The Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans kick off the 2020 NFL season in a Thursday Night Football contest at Arrowhead Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. The game will be broadcast by NBC-TV — locally on KSHB (41).
The Chiefs come into the game as defending Super Bowl champions, following their 31-20 defeat of the San Francisco 49ers in February. They finished the 2019 season with a record of 12-4 and their fourth consecutive AFC West title, entering the playoffs as the AFC’s second seed.
They opened the postseason against the Texans, who had entered the playoffs as a Wild Card team with 10-6 record.