{"id":5445,"date":"2024-09-03T20:45:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T20:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=5445"},"modified":"2024-09-03T20:45:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T20:45:19","slug":"lamar-jackson-dont-have-relationship-with-mahomes-chiefs-opener-isnt-revenge-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=5445","title":{"rendered":"Lamar Jackson: Don&#8217;t Have Relationship with Mahomes; Chiefs Opener Isn&#8217;t Revenge Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Baltimore Ravens&#8217; season-opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday doesn&#8217;t carry an added personal edge for star quarterback Lamar Jackson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">The two-time MVP told reporters Sunday he doesn&#8217;t have much of a relationship with the Chiefs&#8217; Patrick Mahomes, which is the case with him and most other QBs around the NFL.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lamar was asked about his relationship with other QB\u2019s in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFL<\/a> including Mahomes and said he has none. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ravens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ravens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/72Ao3EIrak\">pic.twitter.com\/72Ao3EIrak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jerry Coleman (@sportswcoleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportswcoleman\/status\/1830342264008380616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">Adding onto that, Jackson\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sgellison\/status\/1830326908925489517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0he doesn&#8217;t view a matchup with the Chiefs, who beat Baltimore in last year&#8217;s AFC title game as a revenge game because &#8220;any game I play in I feel like it&#8217;s a revenge game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">Despite those comments, others will place more stakes on Chiefs vs. Ravens than you&#8217;d typically see for a Week 1 clash.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">Baltimore and Kansas City are both Super Bowl contenders in 2024, so the winner will make a strong early statement. Likewise, the MVP race won&#8217;t be over after one game, but either Mahomes or Jackson could put himself at the head of the field with a strong performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">Calling this a rivalry from a historical perspective would be a stretch because there isn&#8217;t much shared history between the franchises. They&#8217;ve met just\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/game_query.cgi?tm1=rav&amp;tm2=kan&amp;yr=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13 times<\/a>\u00a0overall and only four times since Jackson became the Ravens&#8217; full-time starter in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">But it&#8217;s appointment viewing any time Jackson and Mahomes cross paths given the lofty status they have at their position.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Baltimore Ravens&#8217; season-opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday doesn&#8217;t carry an added personal edge for star quarterback Lamar Jackson. 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