Chiefs win opener as late Ravens score ruled out

The Kansas City Chiefs made a winning commencement to their NFL title defence arsenic nan Baltimore Ravens had a touchdown overturned arsenic nan crippled expired.

The Chiefs, who are aiming to go nan first squad to win 3 Super Bowls successful a row, led 27-20 arsenic nan Ravens sewage nan shot backmost pinch 2 minutes remaining.

Lamar Jackson led nan Ravens to nan Chiefs' 10-yard statement pinch little than 30 seconds and they had 3 shots astatine nan endzone.

The first 2 passes were incomplete and nan 3rd was caught by Isaiah Likely astatine nan backmost of nan endzone and awarded arsenic a touchdown.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh signalled for his squad to spell for a two-point conversion to triumph nan game, alternatively than footwear nan other constituent to return it to overtime.

But replays showed that Likely landed pinch a toed connected nan endline and nan people was ruled out, allowing nan Kansas City crowd, including Travis Kelce's woman Taylor Swift, to observe a 27-20 victory.

The 2024 play opener was a repetition of past season's AFC Championship crippled and intends nan Chiefs person won 5 of their six meetings pinch nan Ravens since their quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Jackson came into nan league.

During that time, nan Ravens person doubly vanished nan regular play pinch nan NFL's champion grounds yet grounded to scope a Super Bowl while nan Chiefs, who Jackson erstwhile described arsenic "our kryptonite", person reached 4 of nan past five, winning three.

New signing Derrick Henry, nan NFL's two-time rushing leader, barged complete to springiness nan Ravens an early lead earlier rookie receiver Xavier Worthy drew nan Chiefs level pinch a rushing touchdown.

Two Harrison Butker section goals helped nan hosts to a 13-10 lead astatine half-time, pinch an Isiah Pacheco touchdown extending their lead.

Likely took a Jackson walk and hit 3 defenders to declare a 49-yard touchdown astatine nan commencement of nan 4th quarter, earlier Worthy was near wide unfastened to declare his 2nd touchdown and make it 27-17.

Justin Tucker's 2nd section extremity past sewage nan Ravens backmost wrong reach, mounting up nan nervy finish.

The opening play continues pinch nan NFL staging its first regular play crippled successful Brazil arsenic nan Philadelphia Eagles look nan Green Bay Packers successful Sao Paulo connected Friday (01:15 BST Saturday).