“They’re not my kryptonite.” Roughly 30 minutes after the Ravens lost Thursday’s 27-20 heartbreaker to Kansas City by an Isaiah Likely toe out of bounds, the question cited Lamar Jackson referring to the Chiefs as “our kryptonite” four years ago. To be fair, I can’t really blame the frustrated two-time MVP quarterback for not wanting to entertain a question about a comment uttered in the aftermath of a more lopsided loss early in the 2020 season. That 34-20 final at M&T Bank Stadium was the only one of Jackson’s five defeats to Kansas City that came by more than one score, and if we’re being honest, it wasn’t as close as the score indicated. Still, in games started by Jackson over his seven-year career, he’s suffered nearly as many losses to the Chiefs (five) as the entire AFC North combined (seven). Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid account for more than a fifth of his 24 career losses as a starter in the regular season and playoffs. If that’s not kryptonite, it’s still a tough pill to swallow for a team that’s mostly been regular-season royalty from the moment Jackson became the starting quarterback six years ago. The difference between these
