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NFL Kickoff open thread: Texans at Chiefs

February feels like a very long time ago.

With no preseason football, tonight’s kickoff will be our first glimpse of the 2020 NFL season. There is no better way to get football started than with the defending champions and the foe they vanquished in an explosive divisional playoff game.

The Kansas City Chiefs are headline by the superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes, fresh off a gargantuan new contract. At ten years in length for just $477 million, his insane contract matches his insane ability on the football field. The Chiefs, however, will look to add another facet to their game that was modest at best last season: a run game.