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Ravens vs. Chiefs inactives: Baltimore to employ 9 defensive backs against Kansas City
We’re a little over an hour away from the Ravens and Chiefs battling for the AFC Championship game, and Baltimore has 9 defensive backs active aganst the Kansas City offense.
Mark Andrews and Marlon Humphrey are officially active.
Today’s inactives vs. the Chiefs: pic.twitter.com/79BrOhcnAu
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) January 28, 2024
We’re looking at five reasons why the Baltimore Ravens will defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game
The time has come, and we’re a little over 3 hours from one of the biggest AFC Championship tilts in NFL history when the Baltimore Ravens host the Kansas City Chiefs at M&T Bank Stadium.
Since becoming Kansas City’s head coach in 2013, Andy Reid has been 4-1 through the regular season against the Ravens, while quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been 3-1.
Last Sunday, the Chiefs defeated the Bills in Buffalo 27-24 to advance to the AFC’s final game, while Baltimore is riding high after a 34-10 win over Houston and rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud.
With pregame warmups already underway, we’re looking at five reasons the Ravens will win the AFC Championship.
We’re looking at the NFL expert picks for the AFC Championship game and the Ravens are projected to defeat the Chiefs
We’re a little over 32 hours from one of the biggest AFC Championship tilts in NFL history when the Baltimore Ravens host the Kansas City Chiefs at M&T Bank Stadium.
Since becoming Kansas City’s head coach in 2013, Andy Reid has been 4-1 through the regular season against the Ravens, while quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been 3-1.
Last Sunday, the Chiefs defeated the Bills in Buffalo 27-24 to advance to the AFC’s final game, while Baltimore is riding high after a 34-10 win over Houston and rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud.
With preparation for the matchup set to begin, we’re looking at one thing to watch at each offensive position group.
The Ravens are listing Marlon Humphrey, Rock Ya-Sin and Tylan Wallace as questionable for the AFC Championship game, while Mark Andrews will play
The Ravens released their final injury report, and the team is listing Marlon Humphrey, Rock Ya-Sin and Tylan Wallace as questionable for the AFC Championship game, while Mark Andrews will play after missing six games.
Game Status for AFC Championship: pic.twitter.com/ebrKfVhMdf
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) January 26, 2024
Head Coach John Harbaugh said he is “confident” that Humphrey will play on Sunday, which is a big boost to the secondary. Ronald Darby has played well with Humphrey sidelined, and it could give Baltimore’s secondary even more versatility.
Andrews enters the game with no injury designation.
We’re looking at seven burning questions ahead of the AFC Championship Game between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs travel to Baltimore for the AFC Championship Game to take on the Ravens.
Since becoming Kansas City’s head coach in 2013, Andy Reid has been 4-1 through the regular season against the Ravens, while quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been 3-1.
Last Sunday, the Chiefs defeated the Bills in Buffalo 27-24 to advance to the AFC’s final game, while Baltimore is riding high after a 34-10 win over Houston and rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud.
With preparation for the matchup set to begin, here are three burning questions to answer.
We’re looking at seven early storylines to watch when the Baltimore Ravens host the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game
The Kansas City Chiefs travel to Baltimore for the AFC Championship Game to take on the Ravens. Kickoff at M&T Bank Stadium is slated for 3:00 p.m. ET.
Sunday will mark the Chiefs sixth-consecutive AFC title game appearance, it’s first of the stretch that will be played on the road.
Last Sunday, the Chiefs defeated the Bills in Buffalo 27-24 to advance to the AFC’s final game, while Baltimore is riding high after a 34-10 win over Houston and rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud.
The last time these two teams met was in 2021 in Week 2.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had two fourth-quarter rushing Touchdowns to defeat the Chiefs 36-35.
Since becoming Kansas City’s head coach in 2013, Andy Reid has been 4-1 through the regular season against the Ravens, while quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been 3-1.
With preparation for the matchup set to begin, here are seven storylines to watch.
The Baltimore Ravens will host Kansas City in the AFC Championship game after the Chiefs 27-24 win over the Bills in the divisional round
Baltimore will host the AFC title game for the first time since 1971, and it’ll be a matchup for the ages when Lamar Jackson squares off against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Kansas City defeated Buffalo 27-24 in the first road playoff win for Mahomes, and it sets up a matchup of two recent NFL MVPs.
In CBS interview, Patrick Mahomes on playing Lamar Jackson and Ravens in AFC Championship Game: "There is no weakness there. It's going to take our best effort. Defense, offense, special teams. They do it all. It's always a great challenge. That stadium is going to be rocking."
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) January 22, 2024
The Chiefs will travel to M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday at 3:00 PM EST in a matchup to see the winner advance to the Super Bowl after Mahomes went 17-23 passing for 215 yards and two touchdowns.
Second-year running back Isaiah Pacheco paced Kansas City with 15 physical carries for 97 yards (6.5) and a critical touchdown. Travis Kelce had five catches for 75 yards and two touchdowns on a night when rumors swirled about his potential retirement.
Kansas City and Baltimore previously met in the postseason following the 2010 season.
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Gus Edwards, a former Rutgers football star, played well on Saturday for the Baltimore Ravens.
Gus Edwards and the Baltimore Ravens are now one game away from the Super Bowl. Saturday’s win in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs is another big career moment for Edwards, a former Rutgers football running back.
In the win over the Houston Texans, Edwards ran for 40 yards on 10 carries. He spent one season at Rutgers (2017) where he won the starting job at running back and was named All-Big Ten (honorable mention) by the conference’s coaches.
He had 713 rushing yards and seven total touchdowns in his one season at Rutgers under then head coach Chris Ash. He has certainly carried that form into the NFL.
Edwards and his teammates will face the winner of Sunday’s divisional game between the Kansas City Chiefs at the Buffalo Bills. It might be an all Rutgers backfield next Sunday as the Chiefs’ leading rusher, Isiah Pacheco, a former All-Big Ten performer at Rutgers.
On the season, Edwards has 810 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns for the Ravens.
Looks like Gus Edwards got banged up on this play and is getting his left hand looked at on the sideline. pic.twitter.com/m8iuUArR9r
— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) January 21, 2024
Early in the fourth quarter, Edwards was taken off the field and attended to on the sidelines for an injury. After the game, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said of the injury that “Gus is OK.”
Edwards went undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft.
We’re looking at the highest and lowest graded players in the Baltimore Ravens 34-10 win over the Houston Texans in the divisional round
The Ravens are off to the AFC Championship game after a dominant 34-10 win over the up and coming Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium.
In Saturday’s win, Jackson accounted for four total touchdowns while becoming the first player in NFL history to log two rushing touchdowns, two passing touchdowns, 100 yards rushing, and 100 yards passing in the same game.
With preparation for the championship Sunday set to begin, we’re looking at the highest and lowest graded players in Saturdays win via PFF.
We’re looking at takeaways and observations from the Baltimore Ravens 34-10 win over the Houston Texans in the AFC divisional round matchup
Baltimore will host the AFC title game for the first time since January 1971 after a 34-10 divisional-round win over the Houston Texans on Saturday afternoon.
In Saturday’s win, Jackson accounted for four total touchdowns while becoming the first player in NFL history to log two rushing touchdowns, two passing touchdowns, 100 yards rushing, and 100 yards passing in the same game.
With preparation for Championship Sunday set to begin, we’re looking at takeaways and observations from the win.
