Chiefs 2021 Schedule Set

Kansas City's road to a third-straight Super Bowl starts at home against Cleveland

The Chiefs begin the 2021 campaign against a familiar playoff foe, and the schedule includes five primetime games with two under the lights at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

The slate kicks off on Sunday, Sept. 12 with a 3:25 p.m. kickoff against the Cleveland Browns, whom the Chiefs defeated 22-17 at Arrowhead Stadium last January in an AFC Divisional Playoff matchup.

Photo by Jim Berry, Kansas City Chiefs

Here’s the complete schedule (all times central time zone):

Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns
3:25 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 12 on CBS

Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens
7:20 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 19 on NBC

Week 3: vs Los Angeles Chargers
Noon, Sunday, Sept. 26 on CBS

Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles
Noon, Sunday, Oct. 3 on CBS

Week 5: vs. Buffalo Bills
7:20 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 10 on NBC

Week 6: at Washington Football Team
Noon, Sunday, Oct. 17 on CBS

Week 7: at Tennessee Titans
Noon, Sunday, Oct. 24 on CBS

Week 8: vs New York Giants
7:15 p.m., Monday, Nov. 1 on ESPN

Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers
3:25 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 7 on FOX

Week 10: at Las Vegas Raiders
7:20 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 14 on NBC

Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys
3:25 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 21 on FOX

Week 12: BYE WEEK

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
Noon, Sunday, Dec. 5 on CBS

Week 14: vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Noon, Sunday, Dec. 12 on CBS

Week 15: at Los Angeles Chargers
7:20 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 16 on FOX/NFLN/Amazon

Week 16: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
3:25 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 26 on CBS

Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals
Noon, Sunday, Jan. 2 on CBS

Week 18: at Denver Broncos
3:25 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 9 on CBS

The Chiefs also announced their preseason schedule as follows:

Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers
Time and date to be determined on KSHB/Chiefs Network

Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals
7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 20 on ESPN

Week 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Time to be determined, Friday, Aug. 27 on KSHB/Chiefs Network

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