Pros and Cons for Chiefs' Season Openers: Hosting Ravens and Bengals Without Rashee Rice?

The Kansas City Chiefs know that they'll begin the 2024 NFL season with fireworks. First, the Chiefs will host the Baltimore Ravens to kick off the year on September 5 in a rematch of last year's AFC Championship Game. Then, the Chiefs host what may be the most high-octane rivalry in the NFL when the Cincinnati Bengals come to town in Week 2. Opening up the year against the Ravens and Bengals means the race for the AFC's No. 1 overall seed (and the first-round bye that comes with it) will be heavily influenced in the first two weeks of the season.