AFC West Teams Learn 17-Game 2026 Opponent Slates Ahead of NFL Schedule Release

2 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 12

All four AFC West teams now know their 17-game 2026 opponent lists, with each club set for six division games plus 11 interconference and intraconference matchups.
Kansas City’s slate includes home games against the 49ers, Patriots and Jets and road trips to Buffalo, Cincinnati, Miami and the Rams, while Denver draws Buffalo, Jacksonville and Miami at home.
Las Vegas will host Buffalo, Miami, Seattle and Tennessee, and the Chargers get home dates with Houston, New England, the Jets and San Francisco while traveling to Baltimore, Buffalo and Tampa Bay.
The opponent reveal comes before the NFL’s full schedule release later this week, after the Chiefs had already teased their matchups in a social media 'bread thread.'

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