Chiefs’ schedule tracker: KC’s game against Buffalo Bills gains holiday exposure
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- The Chiefs will play at the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, televised by NBC.
- The game will kick off at 7:20 p.m. Central Time, per the Schultz Report.
- The Chiefs will open 2026 on Monday Night Football (Sept. 14) at home against the Broncos.
Last season, the Chiefs helped draw a record-setting audience on Thanksgiving. They’ll get another chance in 2026.
The Chiefs will play at the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving — Nov. 26. The game will kick off at 7:20 p.m. (Central Time) and be televised by NBC, per Jordan Schultz of the Schultz Report.
The Chiefs-Bills rivalry has become one of the NFL’s most intense. The teams have met in every year since 2020 and have split 10 games. The Bills are 5-1 in regular-season games, the Chiefs 4-0 in the playoffs — including two victories in the AFC Championship Game.
The Bills are moving into new Highmark Stadium, next to their old stadium, this season.
Last year the Chiefs visited the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving. The game was played before 57.2 million viewers, a Nielsen viewership record for a regular-season game.
Schultz also reported that the Chiefs will visit the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in Week 7, with a date and kickoff time to be announced.
The Chiefs will open the 2026 season on Monday Night Football (Sept. 14) at home against the Denver Broncos.
For the first time since 2022, the Chiefs won’t play on Christmas Day. The three matchups that day: Packers at Bears, Bills at Broncos, and Rams at Seahawks.
The entire NFL schedule will be announced later Thursday on ESPN and NFL Network — at 7 p.m.
Home opponents: Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts.
Away opponents: Broncos, Raiders, Chargers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons.
Chiefs’ 2026 schedule
Week 1: Denver Broncos, Sept. 14, MNF, 7:15 p.m., ABC/ESPN
Week 2: Indianapolis Colts, Sept. 20, SNF, 7:20 p.m. NBC
Week 3: at Miami Dolphins, Sept. 27, TBD
Week 4 at Las Vegas Raiders, Oct. 4, 3:25 p.m.
Week 5 Bye
Week 6 Los Angeles Chargers, Oct. 18, 3:25 p.m.
Week 7 at Seattle Seahawks, Oct. 25, SNF, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Week 8 at Denver Broncos, Nov. 1, 3:25 p.m.
Week 9 New York Jets, Nov. 8, noon
Week 10 at Atlanta Falcons, Nov. 15, TBD
Week 11 Arizona Cardinals, Nov. 22, noon
Week 12: at Buffalo Bills, Nov. 26, Thanksgiving, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Week 13 at Los Angeles Rams, Dec. 3, TNF, Amazon
Week 14 at Cincinnati Bengals, Dec. 13, 3:25 p.m.
Week 15 New England Patriots, Dec. 21, MNF, 7:15 p.m., ABC/ESPN
Week 16 San Francisco 49ers, Dec. 27, 3:25 p.m.
Week 17 at Los Angeles Chargers, Jan. 3, 3:25 p.m.
Week 18 Las Vegas Raiders, Jan. 9 or 10, TBD
This story was originally published May 14, 2026 at 9:46 AM with the headline "Chiefs’ schedule tracker: KC’s game against Buffalo Bills gains holiday exposure."