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The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0will host the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens<\/a>\u00a0in one of Week 4\u2019s most anticipated games, a matchup featuring two of the AFC\u2019s top teams. The Ravens have scored 111 points across three games this season, an average of 37 points per outing and have yet to be held under 30. That offensive consistency presents a major challenge for Kansas City\u2019s defense, which will look to counter\u00a0Lamar Jackson<\/a>\u00a0and company in front of a home crowd.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the Chiefs, led by\u00a0Patrick Mahomes<\/a>, have enjoyed consistent success against the Ravens in recent years, winning four of their last five meetings, including the playoffs. That dominance has only heightened the stakes ahead of Sunday\u2019s clash at\u00a0Arrowhead<\/a>\u00a0Stadium, where Baltimore arrives boasting the league\u2019s most explosive offense.<\/p>\n

While the Ravens seek to reverse their fortune against the Chiefs, they\u2019ll also have another historical record to contend with.<\/p>\n

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Sunday\u2019s game will be officiated by Clay Martin, marking the eighth time he has refereed a Chiefs game since Mahomes became the team\u2019s starting quarterback in 2018. In the previous seven contests, Kansas City holds a perfect 7-0 record with Martin as the lead official, including last season\u2019s divisional-round victory over the\u00a0Houston Texans<\/a>. On the flipside, the Ravens have lost all three games Martin has officiated since 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sunday\u2019s game will be officiated by Clay Martin, marking the eighth time he has refereed a Chiefs game since Mahomes became the team\u2019s starting quarterback in 2018. In the previous seven contests, Kansas City holds a perfect 7-0 record with Martin as the lead official, including last season\u2019s divisional-round victory over the\u00a0Houston Texans<\/a>. On the flipside, the Ravens have lost all three games Martin has officiated since 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIf people remember Martin did two games of the Chiefs last year, and you\u2019ll remember these Warren Black Friday against the Raiders and then the divisional round matchup against the Texans,\u201d Gibbs said. \u201cThey were both extremely controversial and so we may well see something like that down the stretch on Sunday as well with some questionable calls.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chiefs supporters will hope the streak continues on Sunday, but nothing will come easily against a Ravens team that enters in top form. Jackson\u2019s offense has been ruthless, and Baltimore will be aiming to flip the historical narrative in this rivalry.<\/p>\n

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