TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter) Radio: Westwood One (8:20 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner SXM App: Baltimore | Kansas City
All-Time Series History Regular Season: KC leads series, 7-4 (won past 4 of 5) Postseason: Series tied, 1-
The Last Time… Regular Season: 9/19/21: KC 35 at BAL 36 Postseason: 1/28/24 AFC-C: KC 17 at BAL 10
HEAD COACHES
John Harbaugh vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-5 Reg. Season: 160-99 (.618) Postseason: 12-10 (.545)
Andy Reid vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 7-2 Reg. Season: 258-144 (.641) Postseason: 26-16 (.619)
RAVENS NOTES
• RAVENS have won 7 of past 8 Kickoff Weekend games, outscoring opponents 253-77. Led NFL in rushing offense last season (156.5 yards per game). • QB LAMAR JACKSON enters 2024 with 5,258 rush yards, 4th-most by QB in NFL history. Led QBs with 821 rush yards & tied-4th with 5 rush TDs last season. Became 11th player ever to win multiple MVPs. Has 1,053 yards (750 pass, 303 rush) & 7 TDs (4 pass, 3 rush) in 4 career regular-season starts vs. KC. Has 12 TDs vs. 2 INTs with 126.0 rating in 5 career starts in Week 1, with 4-1 record. • RB DERRICK HENRY makes Bal. debut. Ranked 2nd in NFL with 1,167 rush yards & tied-5th among RBs with 12 rush TDs last season. Has 466 scrimmage yards & 6 rush TDs in 4 games vs. KC. Needs 200+ rush yards in game to have most such games in NFL history (7). • TE MARK ANDREWS had 45 catches for 544 yards & 6 TDs in 10 games last season. Led team last season in rec. TDs. Has 24 catches for 269 yards & 3 TDs in 5 Week 1 games. • WR ZAY FLOWERS ranked 4th among rookies with 77 catches & 5th with 858 rec. yards last season. Led team in rec. yards in 2023. Had 5 catches for 115 yards & TD in 2023 AFC-C. • WR RASHOD BATEMAN had 32 catches for 367 yards & rec. TD last season. • DT NNAMDI MADUBUIKE led team with 13 sacks last season, most by Bal. player since 2014. Had 6 tackles & 0.5 sack in 2023 AFC-C. • LB ROQUAN SMITH ranked 6th in NFL with 158 tackles last season. Is 1 of 3 in NFL with 150+ tackles in each of past 3 seasons. Had 16 tackles in 2023 AFC-C. • S KYLE HAMILTON led team with career-high 13 PD last season. Had 11 tackles in 2023 AFC-C. • K JUSTIN TUCKER has 58 career made FGs of 50+ yards & can surpass Sebastian Janikowski (58) for 2nd-most all-time. Ranked 2nd in NFL with 147 points scored last season.
CHIEFS NOTES
• CHIEFS became 1st repeat SB champion since NE (2003-04). Defending SB champions are 15-5 in Week 1 games over past 20 seasons. • QB PATRICK MAHOMES has 28,424 career pass yards & 219 TD passes, both 2nd-most ever by player in 1st 7 seasons. Has 325+ pass yards & 2+ pass TDs in 4 career regular-season starts vs. Bal. Had 374 pass yards & 3 pass TDs vs. 0 INT with 132.0 rating in last home start vs. Bal. Has 21 TDs (20 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT with 125.6 rating in 6 career starts in Week 1, with 75+ comp. pct. in 4 of past 5. • RB ISIAH PACHECO led team last season with 1,179 scrimmage yards & 9 scrimmage TDs (7 rush, 2 rec.). • TE TRAVIS KELCE ranked 2nd among TEs with 984 rec. yards & ranked 3rd with 93 catches in 2023. Has 11,328 rec. yards, 4th-most by TE in NFL history. Needs rec. TD to surpass Jason Witten (74) for 5th-most rec. TD by TE in NFL history. Had 11 catches for 116 yards & TD in 2023 AFC-C. • WR RASHEE RICE ranked 2nd among rookies with 938 rec. yards last season & ranked 3rd with 79 catches. Had 8 catches for 46 yards in 2023 AFC-C. • WR XAVIER WORTHY was selected No. 28 overall in 2024 NFL Draft. Ran 4.21 40-yard dash at 2024 NFL Combine, fastest time recorded in Combine history. • DT CHRIS JONES & DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS each had 10.5 sacks in 2023, 1 of 2 pairs of teammates with 10.5+ sacks last season (Denico Autry & Harold Landry). Jones is 1 of 3 in NFL with 7+ sacks in each of past 6 seasons. • LB NICK BOLTON had 60 tackles, 3 PDs & INT in 8 games last year. Had PD in 2023 AFC-C. • S JUSTIN REID led team last season with career-high 95 tackles. Ranked tied2nd among DBs with career-high 3 sacks last season. Had a sack in 2023 AFC-C. • CB TRENT MCDUFFIE was 1 of 2 players (Antoine Winfield Jr.) with 75+ tackles (80), 5+ PDs (7) & 5+ FFs (5). Had 2 PDs & FR in 2023 AFC-C.
