Ravens-Chiefs live updates, highlights from NFL kickoff game

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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…