This week, I will be discussing the game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Both teams came into this week undefeated at 2-0. This meant they were considered two of the top teams in the NFL, and are some of the favorites to make it to and possibly make win the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is the championship game for the NFL and is preceded by the playoffs, which start with twelve teams. Six teams are from the NFC and six teams are from the AFC.
The Kansas City Chiefs are led by last years NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes at quarterback. Mahomes is coming off one of arguably the best seasons for a quarterback ever.
He threw for over 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns, which is tied for the second most touchdowns in a single season. This is especially impressive because last season was essentially Mahomes’ rookie season, and he was already putting up such incredible numbers.
The Baltimore Ravens are led by rookie QB Lamar Jackson. Jackson had thrown for almost six hundred yards and seven touchdowns before week three, which was among the best in the NFL.
All of these stats lead to a particularly enticing and potentially exciting matchup.
The Ravens took an early lead on a rushing touchdown, making the lead 6-0. This lead, however, did not last very long. The Chiefs then proceeded to score four times in the second quarter for the second consecutive week, this time getting three touchdowns and Harrison Butker’s 42-yard field goal to take a 23-6 lead. This is very impressive, and is another demonstration of the Chiefs’ extremely exciting and high powered offense.
Probably the highlight of the entire game was when a Chiefs receiver outran the entire Baltimore defense and scored an eighty three yard touchdown. This was especially demoralizing, as the Ravens were in the middle of attempting to make a comeback.
In the fourth quarter, the Ravens began to gain a little momentum, but the game had already been decided before the end of the first half. The final score was the Kansas City Chiefs thirty three, Baltimore Ravens twenty eight. Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs with three hundred and seventy four passing yards and three touchdowns to advance to 3-0 on the season.
Next week the Chiefs will play the Detroit Lions and the Ravens will play the Cleveland Browns.
Patrick Mahomes is so good, the guy in my fantasy league who has him on their team is just wrecking everybody else.
I don’t know what it means to throw 5000 years and 50 touchdowns but that sounds like a lot!
The tone of your article matches really well with the “teams smacking each other with a stick” feel that I get from the game. For someone that doesn’t care that much about football, you’ve provided a really good way for me to get involved.