If you needed any more confirmation that the NFL is trying to sell Patrick Mahomes vs. Deshaun Watson as the next Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning, look no further than the 2020 NFL schedule. The Kansas City Chiefs have officially revealed that they’ll open the 2020 NFL season facing the Houston Texans on “Thursday Night Football” at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 10.
The Texans will look to rain on the Chiefs’ Super Bowl banner ceremony and exact some revenge after their previous meeting. These teams last faced each other in the AFC playoff divisional round, where the Chiefs came storming back from a 24-point deficit to win 51-31. The game would be the first of multiple comeback victories by Kansas City on the way to winning Super Bowl LIV.
Of course, when Houston visited Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium during Week 6 of the regular season in 2019, they won the contest 31-24. Many of the Texans’ key contributors during that game, such as WR DeAndre Hopkins and RB Carlos Hyde, are no longer with the team. This will be a very different team the Chiefs are facing to start the 2020 season, which should certainly signal an exciting opening game for the Super Bowl champions.
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