Chiefs vs. Ravens position-by-position breakdown: Who has the edge in the AFC Championship?

We are now mere days away from the conference title games. In the first of Sunday’s two contests, the No. 1 seed Baltimore Ravens will host the No. 3 seed Kansas City Chiefs for the right to call themselves AFC champions.

In our effort to break down these matchups from every conceivable angle, we’re going to use this space to do a little tale of the tape type of comparison, breaking down which team has the edge at every different position. We’ll do the same for the NFC finalists.

Without further ado…

Quarterback: Chiefs

Lamar Jackson is likely going to be named NFL MVP in a few weeks. He had a fantastic season, completing a career-best 67.2% of his passes at a career-high 8.1 yards per attempt, with 24 touchdowns against just seven interceptions, and he added 821 yards and five additional scores on the ground. It wasn’t quite as legendary as his 2019 MVP campaign, but it was still really damn good. 

Patrick Mahomes had a down season by his standards, matching Lamar with a 67.2% completion rate, but averaging a career-low 7.0 yards per attempt, with 27 touchdowns against a…

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Author : Jared Dubin

Publish date : 2024-01-24 15:06:19

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