The Kansas City Chiefs' schedule for the 2025 NFL season has officially been revealed.

We now know exactly when the Chiefs will play their opponents in 2025, and this schedule presents a unique set of challenges. How could things play out for the Chiefs if they're to make it to the playoffs and make a run at Super Bowl LX? The path certainly won't be an easy one this year. . .

Here are some quick-hitting, way-too-early game-by-game score predictions for the upcoming season. 

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Week 1: @ Los Angeles Chargers (Sao Paolo, Brazil) – Friday, Sept. 5 at 7:00 p.m. CT on YouTube

Chiefs win 37-20: The Chiefs have never lost an international game. Some would say that means they're due for a loss, but I wouldn’t want to be the first team Kansas City plays after an embarrassing Super Bowl loss. In 2021, after the loss to the Bucs in Super Bowl LV, they opened the season with a 33-29 win over the Cleveland Browns. 

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Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl LIX rematch) – Sunday, Sept. 14 at 3:25 p.m. CT on FOX

Eagles win 30-21: The Chiefs will be motivated by the Super Bowl LIX results, but this game's timing sets the team up for disappointment. The Eagles will be coming off 10 days of rest after opening the season against the Cowboys. The Chiefs will have 9 days of rest but thousands of miles of international travel after opening the season in Brazil. That factors in more than home-field advantage for Kansas City.

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Week 3: @ New York Giants (Sunday Night Football) – Sunday, Sept. 21 at 7:20 p.m. CT on NBC

Chiefs win 17-9: This game has all the makings of a low-scoring slugfest. The defensive line for the Giants will be a massive test for a revamped Chiefs offensive line, but they’ll be better prepared for it after facing the Eagles the week prior. This one could come down to game management or special teams, and I’ll give Kansas City the edge against a desperate New York team.

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Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens – Sunday, Sept. 28 at 3:25 p.m. CT on CBS

Chiefs win 29-22: This game wholly depends on the version of Lamar Jackson and the Ravens that the Chiefs will get. They could be rolling by this juncture of the season or disjointed, still looking to catch their stride, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Ultimately, I think the game occurring at Arrowhead Stadium gives Kansas City a slight edge. 

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Week 5: @ Jacksonville Jaguars (Monday Night Football) – Monday, Oct. 6 at 7:15 p.m. CT on ESPN

Chiefs win 35-17: If you recall the Chiefs’ season-opening tilt with the Jaguars back in 2019, it was in September during a Noon kickoff, and it was so hot on the field that the thermometers were melting. An October evening game will be much less challenging for the players. The Jags still have a long way to go regarding their roster, but expect Travis Hunter to be a thorn in their side. 

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Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions (Sunday Night Football) – Sunday, Oct. 12 at 7:20 p.m. CT on NBC

Chiefs win 45-35: This has the makings of a high-scoring game, think the 2018 showdown between Patrick Mahomes' Chiefs and Jared Goff's Los Angeles Rams. Both teams will have hit their stride by this point in the season. I expect a lot of creativity on offense from both squads as a result, but I think the home-field advantage in this one could force one too many mistakes from Detroit. 

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Week 7: vs. Las Vegas Raiders – Sunday, Oct. 19 at Noon CT on CBS

Chiefs win 31-30: The Raiders will have much to prove this year, and they've got the pieces in place to be much better than in years past. It starts with a competent head coach in Pete Carroll, which will bleed down to every aspect of the team. I think Geno Smith keeps this one close, but they fall just short of a victory in Arrowhead.

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Week 8: vs. Washington Commanders (Monday Night Football) – Monday, Oct. 27 at 7:15 p.m. CT

Chiefs win 28-23: This team was a game away from being the Chiefs’ opponent in Super Bowl LIX. While there’s certainly more tape on Jayden Daniels for Spags to work with, this is clearly one of the young ascending teams in the NFL. In this one, I think situational football ends up being the difference.

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Week 9: @ Buffalo Bills – Sunday, Nov. 2 at 3:25 p.m. CT on CBS

Bills win 37-29: While I don't think the Bills have done enough to improve their chances against the Chiefs, a regular-season game in Buffalo feels like a loss in the making for Kansas City. That's especially the case after a three-game stretch featuring two NFC playoff teams and an AFC West rival in the Lions, Raiders, and Commanders.

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Week 10: BYE

I have no complaints about this bye week. Winning it will be all about the team's ability to reset, refocus, and self-scout after a tough stretch through the first nine games of the 2025 NFL season. 

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Week 11: @ Denver Broncos – Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3:25 p.m. CT on CBS

Chiefs win 21-17: Andy Reid is dominant coming off the bye week, which doesn't bode well for Bo Nix and company. The week off will have the team fresh for the thin air at Empower Field at Mile High. Still, I expect a close, low-scoring, defensive game for both squads.

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Week 12: vs. Indianapolis Colts – Sunday, Nov. 23 at Noon CT on CBS

Chiefs win 28-14: The Colts' season hinges on whether or not the Anthony Richardson experiment is a success. If he doesn't take a massive step forward, they don't have a quarterback on their roster who can beat the Chiefs in Kansas City. Even if he takes that step forward, he's still green enough that Steve Spagnuolo can put him in a special hell. 

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Week 13: @ Dallas Cowboys (Thanksgiving) – Thursday, Nov. 27 at 3:30 p.m. CT on NBC

Chiefs win 34-19: Not to be disrespectful, but the only thing stopping the Chiefs from putting up 40 in this game is the sun's blinding rays shining through in the afternoon at AT&T Stadium. 

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Week 14: vs. Houston Texans (Sunday Night Football) – Sunday, Dec. 7 at 7:20 p.m. CT on ESPN

Chiefs win 29-16: The Texans' offseason screamed of a team looking to get enough firepower to compete with the Chiefs. The big question mark is their revamped offensive line and how that holds up for CJ Stroud. By Week 14, there will be injuries and changes, and I'm just not confident that they've got the pieces in place.

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Week 15: vs. Los Angeles Chargers – Sunday, Dec. 14 at Noon CT on CBS

Chiefs win 21-20: Despite being played at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, I expect this one to be much closer than the season opener. Sans a home game against Kansas City, I expect they're a well-oiled machine and bring their A-game for this matchup, while the Chiefs are a little gassed after games against Dallas and Houston. 

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Week 16: @ Tennessee Titans – Sunday, Dec. 21 at Noon CT on CBS

Chiefs win 33-16: This scheduling decision could pay massive dividends for the league or blow up in their face. On one hand, Cam Ward and the Titans could be firing on all cylinders and put up a competitive game. On the other hand, they could already be looking toward the 2026 NFL season. No matter the case, Steve Spagnuolo's record against rookie quarterbacks doesn't instill much confidence, especially with a full season of tape to go on.

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Week 17: vs. Denver Broncos (Christmas Night) – Thursday, Dec. 25 at 7:15 p.m. CT on Prime Video

Chiefs win 27-21: This is the second Christmas Day game between the Chiefs and Broncos during the Andy Reid era. An Alex Smith-led team crushed Trevor Siemian and Denver at Arrowhead Stadium in the first matchup. Kansas City fans will remember that as the game in which Dontari Poe threw a touchdown pass to TE Demetrius Harris. This one won’t be quite as lopsided, but I still expect a Chiefs victory. 

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Week 18: @ Las Vegas Raiders – TBD

Raiders win 27-23: The Raiders have yet to win a game against the Chiefs in Allegiant Stadium. I believe that ends this year, and it's not just because of Pete Carroll’s coaching style, competent quarterback play from Geno Smith, and a dynamic rookie in Ashton Jeanty. This is the final week of the 2025 NFL season, and Kansas City could start former Raiders QB Gardner Minshew if they have already locked up their seeding in the playoffs. 

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Chiefs' final record: 14-3

Last year, 15-2 was enough to get the job done for Kansas City. This season, I think they fall just short of that, given the difficulty of their schedule. Dropping games to playoff teams like the Eagles and Bills isn't ideal, but it also won't be back-breaking in the grand scheme. Getting some of the tough games out of the way early in the year could be a good thing as far as the regular-season record is concerned, but I worry about how the late-season schedule will hold up and prepare the team for the playoffs. 

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