) —
Total Yards: 351.3 (9)
Passing Yards: 246.4 (6)
Rushing Yards: 104.9 (19)
2023 Defense (League Rank) —
Total Yards Allowed: 289.8 (2)
Passing Yards Allowed: 176.5 (4)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 113.2 (18)
2023 Cumulative Points Scored: 21.8 (15)
2023 Cumulative Points Allowed: 17.3 (2)
Series History/All-Time Records
All-time head-to-head record: Chiefs Lead 8-5-0
Current streak: Chiefs have won one straight
Last Baltimore win: 9/9/2021 (36-35)
Last Kansas City win: 1/28/2024 (17-10)
2023 Top Players
(Regular Season)
Baltimore Ravens
Passing: Lamar Jackson – 307-457, 3678 yards, 24-7 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Lamar Jackson – 148 ATT, 821 YDS, 5 TD
Receiving: Zay Flowers – 77 REC, 858 YDS, 5 TD
Tackles: Roquan Smith – 158 (84-74)
Sacks: Nnamdi Madubuike – 13.0
Interceptions: Kyle Hamilton – 4
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing: Patrick Mahomes – 401-597, 4183 YDS, 27-14 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Isiah Pacheco – 205 ATT, 935 YDS, 7 TD
Receiving: Travis Kelce – 93 REC, 984 YDS, 5 TD
Tackles: Justin Reid – 95 (74-21)
Sacks: Chris Jones – 10.5
Interceptions: Chamarri Conner – 1
Players To Watch:
Baltimore: Running Back – Derrick Henry
The Ravens officially have a lead back and Henry brings five 1,000-yard seasons one of which was a 2,000-yard season in his eight-year career. The Ravens need to lean on the run something they strayed away from in last season’s AFC Championship game that ultimately cost them a trip to the Super Bowl.
Kansas City: Wide Receiver – Rashee Rice
Rice despite some offseason issues will be ready to go in this week one matchup coming off a solid rookie season in which he caught 79 passes for 938 yards and seven touchdowns he is looking to take a step forward and be a big part of the Chiefs passing game. Tonight, he’ll get a chance to do just that.
Bottom Line: Football is Back
Football season is here, and we get a great game to kick off what is expected to be a fantastic season. Two of the top teams in the AFC certainly got better this offseason especially with the additions to the Ravens in Derrick Henry while the Chiefs lost L’Jarius Sneed on the defensive side of the ball. This game is expected to be close but it’ll be a slugfest to start the 2024-25 season.
