KC Chiefs 2022 schedule: Game-by-game, final record predictions
By KC Proctor
Week 3: at Colts (12:00)
A couple of positives come from the Week 2 game: First, the Chiefs’ Thursday Night Football contribution is over and done with early. Second, they get a good rest before traveling to Indianapolis to face another fierce AFC contender.
With Matt Ryan positioned as Indy’s new signal-caller, Jonathan Taylor poised to emerge as the bonafide RB1 in the league, and a defense firmly planted in the top third of the league, the Colts are certainly deserving of respect in 2022. This has the makings of another classic for the Chiefs vs Colts archive, but riding high on back-to-back wins and running on fresh legs gives Kansas City the advantage.
Chiefs get back to a 3-0 start after missing that mark for just the second time in Mahomes career in 2021.
Week 4 (SNF): at Buccaneers (SNF) (7:20)
The first of two Super Bowl rematches for the Chiefs on the schedule this year; this one carries a little extra weight. With Tom Brady coming out of his short retirement to return for the 2022 season, it offers Mahomes one more shot at the greatest to ever do it. While the Chiefs have emerged victorious in both regular-season matchups against Brady in the Mahomes era, the overall record between them since 2018 is 2-2, and you can rest assured that this one will mean as much to Brady as anyone else. It could very well be his last chance to show the new kid on the block how it’s done and will do so.
It will feel heartbreaking in the moment, and we will have to hear the “Brady is better than Mahomes” narrative forever, but a loss here will serve as a chip on the Chiefs’ shoulder. Kansas City is 3-1 through four weeks.
Week 5 (MNF): vs Raiders (7:15)
The second of three primetime AFC West matchups for Kansas City comes in the form of the Raiders traveling to Arrowhead for a Monday night showdown. The Mahomes era Chiefs have absolutely had the Raiders’ number to this point, and this will likely be the first time that Las Vegas has a real chance at winning a shootout. Cornerback depth was an obvious priority for Brett Veach and company this offseason, and it will be needed here as much as anywhere. With Hunter Renfrow in the slot, Devante Adams outside, and a healthy Darren Waller back on the field, Derek Carr is in a great position to prove his behemoth contract was deserved. This will be an all-out war and will be remembered as the day that the Chiefs and Raiders rivalry was truly reborn.
Raiders overcome the Chiefs in a hard-fought, high-scoring affair. Through five games, the Chiefs are 3-2 and facing a mountain of competition.