One of the bonuses for winning the Super Bowl, aside from the championship ring, is you get to

open the following season on Thursday night. Kansas City became the first repeat champion

since the 2003-04 New England Patriots. The Chiefs will open at home for the second straight

year, but who will be their opponent? KC will play 8 home games, against 8 different teams, so

we’ll try to rank which one makes the most sense for opening night at Arrowhead in September.

Houston Texans +100

Mahomes vs Stroud could be an AFC rivalry we see for the next decade. The two star quarterbacks haven’t met and the NFL could put this game in the spotlight on Thursday Night Football. The Offensive Rookie of the Year became the youngest quarterback to ever win a playoff game this past season and the team is full of budding young stars with Nico Collins, Tank Dell and Will Anderson Jr. It wouldn’t be a bad way to kick off the new season with fireworks between these two stud quarterbacks. And back in 2020, the Chiefs first game of the season after beating the 49’ers in the Super Bowl; the Houston Texans.

Baltimore Ravens +300

Why not kick off the season with a rematch of the AFC championship game. Lamar Jackson

won the MVP but couldn’t deliver a trip to the Super Bowl as the Chiefs defense smothered the

Ravens offense holding them to just 22:30 of possession time. The revenge factor would be

massive and not like the NFL would need it, but the ratings would be massive if this game

kicked off the 2024-2025 season.

Los Angeles Chargers +400

The Super Bowl champions vs the college national championship head coach wouldn’t be a bad

way to get things started in September. The Chargers made a lot of roster moves but bringing

in Jim Harbaugh was the biggest. Justin Herbert’s offenses have averaged 24.4 points per

game but been let down by his defense ever since he entered the league. It’s still a marquee

matchup between two of the elite quarterbacks, and adding Harbaugh into the mix makes it

even more tantalizing for the NFL to kick off with this game.

Latest Odds

Houston Texans +100

Baltimore Ravens +300

Los Angeles Chargers +400

Cincinnati Bengals +500

Las Vegas Raiders +900

Tampa Bay Buccaneers +1200

New Orleans Saints +1600
Denver Broncos +2000