UNMISSABLE Showdown! Chiefs Clash with Ravens in Thursday Night Opener—A Rematch of the AFC Championship!

NFL history (only Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady have a higher win percentage). Hs 5,258 rushing yards are fourth-most by a quarterback in NFL history, while his 13 100-yard rushing games and 61.8 rushing yards per game are the best for a quarterback in league history.

Jackson recorded his third season with over 800 yards rushing season in 2023, breaking a tie with Michael Vick (two) for the most such seasons by a quarterback in NFL history. He is the only quarterback since the 1970 merger to reach 700 rushing yards in five consecutive seasons (2019-23) and is the only quarterback since the 1970 merger to reach 600 rushing yards in each of the first six years of a career (2018-23). No other quarterback in NFL history has more than four such seasons in a career.

Jackson is one of four quarterbacks since the 1970 merger with multiple seasons posting at least 25 passing touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns in a career, joining Josh Allen (four), Deshaun Watson (two) and Steve Young (two). He has four career games with at least five touchdown passes, the third most such games by a player in his first six seasons in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (six games) and Dan Marino (five) have more.

The verdict
The NFL couldn’t have asked for a bigger matchup to kick off the season, carrying off the momentum from a record-setting Super Bowl in terms of viewership. Mahomes vs. Jackson will be must-see TV, as they lead to of the best teams in the NFL.

The path to a three-peat for the Chiefs starts with their biggest competition in the AFC. This matchup will be huge for playoff implications