The Chiefs are on a short week, 5 days after Sunday's game against the 49ers, with 2,199 km (1,366 miles) of travel, playing 2 hours behind their home clock.
The Chargers are on a short week, 5 days after Sunday's game in Miami Gardens, with 3,754 km (2,333 miles) of travel.
Divisional game outdoors on turf.
NFL teams on a short week have won 52% of regular-season games since 2015 (848 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NFL games this week
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The Kansas City Chiefs face the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2026 NFL playoffs on Sunday 3 January 2027 at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood.
Kick-off is 12:00 AM ET. NFL games are shown in the United States across CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN/ABC and Amazon Prime Video depending on the slot, and internationally on Sky Sports and DAZN. Confirmed broadcast details are listed nearer kick-off.