Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens: Live commentary, updates from AFC clash
We’re not yet in October, and the Kansas City Chiefs already have as many losses (two) as they did all of last regular season.
The Baltimore Ravens started slow last year, but they didn’t lose their third game until Oct. 27.
Neither of these teams has been 1-3 since 2015.
So, stating the obvious, here are two teams that were considered Super Bowl contenders — if not favorites — entering the year. And one of them could end up in jeopardy of missing the playoffs if Sunday’s game doesn’t go their way.
With that, the Chiefs and Ravens meet for a fascinating early season matchup with serious stakes — just not the ones that would’ve been anticipated in the preseason.
Today’s game kicks off at 3:25 p.m. Here’s how to watch and listen. And you can follow along below.
KC Chiefs vs. BAL Ravens: Stats, score updates and commentary
Follow live commentary from our KC Star team at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, including Chiefs beat reporters Pete Sweeney and Blair Kerkhoff and columnists Vahe Gregorian and Sam McDowell.
Three storylines for Chiefs-Ravens
1. Will the Chiefs’ offense get back on track?
Pick your issue with the Chiefs’ offense so far. Is it a passing game that’s missing two important weapons? Is it the continued decline of Travis Kelce’s production with age? What about a run game that hasn’t done much — or an offensive line that has grown in some ways, and hasn’t so much in others (paging: Jawaan Taylor)?
If you’ve watched each of the games thus far, you know what the problems with the offense are. What we don’t know (yet) is how many of them are fixable, but Xavier Worthy’s likely return should at least give KC a boost.
2. Containing Lamar Jackson
Excuse the “Captain Obvious” here, but the Chiefs’ and Ravens’ early losses have looked a little different. While both teams were in position to flip some results, the Ravens have to feel a little snakebitten with how their games have played out, including a couple of fourth-quarter Derrick Henry fumbles.
But let’s acknowledge one disparity: The Ravens have scored 30-plus points in all three games, and they’ve hit 40-plus twice. The Chiefs haven’t eclipsed 22 points since last year’s AFC Championship Game. If KC can’t find answers for Lamar Jackson, there may not be enough firepower to keep up.
3. Forget Super Bowl. Let’s talk NFL playoffs
When you win a lot of games in the NFL, you get a hard schedule. It’s one of the mechanisms, along with the draft, that’s supposed to bring teams back to the pack. The Chiefs will get some reprieves after this game — at Jacksonville on “Monday Night Football” and home vs. the Raiders a couple of weeks after — but this schedule is tough.
Were the Chiefs to start 1-3, they’d still be facing teams like the Lions, Bills, Commanders and Broncos all within their next six games. They could certainly win most — or all — of them, but the trouble with a 1-3 start is if you split the toughest games, you could be 5-5 (or worse), and down a few games in the division.
The margin for error is certainly not gone, and KC has earned the benefit of the doubt. But lose this one, and the Chiefs’ backs will be pressed against the wall.
This story was originally published September 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM.
