Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes heaped praise on Baltimore Ravens counterpart Lamar Jackson ahead of Monday's blockbuster NFL showdown.

It will be a battle of two former MVPs and two of the hottest teams in the league when Jackson's Ravens host Mahomes and the Chiefs in Baltimore.

The Ravens and Super Bowl champions the Chiefs are both 2-0 heading into Week 3 amid plenty of hype as reigning MVP Jackson and 2018 Most Valuable Player Mahomes go head-to-head.

Mahomes – the Super Bowl LIV MVP – hailed Jackson, telling reporters on Thursday: "He can make all the throws; he can run with the ball; he can really do it all.

"It's always fun to watch guys like that -- that work hard, put in the work, and they're able to go out there and have success on the field.

"And then as far as our relationship, talking and stuff like that -- we kinda have the same endorsements with Oakley and EA Sports, and so we've seen each other through that.

"Then when you play this quarterback position, there's kinda like a group; it's a tight group where you kinda shoot ideas off each other and stuff like that. So he's a great player, and I look forward to the contest this week."

"It's a little different 'cause when you're on offense, you're never gonna go face-to-face; you never get to go straight-up against Lamar, but you know that he's gonna go out there and put up points," added Mahomes.

"So you just have to trust in your defense that they're gonna make stops when they're needed, they're gonna find ways to do whatever they can to stop all the great stuff that he does. And then as an offense, you're facing a great defense, and so you're gonna have find ways to put up points on the board if you want to get the win."