What is the story about?
The Game
To begin the 2026 preseason, the Kansas City Chiefs will host the Los Angeles Rams on 3:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
The Chiefs, with a new offensive coaching staff, running back and defensive backfield, are looking to start a bounceback campaign after a 6-11 record last season.
The Rams advanced to the NFC Championship game last season before falling to the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. Los Angeles added former Chiefs starters to boost the defense
in cornerbacks Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson, while also making a trade for all-time single-season sack record holder, defensive end Myles Garrett.
Nuts and bolts
- Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Playing surface: Natural grass
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. Arrowhead Time, Saturday, August 14, 2026
- Weather forecast: Mostly sunny with an extreme heat warning. Real feel could be as high as 103 ° on Saturday.
- Matchup history: 8-5 Chiefs (regular season)
- Odds: Chiefs -2.5, per FanDuel Sportsbook
- Officials: Referee Ron Torbert (62), umpire Barry Anderson (20), down judge Frank LeBlanc (44), line judge Brian Bolinger (40), field judge Ryan Dickson (25), side judge Keith Washington (7), back judge Courtney Brown (48), replay official Kevin Stine and replay assistant Marty Abezetian
- Local television broadcast: with Ari Wolfe, Trent Green, Kimmi Chex and Matt McMullen on KSHB (NBC/41-Kansas City)
- Streaming: On the Chiefs Mobile App and Chiefs.com.
- Chiefs radio broadcast: with Mitch Holthus, Danan Hughes and Josh Klingler on KFNZ (96.5 FM and 610 AM-Kansas City), WDAF (106.5 FM-Kansas City), Chiefs Mobile App and Chiefs Radio Network affiliates
- Chiefs Spanish radio broadcast: with Oscar Monterroso, Hannah Bassham and Alvaro Alvarez on the Audacy app (“Chiefs en Español”), KSSA (105.9 FM-Garden City, Kansas) and KSMM (1470 AM-Liberal, Kansas), Chiefs Mobile App, Tico-Sports.com and NFL+
- Rams radio broadcast: with J.B. Long, Rob Havenstein, Jordan Rodrigue and Darren Haynes on La Primera (1330 AM-Los Angeles) and ESPN (710 AM-Los Angeles)
- SiriusXM broadcast: 88
- Enemy SB Nation site: Turf Show Times
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