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Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab dig into the Baltimore Ravens’ narrow loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the first Thursday Night Football game of the season. Does Lamar Jackson’s offensive line need some improvement, or is the Chiefs’ defense just *that* good?

The two are already making some superlative predictions for the NFL season, from the “Kirk Cousins ​​Award” for mediocrity to the “Barry Sanders Award” for the player who has to carry his bad team (I’m looking at you, Raiders).

Later, Fitz and Frank offer their bold predictions for the remaining games of Week 1, including Jordan Love coming back down to earth against Philadelphia, the Carolina Panthers getting off to a 1-0 start against the New Orleans Saints, and Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings bucking the odds and having a good season.

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(1:15) Reactions to the Kansas City Chiefs vs Baltimore Ravens game

(17:50) Season forecasts: Superlatives and false awards

(36:30) Week 1 bold predictions

(57:40) Dumbest outsider tip of the week

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