NFL Week 1 preview: Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs | Chris Simms Unbuttoned | NFL on NBC

Ravens at the Chiefs we've talked a lot about the game throughout the course of the week at least I have you and I did today I had the other days with other host but that's a different story and I'm not bitter the Chiefs are three-point favorites the over under is 47 who do you have well um interesting matchup of course right you think about the the psychology of the game and you do think wait hey Ravens are going to be mad they're going to be chomping at the bit they lost the AFC Championship game at home they should have this circled on the calendar right you know from as soon as the schedule came out they can get their payback uh so so I understand that psychology but I think it's a different Psychology from a team that's won the Super Bowl then years past we talked about this on your on the show earlier today where this is a team and the Chiefs that is highly motivated by being great they are highly motivated about staying on top of the mountain they are highly motivated about the threee and their chance at history there and I think that's real and I think they're motivated in the fact that they know they didn't play great football for the majority of last year they can be a lot better team so you know that's where you would think the Ravens have the psychological advantage but I don't think they really do in this one cuz the Chiefs are special that way all right the Ravens offense the Ravens in general I worry about them and I've told you this I I'm going to error on all teams that played in the preseason teams that played in the preseason if it goes like Oh I'm on the fence I'm going to pick the team that played in the preseason the Ravens didn't really play much of their players they got three new offensive linemen playing for them now their offensive line played a little in the preseason which is a good good thing but still this is going to be their first time in live action first team offense Lamar Jackson out there the Steve spagnolo defense and yes with the Chiefs having not only being the Chiefs but having played two preseason games Reinventing themselves on the offense right a new defensive coordinator for the Baltimore r Ravens I'm leaning Chiefs here I'm going to go Chiefs 2720 do you do do we are we already going to start down this path where we have the same score for like 10 games every week Chiefs 2720 that's mine as well I just I'm influenced by the fact that they blew this game last year yeah at home against the L another thing that add to their yeah psyche and look the Ravens with the one seed last year but look at what happened in their division the Steelers offense was complete and total crap and they still made it to the playoffs the Browns didn't have Deshawn Watson for most of the year they've got a really good team but they didn't have their best quarterback available the Bengals didn't have Joe burrow for a big chunk of the season so that number one seed has a little tiny as Todd mon I remember saying last year didn't bring back Bill Walsh to run the off I mean what's Todd monin frankly ever done before last year last year was okay but when they needed him most what happened didn't nearly run the ball enough they might overdo it with the run tonight to over correct yeah we're going to run we're going to run we're going to slow the game down we're going to keep Patrick Mahomes on the sideline drinking Gatorade as you like to say we're going to shorten the game we're going to have fewer possessions and we're going to try to outscore them that way and you know maybe it'll be lower scoring the 2720 we're both right on the 47 but that that I don't care about over under I care about not being right on the spread and we're both over the spread by Four Points Chiefs are favorite by three we have him winning by seven I I mean I I you know again I I realize the game could be close I get that I do think what plays into the chief's favor a little bit is hey new defensive coordinator on the Ravens the Ravens don't have a great pass rush when they just have to send four right I do think they'll have to maybe Blitz a little little bit you're not going to really trick Mahomes with the Blitz and I do think the Chiefs passing offense is going to be more aggressive throwing the ball down the field uh so those are the reasons yeah I I I definitely favor the Chiefs in this one yo yo homies thanks for watching yeah it's time the NFL season is here on Chris Sims un button you can hit subscribe to get all the weekly picks plus our Sunday Recaps as the games are happening oh you know it nobody does that better than us thanks again for watching Remember to subscribe peace out we'll see you next time on on button

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