It's not exactly news but the National Football League confirmed the supremacy of the Kansas City Chiefs in the interest of its fans with its rundown of the most anticipated games on the 2025 regular-season schedule.
With the league's highly-anticipated reveal of the complete schedule on May 14, the NFL just posted their top 10 games of the year—even as fans don't yet know exactly when and where those will take place. Let's just say the Chiefs were featured early and often.
First, let's take a look at the official list:
— NFL (@NFL) May 5, 2025
As you can see, the Chiefs feature in three of those matchups and it's hard to argue with their takes.
The Chiefs' games against the Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, and Baltimore Ravens are all going to be incredibly tough matchups. That's also why they're listed as three of the top 10 games to watch by the league itself.
The Chiefs dominated the league's top games list—and yet still deserved more.
The Chiefs versus the Buffalo Bills stands as the top-ranked game, which was a bit surprising, however. Eagles versus Chiefs is a Super Bowl rematch and Philly should just just as dangerous as they were a year ago. It stands to reason that any championship replay is at the top, but it shows just how important the Josh Allen vs. Patrick Mahomes rivalry has become to the league's popularity.
The league was unlikely to list the Chiefs four times, but it's important to also note that the Detroit Lions—the top team in the NFC last season during the regular season—will visit Arrowhead Stadium next year in a rare exhibition between both franchises. That should be must-watch viewing as well and deserved a spot on the list—perhaps more so than another Ravens showdown.
This list also fails to include the Washington Commanders' scheduled visit to Arrowhead and a visit from the Houston Texans as well. The Chiefs also will play in arguably the NFL's toughest division, which means those head-to-head rivalry games—especially against the Denver Broncos and L.A. Chargers—are going to be thrilling viewing experiences as well.
And while the Dallas Cowboys might not be the dominant force they were when they were first called America's Team, the truth is that their drawing power remains one of the league's most considerable. The Chiefs' visit to AT&T Stadium will undoubtedly be a primetime affair.
In short, the NFL could have put out a top-ten list of the Chiefs' games alone, but we understand why they limited it to three. But no one really believes that Packers vs Steelers belongs on this list, even if they won't admit it.
