
Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson. Getty Images (2)
The Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens competed for a spot within the 2024 Super Bowl through the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, January 28.
The Chiefs finally received the sport at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, with a closing rating of 17-10. They will advance to Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 11, and can play both the Detroit Lions or the San Francisco 49ers, relying on the result of the NFC Championship Game afterward Sunday.
Prior to the playoffs, the Ravens clinched the No. 1 seed within the AFC for the 2023-2024 season, whereas the Chiefs fell to No. 3. In the postseason, the Ravens defeated the Houston Texans on January 20 to advance to the championship sport after incomes a bye week, and the Chiefs beat the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills on January 13 and January 21, respectively, for an opportunity to play the Ravens.
Since Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson turned the quarterbacks for the Chiefs and the Ravens, respectively, in 2018, their groups have performed one another 4 occasions through the common season, with a report of 3-1 in favor of the Chiefs. Sunday marked the quarterbacks’ first time assembly through the postseason.
After Mahomes, 28, secured the win in opposition to the Bills on January 21, he hinted on the respect he has for Jackson, 27, as they ready to face off on the sphere.
“Every time I go up against [Buffalo Bills quarterback] Josh [Allen], I know that it’s going to come down to the end, just because of the competitor that he is and the player that he is,” Mahomes mentioned throughout a post-game press convention. “Same when I go up against [Cincinnati Bengals quarterback] Joe [Burrow], when I go up against Lamar. … I know how much fire they have, and they’re not going to give up until the very end. You appreciate that stuff.”
Mahomes famous that his rivalries together with his fellow quarterbacks reminded him of previous NFL eras he skilled throughout his childhood. “These are the games I watched growing up — the great quarterbacks going up against each other with great football teams, great organizations. That’s what I remember,” he added. “Hopefully we’re making those memories for other little kids that are growing up watching football.”
Mahomes has taken the Chiefs to the AFC Championship Game for six consecutive seasons, yearly since he turned the workforce’s beginning quarterback. They beforehand received the sport in 2020, 2021 and 2023, happening to win the Super Bowl in 2020 and 2023.
Under Jackson, the Ravens had but to attain the AFC Championship Game till Sunday. By securing the highest seed, the Ravens obtained home-field benefit, making it Mahomes’ first AFC Championship Game not to happen at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
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