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The start of the 2024 NFL regular season pits the Baltimore Ravens against the Kansas City Chiefs in a rematch of last season’s AFC Championship Game.
It is a day football fans across the country have been looking forward to, as it could be a preview of this season’s AFC Championship Game and features two of the game’s best quarterbacks in Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes.
However, due to a thunderstorm in the Kansas City area, kickoff for the game was delayed at least 20 minutes to 8:40 p.m. ET.
𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: Lightning and thunder struck Arrowhead; the players cleared the field.
Warmups delayed. https://t.co/1g1c6f8DCZ pic.twitter.com/VOCsrjhduk
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 5, 2024
When it rains, it really does pour. Kickoff for Ravens and Chiefs is scheduled to start in 45 minutes. pic.twitter.com/CGgwJQc1uD
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) September 5, 2024
That lightning at NFL Kickoff! pic.twitter.com/LOLQTicEXZ
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) September 5, 2024
As the scheduled kickoff approaches, the weather has improved a bit, which is good news for everyone.
The NFL has a habit of scheduling marquee matchups for Week 1, and this one is sure to draw in many fans from all markets.
The Ravens finished with the league’s best regular record last season, while the Chiefs clunked through and dealt with offensive issues such as dropped passes, leading some to declare Baltimore the favorites to win it all once the playoffs started.
But as the Chiefs usually seem to do, Mahomes and his teammates rose to the occasion and downed the Ravens in the AFC title game, then overcame a deficit in the Super Bowl to defeat the San Francisco 49ers in overtime for their second straight Vince Lombardi Trophy and third in the past five years.
NFL Week 1 will continue with a rare Friday game, when the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles face off during the league’s first game held in Brazil.
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