Crack open a beverage, place a wing order and load up on the ranch — or blue cheese if you’re in Buffalo — the NFL is back, baby.
After wandering a football desert speckled with the mirages of preseason games for the past seven months, the Kansas City Chiefs — reigning Super Bowl champs — are hosting the Baltimore Ravens in an AFC title game rematch to kick off the regular season.
While Patrick Mahomes‘ bid for a rare three-peat starts in earnest tonight, Lamar Jackson is searching for what would be just his second victory against Kansas City. Although the two each have a pair of league MVP trophies, the rivalry between them is lopsided. Jackson is 1-4 all time against the Mahomes-led Chiefs,…