A heavyweight clash between the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans will kick off the 2020 NFL season proceedings. The opening game is slated on September 10 at the Chiefs' Arrowhead Stadium. The matchup will also pit two of the league's best young quarterbacks in Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson.

The 2018 NFL MVP shared his emotions heading into the upcoming matchup:

“It’s very exciting to be the first game of the year,” Mahomes exclaimed. “There’s all of this anticipation, but at the same time, we’re playing a football game. I think it’s all of the hard work that me and (Texans quarterback) Deshaun [Watson], knowing how he works, have put in to be in this situation, to go out with our teammates and win a football game. I’m just excited for the opportunity to go out on a nationally televised game and get to play at Arrowhead Stadium.”

“You see that Deshaun and the Texans are a great football team,” Mahomes acknowledged. “There’s a lot of great talent around him and he makes a lot of big plays in big games. I think I said something to him last year at the end of the game, that we’re going to have these battles for a long time. We’re two opponents in the same conference in the AFC, so I’m sure I’ll see a lot of games against him.”

The Chiefs are heading into the upcoming season fresh off a Super Bowl LIV victory earlier in February 2020. The team is expected to remain as heavy favorites as most of their key pieces were given contract extensions during the offseason. The squad also saw most of their complementary players return to support their bid to repeat as champions.

On the other hand, the Texans are entering the game with a new-look offense with running back David Johnson replacing the team's former wideout in DeAndre Hopkins during the offseason. The Houston-based troupe is aiming for a comeback season after a disappointing exit in the 2019 NFL Playoffs.

After going through a wild offseason, the NFL is finally back and every football fan can't wait to see the action on the gridiron once again.