Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs Win First Recreation of NFL Season

The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs are 1-0 on their quest to a three-peat!

The defending Tremendous Bowl champions, led by Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, stayed on prime of their first recreation of the NFL season, narrowly beating Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens 27-20 on Thursday, Sept. 5 at Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri.

After an early landing from the Ravens within the first quarter, the Chiefs adopted with their very own and by no means let up, main the remainder of the sport. They added two subject targets within the second quarter to enter halftime up 13-10, and one other landing within the third.

The groups traded off touchdowns within the fourth quarter, however regardless of one other subject aim — and a late play that almost tied the sport — the Ravens could not catch up, and the Chiefs got here away with the win.

The ultimate moments of the sport had all followers on edge, when the Ravens moved to the 10-yard line with only a few seconds to go. With 1 second remaining on third down, Jackson threw to Isiah Possible who caught the ball in the long run zone, seemingly tying the sport and sending it to extra time — however his toe was narrowly over the road, negating the play.

Mahomes, Kelce and the Chiefs have been clear from the beginning that they wish to win an unprecedented third-straight Tremendous Bowl this season and make historical past. Although they have aways — and 17-plus video games — to go, they’re on observe with their first win.

Cheering the group on was Kelce’s girlfriend, pop celebrity Taylor Swift, who frolicked together with his dad and mom Ed and Donna in a set at Arrowhead. Carrying a denim corset prime, jean shorts and thigh-high leather-based boots in Chiefs crimson, Swift, 34, was noticed giving a thumbs as much as followers, leaping up and down and hugging Donna in celebration.

Previous to the sport, the group held an official kickoff pregame present, the World’s Largest Tailgate: Tailgate Video games. Hosted by Saturday Evening Stay‘s Chiefs superfan Heidi Gardner and actor Rob Riggle, one of many greatest celebs of the get together was Donna herself, who made friendship bracelets with Gardner (in a nod to Swift) and confirmed off her Travis jersey, which he signed with: “Love you Mommy!”

The Chiefs will look to go 2-0 subsequent Sunday, Sept. 15 after they welcome the Cincinnati Bengals in Kansas Metropolis.