The Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to become the first back-to-back champions since the New England Patriots in 2004. However, no team has ever won three Super Bowls in a row, so a piece of history is up for grabs for Patrick Mahomes and co.
The Ravens, who enjoyed a strong 2023/24 season winning 13 games and losing four, are familiar foes that will be out for revenge. The Maryland-based franchise saw their own Super Bowl dreams ended at the hands of the Chiefs in the playoffs in January. This opening weekend NFL clash will take place on Thursday, September 5.
Kick-off at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri is scheduled for 8:20pm local time, which is 1:20am on Friday morning in the UK. talkSPORT will have exclusive coverage of the game, presented by Will Gavin and former NFL coach Phoebe Shecter. Commentary will come from Kevin Harlin and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner.
To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream. Listen via the talkSPORT app here, or on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. The game is also being broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK. Fans can watch on TV or via the Sky Go app on tablet and mobile devices. The Chiefs have a lot of injury concerns to contend with, the biggest being that of Marquise Brown, who has a shoulder injury and hasn’t trained.
Elsewhere, Nazeeh Johnson, Curtis Jones, Joshua Williams, Nick Bolton, Wanya Morris, Derrick Nnadi, Joe Thuney and James Winchester have all returned to training. The Ravens don’t have too many absentees heading into the first game of the season. They are without outside line-backer Adisa Isaac due to a hamstring injury, while running back Rasheen Ali has a neck problem that has limited his training.
