Chiefs to start Super Bowl defense against Ravens

The Kansas City Chiefs will begin their attempt for a 3-peat when they welcome the Baltimore Ravens in the league’s annual prime-time campaign opener, the NFL confirmed today.

The stage is set 🏟️ pic.twitter.com/GsSqJ4OQai

— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) May 13, 2024

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The game, to be played Thursday, September 5^th at Arrowhead Stadium, is a rematch of last campaign’s AFC Championship Game, which Kansas City won 17-10 before triumphing against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.

Kansas City is appearing in the Thursday night opener at Arrowhead Stadium for the 3^rd time in 5 campaigns. Chiefs beat the Houston Texans in 2020 and lost against the Detroit Lions in the past season. The franchise is 2-1 in the NFL Kickoff Game since it started in the 2002 campaign.

Baltimore was defeated in their only previous Kickoff Game by the Denver Broncos on the road to begin the 2013 campaign.

The full National Football League schedule will become available in two days.