The Game
The Kansas City Chiefs close out their preseason schedule by hosting the Chicago Bears on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7:20 p.m. Arrowhead Time. The game will be carried on KSHB (NBC/41-Kansas City) and Chiefs Television Network affiliates throughout the Midwest and the world.
Kansas City stands 0-2 in preseason action after suffering a 33-16 road loss to the Seattle Seahawks last Friday. A long list of starters were held out of that game, leaving only backups and reserves to carry the load at Lumen Field.
Chiefs’ head coach Andy Reid says that the team’s starters will take the field to open the final exhibition matchup, but said he would “play it by ear” on when they would come out of the game. We expect to see wide receiver Hollywood Brown and cornerback Kristian Fulton for the first time in the preseason — and could see Fulton for much of the game.
A total of seven Kansas City players have been ruled out for the contest: tight end Jake Briningstool (hamstring), linebacker Jack Cochrane (knee), offensive tackle Ethan Driskell (appendix), safety Mike Edwards (hamstring), cornerback Nazeeh Johnson (shoulder), defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott (ankle) and wide receiver Jaylen Royals (knee).
Nuts and bolts
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Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Playing surface: Natural grass
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Game time: 7:20 p.m. Arrowhead Time, Friday, August 22, 2025
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Weather forecast: Sunny and 83° with winds ENE at 5 miles per hour
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Matchup history: Series tied at 7-7 (regular season)
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Odds: Chiefs -2.5, per FanDuel Sportsbook
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Officials: Referee Craig Wrolstad (4), umpire Brandon Cruse (22), down judge Danny Short (113), line judge Brett Bergman (17), field judge Jeff Shears (60), side judge Frank Steratore (132), back judge Rich Martinez (39), replay official Gavin Anderson and replay assistant Ken Hall
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Pageantry: Colors: Van Horn High School JROTC. National Anthem: actor, singer and musician Julian Lerner. Drum Deck Honoree: former Chiefs wide receiver Carlos Carson. Spirit Leader: US Air Force Master Sergeant Emily Luzum
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Chiefs television broadcast: with Ari Wolfe, Trent Green, Kimmi Chex and Matt McMullen on KSHB (NBC/41-Kansas City) and Chiefs Television Network affiliates
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Bears television broadcast: with Adam Amin, Jim Miller and Stacey Dales on WFLD (FOX/32-Chicago), WIFR (CBS/23-Rockford), WYZZ (FOX/43-Peoria), WBUI (CW/23-Springfield/Champaign), WSBT (FOX/22.2-South Bend, IN), WFFT (FOX/55-Fort Wayne, IN), WTVW (CW/7-Evansville, IN), WAWV (ABC/38-Terre Haute, IN), KLJB (FOX/18-Quad Cities), KGAN (CBS/2-Cedar Rapids, IA), WMTV (CW/15.2-Madison, WI) and KHNL (NBC/13-Honolulu)
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Online Stream: Fubo.TV
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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
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Chiefs Spanish radio broadcast: with Oscar Monterroso, Hannah Bassham and Adan Manzano on the Audacy app (“Chiefs en Español”), KSSA (105.9 FM-Garden City, Kansas) and KSSM (1470 AM-Liberal, Kansas), Chiefs Mobile App, Tico-Sports.com and NFL+
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Bears radio broadcast: with **Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer...
Arrowhead Pride
