The Kansas City Chiefs will play the Denver Broncos on ESPN’s first ‘Monday Night Football’ of the 2026 season

Ahead of the 2026 NFL schedule release, here's everything we know about the Kansas City Chiefs' schedule and opponents.

The Madrid game vs. the Atlanta Falcons was the Chiefs' best chance to play abroad, but the Cincinnati Bengals will play in Spain instead.

Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice was among the offseason winners for Kansas City after the NFL Draft. The losers, meanwhile, include a young RB.

The NFL's international slate is going global in a bigger way than ever before in 2026. The league will unveil its complete international schedule Wednesday morning, including dates, opponents and kickoff times for a record nine games outside the United States.

The NFL schedule release will drop on Thursday, May 14, and one Denver Broncos game has already leaked. ESPN 's Adam Schefter reported on Tuesday that the Broncos will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the season opener on Monday Night Football,

Here we'll try to look at and discuss the disaster Chiefs schedule scenarios that would sink their Super Bowl hopes.