NFL har netop annonceret, at Kansas City Chiefs vil starte 2026-sæsonen med en Monday Night Football-kamp mod rivalerne Denver Broncos. Kampen finder sted i Arrowhead Stadium i den første uge af NFL-sæsonen.
Det er ikke første gang, at de to hold mødes i sæsonens åbningskamp. Sidst Chiefs og Broncos stod over for hinanden i uge 1 var i 2013, hvor Broncos vandt på hjemmebane med en 10-årig taberstime for Chiefs i Arrowhead som endte. Den gang manglede Chiefs-stjernen Patrick Mahomes, som havde pådraget sig en alvorlig knæskade blot to uger før.
Spørgsmålet om Mahomes’ form og tilgængelighed vil nu stå centralt i opbygningen til den højtprofilerede divisionskamp. Ifølge alle indikationer er Mahomes klar til at starte sæsonen, og han er kendt for at gøre alt for at vende tilbage stærkere end nogensinde. Tilstedeværelsen af de forsvarende AFC West-mestre i Arrowhead vil kun øge hans motivation yderligere.
Med denne annoncering er tre af de fire prime-time-kampe i uge 1 nu fastlagt:
- Søndag aften: Dallas Cowboys mod New York Giants
- Torsdag aften: San Francisco 49ers mod Los Angeles Rams (spilles i Australien)
- Mandag aften: Kansas City Chiefs mod Denver Broncos
Den sidste uafklarede kamp er onsdag aften, hvor Seattle Seahawks venter på en modstander, der endnu ikke er annonceret.
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