The Kansas City Chiefs 16-game regular season schedule will include five prime-time television games, as announced Thursday night by the National Football League.
Kansas City will start the season in challenging fashion, with back-to-back road games against the Los Angeles Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Chiefs return home to Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 23 to face the San Francisco 49ers in the club’s home opener. Kansas City’s first primetime contest is on Oct. 1 against the Broncos in Denver.
After a visit from the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 7, Kansas City will face the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on NBC’s Sunday Night Football on October 14. The Chiefs will take on the Bengals and Broncos at home before traveling to Cleveland on November 4. The Chiefs face the Arizona Cardinals at home on November 11, followed by a Monday Night Football match-up against the Los Angeles Rams in Mexico City on Nov. 19.
Following the club’s Bye Week on November 25 the team will travel to face the Oakland Raiders on Dec. 2. The final quarter of the season features a home game against the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 9, before a Thursday night contest at Arrowhead Stadium versus the Chargers on Dec. 13. The Chiefs then travel to Seattle for their second Sunday Night Football contest of the season, facing the Seahawks in primetime on December 23. Kansas City closes out the regular season at home against the Oakland Raiders on December 30.
2018 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Date | Opponent | Time | Network
Thursday, Aug. 9 | Houston Texans | 7:30 p.m. | KCTV5
Friday, Aug. 17 | at Atlanta Falcons | 6:00 p.m. | KCTV5
Saturday, Aug. 25 | at Chicago Bears | Noon | KCTV5
Thursday, Aug. 30 | Green Bay Packers | 7:30 p.m. | KCTV5
2018 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Date | Opponent | Time | Network
Sunday, Sept. 9 | at Los Angeles Chargers | 3:05 p.m. | CBS
Sunday, Sept. 16 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Sept. 23 | San Francisco 49ers | Noon | FOX
Monday, Oct. 1 | at Denver Broncos | 7:15 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, Oct. 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars* | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Oct. 14 | at New England Patriots* | 7:20 p.m. | NBC
Sunday, Oct. 21 | Cincinnati Bengals* | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Oct. 28 | Denver Broncos* | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Nov. 4 | at Cleveland Browns* | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Nov. 11 | Arizona Cardinals* | Noon | FOX
Monday, Nov. 19 | at Los Angeles Rams (Mexico City) | 7:15 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, Nov. 25 | BYE WEEK
Sunday, Dec. 2 | at Oakland Raiders* | 3:05 p.m. | CBS
Sunday, Dec. 9 | Baltimore Ravens* | Noon | CBS
Thursday, Dec. 13 | Los Angeles Chargers | 7:20 p.m. | FOX/NFLN
Sunday, Dec. 23 | at Seattle Seahawks* | 7:20 p.m. | NBC
Sunday, Dec. 30 | Oakland Raiders* | Noon | CBS
Home games in bold;Â all kickoffs are Central Time.
