Chiefs Schedule Is Full Of Amazing Highlights That Will Be A Formidable Challenge

The Kansas City Chiefs just learned their schedule this week, and it’s going to be an eventful season. They’re going to be featured in a half-dozen prime time games, and Jesse Newell of The Athletic provided a rundown of some of the the highlights that’s well worth a look. Must-Watch Game Surprisingly, it’s not the Week 1 matchup against the Denver Broncos, although maybe it’s not actually that surprising given that the Denver Post has already labeled that one the “Rehab Bowl” because of the status of the two quarterbacks.

Instead, Newell’s choice is the Week 12 game on Thanksgiving night against the Buffalo Bills. It’s a good selection given some of the drama the Patrick Mahomes vs. Josh Allen quarterback matchup should produce, and Mahomes should be completely healthy by then.

Toughest Stretch There’s a lot of competition if you look at the schedule as a whole, but for the Chiefs he chose the Bills game, followed by two more road games against the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals. The Broncos would argue pretty hard against this being the toughest schedule stretch in the league, especially since the Bengals haven’t been all that for the last couple of years. After that, though, the Chiefs get the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers at home, so expanding this to five games makes it even tougher.

The Game The Chiefs Can’t Afford To Lose Another interesting choice here by selecting the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 6, as Newell makes the argument that the Chiefs can’t afford to get swept by either the Broncos or Chargers and hope to win the division. The Chiefs did get swept by the Chargers last year, and the first loss helped turn the rest of their season into an uphill battle. Best Offense The Chiefs Will Face Newell chose the game against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 13, and it’s hard to argue with that selection.