Kansas City Chiefs make history as 2025 schedule is unveiled while Travis Kelce vents frustration
The Kansas City Chiefs remain in the NFL spotlight despite failing to achieve a historic Super Bowl three-peat last season. And that means Patrick Mahomes and company are being given plenty of the prime slots on the new 2025 league schedule. The Chiefs will want to bounce back after Super Bowl heartbreakGetty Over another 18 weeks and 17 regular-season games, the Chiefs will aim to put themselves in the best possible position to reclaim their crown. A heavy defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LIX in February will have hurt, but they remain one of the favorites to become champions again this time around. If you are a football fan, you better like watching Mahomes play football, because you’re going to be seeing a lot of Kansas City this season, as has been the case for the last half decade now. The Chiefs will play in X AMOUNT of primetime games this season, including on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Chiefs’ 2025 NFL Schedule The NFL will release the full regular-season schedule tonight at 8pm ET / 5pm PT, which is 1am on Thursday morning in the UK. Nothing will be completely confirmed until that time, however, the Chiefs have already found out some of their games for the new campaign. Six of Mahomes and co’s games have already been found out and there will likely be some more leaked heading into the official release. Earlier this month, the Chiefs were confirmed to face the Los Angeles Chargers in Sao Paulo on September 5 as part of the NFL’s biggest ever international slate. The NFL then announced that they will be taking part in a huge Thanksgiving showdown on November 27 against the Dallas Cowboys. The Chiefs also know that they’ll be playing on Christmas Day too, revealing yesterday that they will take on the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium. They are set to become the first team since 2016 to play on both Thanksgiving and Christmas in the same season. Mahomes and co will play on both Thanksgiving and Christmas DayGetty Chiefs' confirmed/leaked 2025 NFL games Week 1: Chiefs @ Chargers – Sao Paulo, Brazil Week 2: Eagles vs. Chiefs – 4:25 ET Week 3: Chiefs @ Giants – SNF Week 4: Week 5: Jaguars vs Chiefs – Jacksonville Week 6: Lions vs. Chiefs – SNF Week 7: Week 8: Week 9: Week 10: Week 11: Week 12: Week 13: Chiefs @ Cowboys – (Thanksgiving) Week 14: Week 15: Week 16: Week 17: Broncos vs. Chiefs – (Christmas) Week 18: On top of those three confirmed games, another three have been leaked. A Super Bowl LIX rematch is reported to be taking place on Week 2 of the 2025 season as the Eagles make the trip to Kansas City. Week 3 will then reportedly see the Chiefs travel to New York to face the Giants before Week 5 is said to put KC up against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Every single game will be officially revealed later this evening, but these six have already been added to many fans’ calendars. Starting the NFL season in Brazil makes it an international spectacle, but Chiefs star Travis Kelce has vented his frustration at the schedule. Speaking on his ‘New Heights’ podcast about having to play the Chargers in Sao Paulo, Kelco said: “I’ll be there, not to do a podcast. I’ll be playing football in the ******* heat.” Kelce isn’t keen on playing in BrazilGetty He continued: “There’s just something about getting close to the equator, I don’t want to put on a football uniform. “I’ve been in Jacksonville in September, that’s ******* miserable. “Sao Paulo, is that by the water? I’d rather it be dry than humid, I’m a sweaty guy. If it is humid, I am going to be miserable. “But I am going to find a way to get a win.” Kansas City Chiefs’ 2025 opponents Home Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers Baltimore Ravens Detroit Lions Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders Away Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers Buffalo Bills Dallas Cowboys Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants Tennessee Titans

The Kansas City Chiefs remain in the NFL spotlight despite failing to achieve a historic Super Bowl three-peat last season.
And that means Patrick Mahomes and company are being given plenty of the prime slots on the new 2025 league schedule.

Over another 18 weeks and 17 regular-season games, the Chiefs will aim to put themselves in the best possible position to reclaim their crown.
A heavy defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LIX in February will have hurt, but they remain one of the favorites to become champions again this time around.
If you are a football fan, you better like watching Mahomes play football, because you’re going to be seeing a lot of Kansas City this season, as has been the case for the last half decade now.
The Chiefs will play in X AMOUNT of primetime games this season, including on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Chiefs’ 2025 NFL Schedule
The NFL will release the full regular-season schedule tonight at 8pm ET / 5pm PT, which is 1am on Thursday morning in the UK.
Nothing will be completely confirmed until that time, however, the Chiefs have already found out some of their games for the new campaign.
Six of Mahomes and co’s games have already been found out and there will likely be some more leaked heading into the official release.
Earlier this month, the Chiefs were confirmed to face the Los Angeles Chargers in Sao Paulo on September 5 as part of the NFL’s biggest ever international slate.
The NFL then announced that they will be taking part in a huge Thanksgiving showdown on November 27 against the Dallas Cowboys.
The Chiefs also know that they’ll be playing on Christmas Day too, revealing yesterday that they will take on the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium.
They are set to become the first team since 2016 to play on both Thanksgiving and Christmas in the same season.

Chiefs' confirmed/leaked 2025 NFL games

- Week 1: Chiefs @ Chargers – Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Week 2: Eagles vs. Chiefs – 4:25 ET
- Week 3: Chiefs @ Giants – SNF
- Week 4:
- Week 5: Jaguars vs Chiefs – Jacksonville
- Week 6: Lions vs. Chiefs – SNF
- Week 7:
- Week 8:
- Week 9:
- Week 10:
- Week 11:
- Week 12:
- Week 13: Chiefs @ Cowboys – (Thanksgiving)
- Week 14:
- Week 15:
- Week 16:
- Week 17: Broncos vs. Chiefs – (Christmas)
- Week 18:
On top of those three confirmed games, another three have been leaked.
A Super Bowl LIX rematch is reported to be taking place on Week 2 of the 2025 season as the Eagles make the trip to Kansas City.
Week 3 will then reportedly see the Chiefs travel to New York to face the Giants before Week 5 is said to put KC up against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Every single game will be officially revealed later this evening, but these six have already been added to many fans’ calendars.
Starting the NFL season in Brazil makes it an international spectacle, but Chiefs star Travis Kelce has vented his frustration at the schedule.
Speaking on his ‘New Heights’ podcast about having to play the Chargers in Sao Paulo, Kelco said: “I’ll be there, not to do a podcast. I’ll be playing football in the ******* heat.”

He continued: “There’s just something about getting close to the equator, I don’t want to put on a football uniform.
“I’ve been in Jacksonville in September, that’s ******* miserable.
“Sao Paulo, is that by the water? I’d rather it be dry than humid, I’m a sweaty guy. If it is humid, I am going to be miserable.
“But I am going to find a way to get a win.”
Kansas City Chiefs’ 2025 opponents
Home
- Denver Broncos
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Baltimore Ravens
- Detroit Lions
- Houston Texans
- Indianapolis Colts
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Washington Commanders
Away
- Denver Broncos
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Buffalo Bills
- Dallas Cowboys
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- New York Giants
- Tennessee Titans