1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Thank you. Vantage on the day. All right, will you 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: get opportunity game? They can play Chasing one touchdown Kansas 3 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: City the Chiefs all right in the thick of it, baby, 4 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: And hello Chiefs Kingdom, and welcome to this special edition 5 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: of Defending the Kingdom. Mitchelters with you voice of the Chiefs, 6 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 1: along with senior team reporter Marc mcmulland it's the schedule 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: revealing of the twenty twenty two schedule just released, and 8 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 1: this is our reaction. We wanted to get to you 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: as quick as we can. But first of all, congratulations 10 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: on your promotion. Yeah, thank you very much. It feels good. 11 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: I'm no longer than middle aged team reporter, so I'll 12 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 1: take what i can get. But yeah, thank you very much. 13 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: Matching well deserved. The other thing is I'm going to 14 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 1: take my passport and put it back in my backpack 15 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: because normally we go around the world on Defending the Kingdom. 16 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: Not tonight. Now tonight, this is a very big deal. 17 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: Of course, we're breaking the schedule right now, so still 18 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:53,639 Speaker 1: let us know where you're watching and listening from. We'll 19 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: mention it on our next episode, but for this one, 20 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: we're packing it in Tonight we'll do double duty whenever 21 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: we broadcast next. Okay, before we do the deep dive 22 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: into this schedule, let's just review this twenty twenty two 23 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: National Football League schedule. By the way, the Chiefs have 24 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,479 Speaker 1: the fifth toughest schedule according to the twenty twenty one 25 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: results in the entire National Football League. All right, here 26 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: we go. Let's just take a look. The Chiefs will 27 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: open the season where they would like to close the season. 28 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: They will open at Arizona to take on the Cardinals 29 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: on September the eleven, three, twenty five kickoff. Of course, 30 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: Super Bowl fifty seven is going to be in that 31 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 1: same locale. Then Thursday Night Football. The Chiefs will open 32 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: at home at GEHA Field at Arrowheads Stadium on the 33 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: following Thursday night against the Los Angeles Chargers. Then on 34 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: the twenty fifth, the Chiefs will go on the road 35 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: to take on the Indianapolis Colts. That will be one 36 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: of the few noon games the Chiefs have all season long. 37 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: Let's go into October. October second, the reason the Chiefs 38 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: probably aren't going to Germany this year. They are playing 39 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa Sunday Night Football Mahomes 40 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: versus Brady. October the tenth, Monday Night Football at Arrowhead 41 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: Gha Field at Arrowhead Stadium against the Raiders. There will 42 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: be Monday Night Football October the tenth. October the sixteenth 43 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: home against the Buffalo Bills, the rematch of that incredible 44 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,119 Speaker 1: Divisional playoff game from a year ago, and of course 45 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: the AFC Championship game of two years ago. October twenty three, 46 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: the Chiefs will go to San Francisco, a rematch of 47 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: Super Bowl fifty four, this time on the home turf 48 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: of the forty nine Ers. That's a three twenty five start. 49 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: The bye week seven games by the next nine, our 50 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 1: next ten, I should say in here the next ten 51 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: used to be nine. Sorry, old habits. November the sixth, 52 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are back in primetime at home against the 53 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: Titans on Sunday Night Football on November the sixth. November 54 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: the thirteenth, a rare home noon game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. 55 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 1: On November the twentieth on the road against the Chargers. 56 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: Remember the walk off last year by Travis Kelsey. They'll 57 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: take on the Chargers at three twenty five. Then the 58 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: twenty seven, the Chiefs will be at home against the 59 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: defending Super Bowl champion Rams. That will be three twenty 60 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:06,079 Speaker 1: five at Arrowhead. Into December at the Bengals rematch of 61 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: the AFC Championship game of a year ago, this time 62 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 1: back in Cincinnati, with a Chiefs lost in January of 63 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: a year ago against the Bengals three twenty five. Then 64 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: the eleventh of December, finally, the Denver Broncos show up 65 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: on the schedule. The Broncos at Denver. That will be 66 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: Sunday night football in Denver on the eleventh. On the 67 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: eighteenth at Houston, that will be a noon game against 68 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: the Texans. Christmas Eve is a Saturday this year. The 69 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: Chiefs will play on Saturday, Christmas Eve at noon against 70 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks at gha Field at Arrowheads Stadium. New 71 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: Year's Day. Hopefully you won't be up all night New 72 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: Year's Eve because you'll need to be ready to go 73 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: Sunday at noon against the Denver Broncos on New Year's Day, 74 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: the first day of twenty twenty three, and then the 75 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: following week could be Saturday, it could be Sunday, the 76 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: Chiefs will go on the road to take on the Raiders. 77 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: That time is also to be announced. There you go, Okay, 78 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: when you break this Matt to get your thoughts here, 79 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: it's mentioned the fifth toughest schedule in the National Football 80 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: League based off twenty twenty one results. Three of the 81 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: first four on the road, three of the first five 82 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: are in prime time. You can only have six primetime games. 83 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 1: The Chiefs have three in the first five weeks. Well, first, 84 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: take a breath. That was a lot. I think he 85 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: killed it. There seventeen games, a lot to go through 86 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: and a lot of good teams. As you mentioned, fifth 87 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: toughest schedule in the NFL based on last year's records, 88 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: which is always kind of misleading. I mean, it doesn't 89 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: factor in that the Broncos have a new quarterback, right. 90 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: We expect the Broncos to be better this year. So 91 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 1: it's a tough schedule, no doubt. The good news for 92 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: the Chiefs is that they're used to this kind of thing. 93 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: This will be the sixth year in a row the 94 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: Chiefs have played a first place schedule, and all they've 95 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: done every single year is be up to that challenge 96 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 1: and when the division over and over and over again. 97 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: I think what's interesting this year is there's a lot 98 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: of AFC challengers that will talk about later on that 99 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: maybe aren't so used to that. I'm thinking about the 100 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengals. I mean, they played a fourth place schedule 101 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: last year. They're playing a first place schedule this year 102 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: and have let's see the number three overall schedule in 103 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: terms of difficulty. The Raiders also factor into that seventh 104 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: hardest schedule in the NFL this year. So yes, a 105 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: very difficult schedule for the Chiefs as always, But the 106 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: goodness is they've been here before and time and time again, 107 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: they've been up to that challenge. Yeah, to your point, 108 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: and people say, goes through the first four on the 109 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: road twenty eighteen and twenty nineteen, through the first four 110 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: we're on the road. She still made it to the 111 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: AFC Championship in eighteen. They won the whole shebang in nineteen. 112 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: So I would say goes a lot of primetime games. Well, 113 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: the Chiefs haven't been on primetime a lot here recently, 114 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: and there's two more primetime games as I mentioned, coming 115 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: up later in the schedule. So the Chiefs, and to 116 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: your point again, have been in this realm before. So 117 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: instead of looking at it down the line from a 118 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: chronological standpoint, which is common to do. Let's look at 119 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: it the way I think Coach Reid would look at it, 120 00:05:56,480 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: and that is your division opponents, the Kansas City Let's 121 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,559 Speaker 1: review here. We say this humbly knowing that the AFC West, 122 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 1: by consensus around those who cover the National Football League, 123 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: will be the toughest division in the league this year. 124 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: The changed against the division over the past six seasons 125 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: thirty one wins and five losses. Thirty one wins and 126 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: five losses. When you look at the division and the 127 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: way the Chiefs are stacking up against this schedule, it's 128 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: right out of the gate against the Chargers Thursday night 129 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:29,119 Speaker 1: football at GHA Field at Arrowheads Stadium. Now it's interesting, though, 130 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: is in the past several years, I've seen how the 131 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: league has bunched a lot of these games up toward 132 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 1: the end. So while we play the Chargers in Week two, 133 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: that's one of only two divisional games in the first 134 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: ten weeks of the season. It makes us even more important, 135 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: I think. But then four divisional games over the final 136 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: eight weeks, so we'll see what the records are like 137 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: toward the end of the season. But it really could 138 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: come down to those final eight weeks and those big 139 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: divisional games. That's what happened last year for the Chiefs, 140 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: and they took care of business time and time again 141 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: with all those divisional games in the latter half of 142 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: the season. I do think though, with that Week two game, 143 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,359 Speaker 1: that's a tone setter kind of game. And I know 144 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: the Chiefs last year you lose in Week three to 145 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,919 Speaker 1: the Chargers and it kind of felt like for a 146 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,239 Speaker 1: while it was always trying to make up that ground. 147 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: Winning in Week two here at home against the Chargers 148 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: in primetime. It go a long way and kind of 149 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: setting the tone early on. So the Chargers are chasing 150 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: us and not the other way around. Well, and let's 151 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: just get we'll get ahead of the narrative here, because 152 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: the narrative will be the Chargers have won three of 153 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: the last four games in Kansas City, inclusive Thursday night 154 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: walk off with the two point conversion in twenty eighteen 155 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: of the twenty twenty game the Chiefs played the Jvs. 156 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: They doesn't put that asteries up there too. But the 157 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: point is that's going to be a lot of the 158 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: narrative going into this game for the Chiefs in their 159 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: home opener. But you mentioned the league loves too, and 160 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: look at the drama last year and the last two 161 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: to three weeks of the season, not just in the 162 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: FC West, but throughout all of the divisions of both 163 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: the AFC and NFC. Is to backload them. I don't think. 164 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: I think what the league is thinking here, Matt is 165 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: the fans can't wait that long. They want to watch 166 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: the West in primetime every week. And when you look 167 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: at the way the schedulers meet it out, not just 168 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: the Thursday night game to open the season, Monday Night 169 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: Football in October home against the Raiders. So another primetime 170 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: game coming back November the twentieth at the Chargers, and 171 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: then the backload of the games. But you do not 172 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: play the Chiefs do not play the Denver Broncos until 173 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: December the eleventh, the first time the Chiefs will see Denver. 174 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: It's crazy because I think everyone's talking about what a 175 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: great matchup that's going to be with Russell Wilson. We'll 176 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: see kind of how he fits into Denver and how 177 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: things are going there with him. It might take a 178 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: little while, but everyone's excited about that matchup. But we 179 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,439 Speaker 1: have to wait all the way until December to see it. 180 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 1: I'm really curious how Denver is going to look this season. 181 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 1: Of course, plugging in a new quarterback, it's not all 182 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: going to work great right away, I don't think. But 183 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: they're certainly better and at that point we'll know if 184 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: they're contending for the division. So the Chiefs will need 185 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,719 Speaker 1: to take care of business in December. But one thing 186 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,079 Speaker 1: I'm glad about, Mitch, when we're talking about these divisional 187 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: matchups is it is so difficult to what the Chiefs 188 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: did last year, which is go in primetime on the 189 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: road on a Thursday night in the game you have 190 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: to win against the Chargers. Like the Chiefs did last season, 191 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: they won and it was awesome. But I think we're 192 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:13,079 Speaker 1: very fortunate this year that that game is early in 193 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: the season and at home, so you're not having that 194 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:17,560 Speaker 1: short week when you have to go on the road 195 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: and it's late in the years, so you're already beaten 196 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: up and win a game against a very hungry opponent. 197 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: I think we're very fortunate in that way. The schedule 198 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: in Gods did as good on that one. I'm so glad. 199 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: The Thursday game is very early on and it's here 200 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: in Kansas City, and two of the five division losses 201 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: have been late in the season. Thursday Night games. Twenty seventeen, 202 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: it was the game against the Raiders, right the redo 203 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: of the nineteen seventy two Olympic Game, where you're just 204 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: gonna keep doing it until the Raiders win. And then 205 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: two was the Charger walk off two point conversion. One 206 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 1: thing that you and I have been doing though the 207 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 1: last couple of days, even before we saw the schedule release, 208 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: because we talk about everybody pointing against the Chiefs, shooting 209 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs. They're sick of the Chiefs winning six 210 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: straight AFC West titles. There's a lot to work to 211 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: do by these three division opponents themselves, regardless of the Chiefs. 212 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: Let's take the Broncos. Here. The Broncos, you're thinking, well, okay, 213 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: they've not made the playoffs. It's twenty fifteen when they 214 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 1: won Super Bowl fifty. But they've drawn Baltimore here, they 215 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 1: have to go to Baltimore on the road, and nobody's 216 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: talking about the Ravens anymore, and that could be a 217 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: big mistake. So when you look at the scheduling and 218 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: how it works, when you finish in fourth place, that 219 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 1: means you have a fourth place schedule and you're going 220 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: to play the other teams in the AFC that finished 221 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 1: in fourth place. Usually that creates parody because you're playing 222 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: not a very good team, right, But the Ravens are 223 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 1: the ultimate surprise there, and they're unique in this way 224 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: because they were like, what eight and one at one 225 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:46,839 Speaker 1: point last season, even though like half the roster was 226 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: hurt and eventually the wheels fell off when Lamar Jackson 227 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: got hurt and all that happened. But they're gonna be 228 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 1: healthy with a lot of talent, and they still have 229 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,439 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson in a contract year. They're gonna be really 230 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: good this season or at least very competitive, I mean 231 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: fighting for the playoffs. So if you're the Broncos and 232 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,839 Speaker 1: you're like, whooo, we have a fourth place schedule, you're 233 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: still playing the Ravens on the road. They have to 234 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 1: go to LA to play the Rams, go to Tennessee 235 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: to play the Titans, and then you know a tough 236 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 1: home slate as well. A lot of teams the Chiefs 237 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: are playing like the Cardinals, the Colts, the forty nine ers, 238 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: so that's going to be difficult. They also travel twenty 239 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: seven thousand miles next season. It's the second most of 240 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 1: any team. They play a London game that's against the Jaguars, 241 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: and we'll see how Jacksonville looks this season. But still 242 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: not easy when you're traveling around that much. So yeah, 243 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:32,559 Speaker 1: we'll seems tough road for them. Well let me give 244 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: you another one at Seattle. So we don't know what 245 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: Seattle is going to be. Like, who's going to be 246 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: quarterback in Seattle, But they have to go to Sol 247 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 1: russ Wilson, who's only won of five quarterbacks in NFL 248 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 1: history win a hundred games, and then go back and 249 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 1: play that team in the next season. The story gets 250 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: kind of fun for a Chiefs fan. Another one of 251 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: the five, Joe Montana, when he was the Chiefs quarterback, 252 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: had over one hundred wins with the forty nine ers 253 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: and then had to play the forty nine Ers the 254 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: very next year. Same thing with Russ Wilson. If you 255 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: don't think the Seahawks and the twelve are going to 256 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: be on point for that game, I mean the Broncos 257 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: will be walking into a cauldron for that game. No 258 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: matter who's playing quarterback for Seattle, well it could be 259 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: Drew Locke, right, Drew Locke Broncos quarterback, and I'm sure 260 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: he'll go into that one winning some revenge as well. 261 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,959 Speaker 1: The Raiders also have a lot to work to do 262 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 1: regardless of playing the Chiefs. We know what, the Chiefs 263 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: have a lot of work to do. It's the way 264 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: we started this podcast. But the Raiders they have to 265 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,719 Speaker 1: go to Pittsburgh. Okay, the Chiefs have a tough and 266 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: the one one matchup against the other two AFC divisions. 267 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 1: But here are the Raiders going to Pittsburgh. They will 268 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 1: go to the Rams. The Rams come to a GHA 269 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: field at Arrowhead Stadium. But you mentioned the Broncos go 270 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: to the Rams, so do the Raiders. They also have 271 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: New England and then they have to go to New 272 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: Orleans and the NFC Crossover extra game. So it's not 273 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: like the Raiders don't have a lot of work to 274 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 1: do here as well. And it's the downside of them 275 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: making the playoffs last year. That was great for them 276 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 1: and they had that awesome game against the Chargers at 277 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 1: home where they won and they went to the playoffs 278 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: and the Chargers didn't. But it means that when your 279 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: schedule comes out, you now are playing a second place 280 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: schedule and we're seeing that here. They made a lot 281 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,199 Speaker 1: of big acquisitions, we know that, but they're going to 282 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: be tested early on in this one and again when 283 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: there's so many good at teams in the AFC, they're 284 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:14,839 Speaker 1: gonna beat up on one another. And I'm curious to 285 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: see how the division plays out in that way too, 286 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: because they're gonna have to play the Chargers twice obviously, 287 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: and US twice and the Broncos twice. So it'll be 288 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 1: interesting to see what happens with the Raiders. But not 289 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: an easy road for them either, a lot of good 290 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: teams on the schedule, and again playing the NFC West, 291 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: like the whole AFC West is, you're playing the Cardinals, 292 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers you mentioned, the Seahawks, will see 293 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: how they look this season, and the Rams. It's tough. 294 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: The Chargers here probably have the most advantageous schedule if 295 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: you look at it, but they still have the game 296 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: against the Rams, which I believe is their home game. 297 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: Well it's their home game against a team playing at home. 298 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: It would be the Chiefs sharing the stadium with another 299 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,199 Speaker 1: Kansas City team, so it feels like you're forefeitting a 300 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 1: home game by playing a team that's also had that 301 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,679 Speaker 1: same home venue. They have to go to the Falcons 302 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: and crossing over here. But the Chargers, who many things 303 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 1: will be the AFC Champions, AFC West Champions, AFC Champions 304 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: two in the twenty twenty two season, maybe don't have 305 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,439 Speaker 1: some of the landmines that the other three division teams 306 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 1: have in the schedule. And they're also going to Cleveland 307 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: to play the Browns. The Browns are one of the 308 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: biggest wild cards I think of this entire season. We're 309 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 1: really just not sure what to expect from them. But 310 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: if they're playing well, it's a tough draw for the 311 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: Chargers on the road. We haven't seen the Chargers go 312 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: into a season where they're expected to do well and 313 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 1: they do it the entire way, And I think that 314 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: will be really the mandate for the Chargers this year 315 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: from their fan bases. Can you do it the entire season? 316 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: We haven't seen that yet. We'll see what happens. But 317 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: that's where looking at games and opponents this far in 318 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: advance is kind of tough because look at some of 319 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: the games the Chargers lost last year. They lose to 320 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: the Texans on the road, so you just really never 321 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: know but even though it's probably the easiest relatively speaking 322 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: of the divisional teams, it's still tough. A lot of 323 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: good teams on here. Don't want to give them cannon 324 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: fodder or billopton board material. But still justin Herbert really 325 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: good quarterback, we know that. But he's only one of 326 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: four quarterbacks in NFL history to have his touchdown totals 327 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: in his first two years and not make the playoffs. 328 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: So they still have to get it done. So bring 329 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: it on in the AFC West. Now, Also, when we 330 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: look at the schedule, we've shown you the chief schedule here, 331 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 1: but let's go into the expected AFC challengers who the 332 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: Chiefs play. So let's focus here on the Bills, the Bengals, 333 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: and the Titans. Keep in mind, the Chiefs will play 334 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills. That's going to be a three twenty 335 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: five game on October the sixteenth, the Buffalo Bills. They 336 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: will play get this each of the last three MVPs 337 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: in the National Football League that's on the Bill schedule. 338 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: They will also play the last two defensive players of 339 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: the year. They'll play the Rams and Aaron Donald. They 340 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: will play T. J. Watt and the Pittsburgh Steelers. So 341 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: here are the Bills. But of course they're going to 342 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 1: play Baltimore. They have Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. They come here, 343 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: they go to Cincinnati, and they go to the Rams. 344 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: The Bills have got a lot on their play as well. Yeah, 345 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: it's a tough and it's similar to the Chiefs where 346 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: the Bills now have had success for a couple of 347 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: years and they're gonna draw a lot of good teams. 348 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: You have to play all these good teams to prove 349 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: that you can stay up there at the top, and 350 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a rough road for them. Drawing the 351 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: AFC North is hard because really the AFC North top 352 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: to bottom, you can say all those those teams could 353 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: conceivably make the playoffs. So that's tough. But I'm sure 354 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: the feeling that divisions going, well, hey what about us, 355 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: because all this AFC West talk, Sure, don't you think 356 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: the FC North teams are going? What do you think 357 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 1: we guys? We are? Well? I do think there's question 358 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: marks and the AFC North, Like what's Pittsburgh gonna be 359 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: with Mitch Trubisky. I don't know, does Kenny Pickett ever 360 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: play for them this year? I don't know. And then 361 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 1: also the Ravens who talked about them, they're going to 362 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: better this season. The Bengals coming off their year last year. 363 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: But the Browns. What are the Browns going to be 364 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: this season? I don't know, but I do think they're 365 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: a tough draw. Looking at paper, that entire division is 366 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: hard if you're the Buffalo Bills. For the Chiefs, I'm 367 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: glad that game is at home. The Bills, they're trying 368 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: to beat the Chiefs. They've been building their roster to 369 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: do that for years now. The Chiefs have been the 370 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: one roadblock for them to get to the Super Bowl 371 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 1: in two consecutive years. Of course, in February and January 372 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: is when it really matters. They beat the Chiefs last 373 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,439 Speaker 1: year and that ended up not mattering at all. But 374 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs, of course, you want to maintain that 375 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 1: dominance in the AFC. You want to beat the Bills 376 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 1: here at homes. I'm glad that game is at home, 377 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: and it should be a great game. It's never a 378 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 1: quiet game when the Chiefs and Bills play, No, you 379 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 1: look at it. The scoring has been crazy. The Bills 380 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:24,880 Speaker 1: have had almost one hundred points, Chiefs had one hundred 381 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,439 Speaker 1: and fourteen points, I think in those last four games, 382 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: because they've met four times in the last three seasons. 383 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: The other challenger here the Bengals. All right, that's still 384 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: stuck in the cross of the Chiefs Kingdom of course 385 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 1: at AFC championship loss. But the Bengals, and you alluded 386 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: to this earlier, the toughest schedule in the AFC, third 387 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: toughest in the entire National Football League. They're going to 388 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 1: play seven of the eight top scoring defenses of the 389 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,440 Speaker 1: NFL a year ago. And usually defense will carry over 390 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 1: from year to years. You mentioned that, can it's strough, 391 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: they'll say, hey, the toughest schedule based on twenty but 392 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: defenses are usually that will carry over a year to year. 393 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 1: And then they'll each take on each each of the 394 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 1: top four scoring offenses from a year ago. They go 395 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: to Tennessee. That will be a revenge game for the Titans. 396 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: They have Buffalo at home. They have to go to 397 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: the Bucks, just like the Chief stew and then they 398 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,919 Speaker 1: go to Dallas. Cincinnati has got maybe a tougher schedule 399 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:23,479 Speaker 1: than the Chief stew They have to go to New 400 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: England as well, and we'll see what the Patriots look 401 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,919 Speaker 1: like this year, but Patriots are formidable. It's tough, and 402 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:32,120 Speaker 1: this is the reward for being a surprise first place 403 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 1: finisher is all of a sudden, you have to play 404 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: a lot of good teams. For me, and I think 405 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,360 Speaker 1: for most of Chiefs Kingdom. If you think about last year, 406 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:43,639 Speaker 1: the Chiefs lost to just one team following late October. 407 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: It was twice to the Cincinnati Bengals, both with a 408 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: ton on the line. We lose the number one seed 409 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,920 Speaker 1: in the AFC because of the Bengals, and we lose 410 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: a chance at going to our third consecutive Super Bowl 411 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: because of the Bengals. So for me personally, and I 412 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 1: think a lot of people, this one is circled. I'm 413 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: looking forward to this game and then the Titans. There's 414 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 1: also some uncertainty about the Titans. Of course, the trade 415 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:06,880 Speaker 1: of A. J. Brown and others. Botanna Hill still there 416 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans. When you look at the challenge that 417 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 1: they've got, same as that, and we mentioned Tennessee cross 418 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 1: scheduling against these other contenders that we've got. We don't 419 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 1: know about Tennessee's division. Will Indianapolis return, We don't know 420 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: that Jacksonville and Houston are still in the rebuilding mode, 421 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 1: but here are the Titans coming back to Kansas City 422 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: in that game with the Titans will be on November 423 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,920 Speaker 1: the sixth, but the NFL thinks enough for this game 424 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 1: with the Titans and Chiefs that it'll be another Sunday 425 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:37,360 Speaker 1: night football game. And the best part of this one 426 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: is it's after the bye. We know how good coach 427 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 1: Read is after the bye. It's legendary. The guy never 428 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 1: loses when he has an extra week to prepare. So 429 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,119 Speaker 1: having that extra week to prepare for a pretty good 430 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 1: team in the Tennessee Titans is really big. I think, 431 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: like you said, though, I'm really curious to see just 432 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,680 Speaker 1: how the Titans look this year with no AJ Brown. 433 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: I mean last year it was we got a J Brown, 434 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: Julio Jones, Derrick Henry, all these weapons. They have some 435 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 1: good players, traded for Robert Woods at receiver and drafted 436 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 1: trailing Burke's in the first round. But it's just not 437 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: quite the same feel. So it'll still be a really 438 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: big game. They're a really good team. Will know at 439 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: that point how they're doing in the season. But I'm 440 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:13,880 Speaker 1: glad it's after the buye. I'll add one more team 441 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: too to this list. It's the Colts. We'll see what 442 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: the Colts look like this season, but we play them 443 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: in week three, and I think that's advantageous for the 444 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: Chiefs because with a new quarterback and Matt Ryan, that's 445 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: a team that could really be cooking by like week eight, 446 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 1: when Ryan's kind of familiar with his offensive line and 447 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 1: his receivers and everyone, but by week three maybe it's 448 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 1: still kind of new for him. So I think it's 449 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: a big deal that we're playing the Colts in week three. 450 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 1: It's awesome point by your Matt because I really put 451 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:41,400 Speaker 1: the Colts on a linear path with the Ravens. We're 452 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: not talking about him anymore and should be. You look 453 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: at the rest of that Colts for roster. That's a 454 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: strong group and we know what Chris Ballard and Frank 455 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 1: Wright can do with that bunch. So don't sleep on 456 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: the Colts at all when you're talking about AFC contenders, 457 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: and they're just not getting a lot of love here, 458 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: nor are the Ravens. Okay, we have looked at the 459 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 1: Chiefs overall schedule. We kind of gave you the thoughts 460 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 1: of looking at that schedule. Then we have gone through 461 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: the AFC West opponents, not just when the Chiefs play them, 462 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: but what they have on their play a lot. We've 463 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 1: looked at the expected AFC challengers. Now I'm going to 464 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: go where we like to go on defending the Kingdom, 465 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: which is beyond the obvious. I mentioned this a year 466 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: ago and I've tried to bring it up from time 467 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: to time because when the Chiefs or any AFC team 468 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: plays an NFC team, they go, oh, you know, it's 469 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 1: just down the list. It's not part of tiebreakers. It's 470 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: like the sixth thing to stop it. The Chiefs in 471 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 1: the last twenty five games against the NFC are nineteen 472 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: and six. The Chiefs are twelve and one the past 473 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 1: three seasons against the NFC twelve and one. You can 474 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: argue the past three years the tipping point. Yes, the 475 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 1: Chiefs have dominated the AFC West, but they have challengers. 476 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: They've had challengers every one of this run of winning 477 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: six straight division championships. The Raiders challenge them in six, 478 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: the Chargers have challenged him. The Broncos not as much, 479 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: but they've been setting right there. It has been beating 480 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: the NFC teams, and not just beating them. Matt but 481 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 1: dominating the NFC with twelve the last thirteen wins over 482 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: the NFC crossover games. It starts with Arizona on September 483 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: the eleven, so you're talking about a tone setter. And 484 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 1: then what many think will be the biggest game in 485 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: the NFL all year, and that's Sunday Night Football at 486 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay against the Buccaneers Brady against Mahomes on October 487 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: the second. And I have more stats for you because 488 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:33,400 Speaker 1: it truly is remarkable what the Chiefs have done against 489 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: the NFC since coach Reed got here. And it shouldn't 490 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: be a surprise because coach Reed was originally an NFC guy. 491 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: He knows these teams well. So since he got here 492 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 1: in twenty thirteen, the Chiefs are twenty six and eleven 493 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: against the NFC, best record for any AFC team against 494 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: the NFC. And get this, so he mentioned the last 495 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 1: three years. I'm gonna go back to twenty eighteen, so 496 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 1: the Patrick Mahomes era, the Chiefs are fourteen and three 497 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 1: against the NFC. That's the best of any AFC team 498 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: and the Detroit Lions. The Chiefs have more victories since 499 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen against the NFC than the Detroit Lions, which 500 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 1: I think is just crazy, and that's only five games now. 501 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: It's been five to five and four four four. But 502 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,679 Speaker 1: you can argue if you set down and look at 503 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:18,160 Speaker 1: the last six years, it has been the Chiefs dominance 504 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 1: over the NFC, and these crossover cross pollination games i'd 505 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: call it, that have been put the Chiefs basically over 506 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:27,120 Speaker 1: the line to win division opponents. The other games October 507 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:30,879 Speaker 1: the twenty third at San Francisco, the Super Bowl fifty 508 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:34,439 Speaker 1: four rematch, and then down the stretch you look at 509 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: the home game against the Rams in November later Thanksgiving time, 510 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: and then the game in December, a noon game on 511 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve at noon against the Seahawks, hopefully wrap up 512 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: a victory for the Chiefs kingdom and enjoy the rest 513 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: of the Christmas holiday. These games are interesting because the 514 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: divisional games and even the conference games, everyone knows each 515 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: other so well that you really never know what you're 516 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: going to get in that regard, because you can have upsets, 517 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 1: easy lead because everyone knows each other so well. We've 518 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: seen that for years now. But with the NFC games, 519 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: you don't play these teams hardly ever. You know, and 520 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:08,919 Speaker 1: if you can take care of business against them, it 521 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:11,199 Speaker 1: really helps you in the long run. Like you mentioned, 522 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 1: I know there's no tie breakers here. I know it 523 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: doesn't matter in terms of the standings really if you're 524 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:17,920 Speaker 1: trying to figure out who's going to jump certain teams 525 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: if there's ties, But if you can win these games, 526 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 1: it gives you a huge advantage moving down the stretch 527 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 1: when you can have some margin for error. And we've 528 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: seen over and over again other teams in the AFC 529 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: West or other teams in the AFC have lost these 530 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 1: games and it's hurt them in the long run. I 531 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: think about the Bills losing to the Bucks last year. 532 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 1: That was huge. If they win that game, maybe they're 533 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: hosting the Chiefs in the divisional round, so those games 534 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 1: are super important. The Chiefs have consistently taken advantage and 535 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 1: taken care of business in those games, and hopefully we'll 536 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:50,360 Speaker 1: see it again. So we'll close this way, and I'm 537 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:52,880 Speaker 1: gonna take your back some nostalgia here because breaking down 538 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 1: the chief schedule, here's the way it is as we 539 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 1: view it released just ours a little bit ago. Five 540 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: noon games. That's all five noon and I think only 541 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,160 Speaker 1: two of those at home then, and some of those 542 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:07,679 Speaker 1: could be switched later in the year. Six games in 543 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:10,679 Speaker 1: the three twenty five slot. Six so it gives you 544 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:12,880 Speaker 1: a plenty of time, Like if you want to worship 545 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: on Sunday morning, you can. You'll be ready to go. 546 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: But what this reminds me of, Matt, This is a 547 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 1: little bit of nostalgia because when the American Football League 548 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:25,959 Speaker 1: built its brand due to Lamar Hunt working those television deals, 549 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: especially with NBC. Early on, the af L was in 550 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 1: that three o'clock slot, and those great games of all 551 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:34,400 Speaker 1: time