Primetime! Seahawks to host Chiefs on ‘Sunday Night Football’

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 15: Sam Darnold #14 of the Seattle Seahawks embraces Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs after the NFL Preseason 2025 game between Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on August 15, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks’ 2026 slate is slowly coming together as we inch closer to the full schedule reveal. On Thursday, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that the Seahawks will be hosting the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7 .

The news comes two days after Kansas City’s Week 1 opponent was revealed , and one day following official word on Seattle’s opponent for this season’s kickoff game . Sources: The defending Super Bowl champion #Seahawks will welcome 3x Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes and the #Chiefs in Week 7. 🔥🍿🏆 https://t.

co/yEgHBKxOQh pic. twitter. com/gM9MVHWqq9 — Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) May 14, 2026 Entering the 2025 season, the Chiefs had played in five of the previous six Super Bowls, winning three of them.

However, Kansas City struggled throughout the year, sitting at 5-4 during its bye week and losing seven of its last eight games, including six consecutive losses to close out the season. This was the Chiefs’ first missed postseason since 2014 and their first losing record since 2012, the team’s worst showing of Andy Reid’s 13-year tenure as head coach. In the midst of Kansas City’s losing skid, Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL against the Chargers in Week 14, ending his season with four games to play.