IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO TOP CHIEFS-RAVENS
For the National Football League ,,, not just another opening, another show ... The NFL is becoming NASCAR-(un)like(able) – too many unnecessary rules. Saturday night … four times in the first half, including three during their first series at Kansas City, the Baltimore Ravens were called for offensive linemen not being close enough to the line of scrimmage. Who knew? … “It’s something [the NFL] said it would crack down on,” noted NBC’s CHRIS COLLINSWORTH , otherwise dismissing the latest nonsense that comes under the heading of illegal formation (too many men in the backfield, etc.) … Wanna bet that doesn’t last long … The first was walked off, negating a short second-down gain. The second served to offset pass interference charged to KC … the third wasn’t accepted … They didn’t appear to bother Baltimore too much, rolling to a touchdown that was quickly matched by QB PATR...