Ravens’ Marlon Humphrey says Chiefs are ‘still the team to beat,’ even if their offense has slowed down

The Kansas City Chiefs have not been as dominant this season as they were in year’s past, but just as they have the last five season, they find themselves in the AFC Championship Game. Unlike the last five years, however, this time the game will be played on the road.

The No. 3 Chiefs are set to face the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, to be broadcast on CBS.

The Chiefs had their fewest wins this season since Patrick Mahomes took over as starting quarterback, going 11-6. Even with some offensive struggles, their opponents know not to underestimate the defending Super Bowl champions.

Previously in the Mahomes Era, the Chiefs ranked at least sixth in the NFL in both points and yards, but this year they dropped down to No. 15 and No. 9 in the categories, respectively. Last season, they were No. 1 in both. 

Still, Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey called the Chiefs still the team to beat, no matter what place they land in offensive categories this season.

Humphrey, a former Crimson Tide corner, related his opponent to his college team, saying (via the Ravens’ official transcript), “I feel like the Chiefs, over the years, are the [professional] football version of Alabama.”

Humphrey spoke to Kansas City’s consistency, adding, “It’s like, every year in, year out, they might be like, ‘Oh they’re not looking that good. They’re not this.’ They’re still ‘that team.’ They’re still the team to beat. Whether they’re losing, [or] whether they’re winning, they’re still the Chiefs, and they’re the team to beat. They’re Super Bowl champs, and for us to beat them, it’s going to take everybody firing on all cylinders.”

Humphrey compared Mahomes to his own quarterback, Lamar Jackson, who is likely the league’s MVP. He said the two former MVPs going against each other will be exciting to watch.

“Mahomes, I think him and Lamar … It’s those two quarterbacks and then everybody…

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Author : Shanna McCarriston

Publish date : 2024-01-26 16:29:09

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