Who could Super Bowl champion Chiefs face to kick off 2024 season?

Another season, another Lombardi Trophy for Kansas City.

The Chiefs won their third Super Bowl in five seasons, becoming the first back-to-back champions since the 2003-2004 New England Patriots, with a thrilling 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers.

Sunday's epic performance cemented a certainty: With a game on the line, there is no one in football you want on your side more than Patrick Mahomes.

In a season in which his receivers struggled to catch the ball, the offense was wonky for long, long stretches (even Sunday), but Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and a stingy defense still found a way to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Credit Andy Reid and his staff for milking every ounce of talent out of the roster, but it helps to have the best player on the planet.

The latest Lombardi lifting means we'll once again start another campaign at Arrowhead Stadium. It's never too early to consider who the Chiefs might face in that 2024 September opener.

The NFL Kickoff game traditionally occurs at the Super Bowl winner's house. For the 2024 season, K.C. is set to host the Baltimore Ravens, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Denver Broncos, the Houston Texans, the Las Vegas Raiders, the Los Angeles Chargers, the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Let's take a look at our top four matchups to kick off the 2024 campaign:

The reigning MVP versus the back-to-back champs would provide months of storylines. Lamar Jackson saw his phenomenal season end at the hands of a spectacular Chiefs defense. Steve Spagnuolo's crew pestered Jackson into errors down the stretch in the AFC Championship Game. You can bet that Jackson's offseason focus will be on learning from those miscues. In this scenario, he can test the development off the bat. The