Matt Verderame · Jun 1, 2026
Verderim ranked the five toughest games on the Chiefs' 2025 schedule, with the Thanksgiving trip to Buffalo as the hardest, followed by the Rams, Seahawks, Bengals and 49ers. He also called the Rams the best team in football and said the Chiefs should still win the home game against the 49ers and the road game in Cincinnati.
“In a vacuum, that's the best team in football in my opinion, and they're Chiefs are on the road for it.”
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Tuli Tuipulotu to move to Los Angeles Chargers
“I would imagine I would imagine they'll keep Tui Palotu. Give him a big money in the yard, I would think.”
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- Power RankingsJun 1, 2026
“number five, the the game against the Niners... So number four for me, I'm gonna go with Cincinnati... They're my number three? ... Two for me is is the game against the Rams... So it is number one for me... It is the game that matches a really good team... That Buffalo game”
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- Power RankingsJun 1, 2026
“I and the Rams are the best team in the league... In a vacuum, that's the best team in football in my opinion”
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- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsJun 1, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“Like, the Niners, I think it's tough game because they're at home for the game... And it's in December. They should win the game. Yeah. It's a hard game, but they should win it.”
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- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsJun 1, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“So I I think it's a game they ought to win. I also think it's a game that could be, you know, 38, 35”
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