Chiefs will achieve something not done since 1927 with 2024 schedule

The Kansas City Chiefs are one of the most popular teams in the NFL. As such, the team will accomplish a unique feat in 2024.

The Chiefs are set to play one game every day of the week except Tuesday during the 2024 season. According to Josh Dubow of the Associated Press, the only other team to play on six days of the week was the 1927 New York Yankees , not to be confused with the much more famous baseball team.

The Chiefs open the season on a Thursday night against the Baltimore Ravens. They also have two Monday night games (Week 5 vs. the New Orleans Saints and Week 9 vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

Kansas City will host the Las Vegas Raiders in the league's second annual Black Friday game in Week 13 and the Houston Texans on a Saturday in Week 16. Then, the Chiefs will head to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers on Christmas, which falls on a Wednesday.

It's fair to wonder whether the unusual schedule — tied for the 16th easiest in the league, per The Sporting News — will test the Chiefs' preparation and endurance.

"They will have a high number of shorter-than-usual or longer-than-usual weeks and not as many breaks as normal of the typical six-day variety," wrote ESPN's Adam Teicher. "How will they handle this? The Chiefs have a veteran team, and their experience should help, but it's a situation that bears watching."

However, Kansas City is coming off its third Super Bowl title in five years and should be able to overcome this challenge.

The Chiefs are trying to become the first team to three-peat as champions in the Super Bowl era. If they manage to do this with a rare schedule, their accomplishment would be even more remarkable.