The Ravens came up a toe short on the final play in a rematch of last season’s AFC championship game, with the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs hanging on for a 27-20 win.

KANSAS CITY — Unofficially, the Baltimore Ravens were a right toe away from potentially beating the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs Thursday ... penalties. One game isn’t ...

Instead, the Chiefs walked away 27-20 winners after a replay review confirmed Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely’s toe had landed out ... The tight end had to exit for one snap due to injury.

The Baltimore Ravens had one last chance to force overtime ... When the refs reviewed the play, they ruled Likely’s toes were out of bounds. The Chiefs beat the Ravens, 27-20.

But film review revealed a smidgen of Likely’s right toe landed on ... Super Bowl champion Chiefs remain the toast of the league. It also showed that the Ravens — one of the AFC’s elite ...

The Ravens trailed the Chiefs 27-20 when they got ... They came within inches of getting one, but tight end Isaiah Likely couldn't quite keep his toe in bounds on the game's final play to keep ...

The Baltimore Ravens very nearly pulled off a comeback win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night to open up the NFL season, but they came up short by an Isaiah Likely toe. The Ravens got ...

The Ravens and Chiefs never disappoint ... it came down to a toe. Isaiah Likely's toe. An overtime-inducing touchdown in the literal last seconds of the game was wiped away because Likely couldn ...

Football is a beautiful game, and also a tragic one. Unfortunately, the Baltimore Ravens found themselves on the wrong side of the game on Thursday night. The Ravens found themselves down by seven ...

The Baltimore Ravens' would-be touchdown gets overturned after replay showed Isaiah Likely's toe falling barely out of bounds as the Kansas City Chiefs take the season opener. https://t.co ...

But here's to Isaiah Likely's right big toe ... scrimmage – and the Ravens couldn't help but think they let their prime-time opportunity to upstage the Chiefs slip away. No, beating the Chiefs ...