NFL appears to be loading up primetime spots with Chiefs early & often

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 26: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with tight end Travis Kelce #87 after a touchdown during the second half of the AFC Championship football game against the Buffalo Bills, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images) | Getty Images As we await the full NFL schedule to be released tonight at 7:00 p. m.

Arrowhead Time, there have been plenty of unconfirmed but trustworthy leaks indicating the national spotlight still gravitates towards the Kansas City Chiefs , despite a down season in 2025. It starts right off the bat: the Chiefs will definitely be opening the 2026 season against the Denver Broncos on “Monday Night Football” in Arrowhead Stadium, but there are also rumors that Week 2 will be under the lights at home as well: a date with the Indianapolis Colts on “Sunday Night Football” appears to be in the NFL’s plans. If it holds true that Indianapolis is the Week 2 opponent at home on SNF, it'll be the first time in franchise history the Chiefs have started the season with two games starting 7:00 or later Pretty rare to have both games at home I'd have to think too — Ron Kopp Jr (@RonOnChiefs) May 14, 2026 That would be an unprecedented start to a season in the history of this storied franchise: no Chiefs team has ever begun a regular season with two “night” games, or games kicking off 7:00 p.

m. or later. Whether that fact is an advantage for Kansas City is unknown, though I do see the Chiefs starting out hot in 2026 , and each is at Arrowhead Stadium.

Which, if you ask me, has always been at its most raucous in September. It’s hard to compare postseason games, so those are excluded, but when the weather is nice, and Chiefs Kingdom’s vocal cords are fresh (along with their livers), it makes for some of the most memorable crowds in the history of the stadium. Remember when the Chiefs opened the season on Monday Night Football against the Chargers in 2010.