- Kansas City’ KMBC9 used the Olathe Northwest High School logo, also a raven
- Olathe, Kansas, is the state’s fifth largest city and a southwestern suburb of Kansas City
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A local TV station in Kansas City accidentally used the wrong Ravens logo to promote this weekend’s AFC Championship game in Baltimore.
According to KMBC 9 in Kansas City, the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Olathe Northwest Ravens at M&T Bank Field on Sunday, as initially reported on X – formerly Twitter – by Farzin Vousoughian.
“@Chiefs we look forward to the challenge and thank you for the opportunity,” the high school football report wrote in response to the blunder.
Olathe Northwest High School is one of five public high schools in the $233 Olathe school district, and its mascot is just a special Raven, unlike several of them, such as the NFL franchise logo.
With a population of more than 130,000, Olathe, Kansas, is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, according to the US Census. The community is the fifth largest city in the state and a southwestern suburb of the Kansas City metro area.
Kansas City’s KMBC9 used the logo of a local high school football team to promote Sunday’s AFC Championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens
The local TV station inadvertently used the logo of the Olathe Northwest High School football team
NFL fans on X quickly noticed KMBC 9’s mistake and made jokes on social media.
“They don’t stand a chance against you guys,” one user shared, predicting the Chiefs would fall to Olathe Northwest High School.
“Raven parents, we’re going to have to step up our fundraising!” one local tweeted. “We cannot expect to compete with our current budget.”
“Does this mean Taylor and shirtless Jason will be at CBAC for the game?” another shared, referring to Olathe Northwest’s stadium: the College Boulevard Activity Center.
Another fan joke: “How are the Chiefs underdogs to Olathe Northwest? No disrespect to my favorite Ravens!”
Sunday’s game in Baltimore promises to be exciting, considering the league’s most in-form team – the Ravens – will host the reigning Super Bowl champions in their own backyard.
Baltimore (14-4) hasn’t lost since its final regular-season game against the Pittsburgh Steelers (17-10), while Patrick Mahomes just won his first road playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is considered the favorite for this season’s NFL MVP award.