Kansas City Chiefs schedule 2024: Takeaways, predictions

KANSAS CITY — The Chiefs’ 2024 schedule was launched together with the remainder of the NFL slate on Wednesday.

A powerful begin is important for the Chiefs, who face two of their high challengers within the AFC, the Ravens and Bengals, within the first two weeks. Each video games are at Arrowhead Stadium, that means the Chiefs can be doing a whole lot of touring because the season wears on. 9 of their closing 15 video games are on the street.

The teaching rivalry between Andy Reid and Jim Harbaugh can be renewed in Week 4 when the Chiefs play on the Los Angeles Chargers. Harbaugh & Co. will return the favor with a go to to Kansas Metropolis in Week 13 for a Sunday evening matchup. The Chiefs are scheduled for 5 prime-time video games plus three contests in an unique TV window, together with a Black Friday sport towards the Las Vegas Raiders and a Christmas Day assembly with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Here’s what’s in retailer for the Chiefs:

Chiefs 2024 regular-season schedule

Week 1: Sept. 5 vs. Baltimore (TNF)

Week 2: Sept. 15 vs. Cincinnati

Week 3: Sept. 22 at Atlanta (SNF)

Week 4: Sept. 29 at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 5: Oct. 7 vs. New Orleans (MNF)

Week 6: BYE

Week 7: Oct. 20 at San Francisco

Week 8: Oct. 27 at Las Vegas

Week 9: Nov. 4 vs. Tampa Bay (MNF)

Week 10: Nov. 10 vs. Denver

Week 11: Nov. 17 at Buffalo

Week 12: Nov. 24 at Carolina

Week 13: Nov. 29 vs. Las Vegas (Friday)

Week 14: Dec. 8 vs. Los Angeles Chargers (SNF)

Week 15: Dec. 15 at Cleveland

Week 16: Dec. 21 vs. Houston (Saturday)

Week 17: Dec. 25 at Pittsburgh (Wednesday)

Week 18: Jan. 4 or 5 at Denver

Power of schedule: Tied for 14th best

Over/Beneath: 11.5 wins

Largest takeaway

The Chiefs will hardly ever get a traditional week. Their eclectic schedule options two video games on Mondays, one sport on a Wednesday, one on a Thursday, one on a Friday, one on a Saturday and solely 11 on Sundays — that is every single day of the week besides Tuesday. They’ll have a excessive variety of shorter-than-usual or longer-than-usual weeks and never as many breaks as regular of the standard six-day selection. How will they deal with this? The Chiefs have a veteran staff, and their expertise ought to assist, nevertheless it’s a scenario that bears watching.

Revenge sport

The Chiefs owe some payback to a few their division rivals. The Raiders beat the Chiefs final season on Christmas at Arrowhead Stadium 20-14, however the six-point margin does not clarify the extent to which Las Vegas dealt with enterprise that day. The consequence broke the Chiefs’ six-game successful streak over the Raiders, with 4 of these six victories being determined by at the least 14 factors. Raiders coach Antonio Pierce mentioned after the Christmas contest that his staff confirmed everybody the “recipe” to beat Kansas Metropolis. The Chiefs additionally misplaced final season to the Broncos, breaking their 16-game successful streak towards Denver.

Daring prediction

The Chiefs could have a greater document on the street than within the video games at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs had been 4-4 at dwelling, 6-2 on the street and 1-0 at a impartial website through the 2023 common season then gained their first AFC playoff video games away from Arrowhead within the Patrick Mahomes period by beating the Buffalo Payments and the Baltimore Ravens. The Chiefs have been a wonderful away staff through the years with Reid as their coach, and the street schedule does not seem fairly as rugged as the house slate this marketing campaign.