By TOMMY REZAC
St. Joseph Post
The NFL announced the regular season schedule for the 2023 season Thursday. The Kansas City Chiefs are currently slated to play in six primetime contests, including three nationally televised games at Arrowhead Stadium.
The reigning Super Bowl Champion Chiefs will kick off the 2023 season on the NFL’s opening night against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 7.
Kansas City will also be featured on the international stage once again this season, facing the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt, Germany, on Nov. 5 at Frankfurt Stadium.
This year’s regular season schedule features eight games vs. seven playoff teams from 2022. The combined 2022 record of Kansas City’s 2023 home and away opponents is 147-140.
The Chiefs will face Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets on Sunday Night Football on Oct. 1 on the road, followed by an Oct. 8 meeting with the Minnesota Vikings. Patrick Mahomes has recorded at least one win against every NFL team except for the Vikings.
In Week 6, the Chiefs have a Thursday Night Football game at home against the Denver Broncos on Oct. 12. Kansas City has won 15-consecutive matchups against. After the club’s contest in Germany, the Chiefs will enjoy a bye week.
Week 11 is a Super Bowl LVII rematch at Arrowhead as the Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football Nov. 20. Kansas City will make a second Sunday Night Football appearance at the Green Bay Packers on Dec. 3. On Dec. 10, the Chiefs face the Buffalo Bills at home in a high profile AFC contest.
This will mark the fifth time in four seasons that Buffalo has visited Kansas City, including the 2020 AFC Championship Game and a 2021 AFC Divisional Game.
The Chiefs will face the Patriots on Monday Night Football on Dec. 18 in New England before back-to-back home games. The Chiefs face the Raiders on Christmas Day and then prepare for a rematch of last year’s AFC Championship Game, as the Bengals return to KC on Dec. 31.
The Chiefs close out the regular season on the road against the Los Angeles Chargers.
The NFL also released the Chiefs preseason opponents. KC will be on the road for Weeks 1 and 2, the first against the New Orleans Saints and then the Arizona Cardinals. The final preseason game will be against the Cleveland Browns in Kansas City. Dates and times for preseason games will be announced at a later date.
Chiefs single-game tickets will go on sale beginning at 8 a.m. Friday for Jackson County taxpayers, 10 a.m. for Chiefs Season Ticket Members and 11 a.m. for the public.
2023 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time Network
Week 1 at New Orleans Saints TBD KSHB
Week 2 at Arizona Cardinals TBD KSHB
Week 3 Cleveland Browns TBD KSHB
2023 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time Network
Sept. 7 Detroit Lions 7:20 p.m. NBC (Thursday)
Sept. 17 at Jacksonville 12:00 p.m. CBS
Sept. 24 Chicago Bears 3:25 p.m. FOX
Oct. 1 at New York Jets 7:20 p.m. NBC
Oct. 8 at Minnesota 3:25 p.m. CBS
Oct. 12 Denver Broncos 7:15 p.m. PRIME (Thursday)
Oct. 22 L.A. Chargers 3:25 p.m. CBS
Oct. 29 at Denver Broncos 3:25 p.m. CBS
Nov. 5 Dolphins (Germany) 8:30 a.m. NFL Network
Nov. 12 BYE WEEK
Nov. 20 Philadelphia 7:15 p.m. ESPN (Monday)
Nov. 26 at Las Vegas 3:25 p.m. CBS
Dec. 3 at Green Bay 7:20 p.m. NBC
Dec. 10 Buffalo Bills 3:25 p.m. CBS
Dec. 18 at New England 7:15 p.m. ESPN (Monday)
Dec. 25 Las Vegas 12:00 p.m. CBS
Dec. 31 Cincinnati 3:25 p.m. CBS
Jan. 6/7 at L.A. Chargers TBD TBD