The Kansas City Chiefs are on the road to open the 2022 NFL season, facing the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium.
The Cardinals have a reputation of starting out the season hot before fizzling later in the year. They’ve one of the NFL’s most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks, a young offensive-minded head coach and a veteran defensive coordinator. It’s been a recipe for success at the season’s onset, but Arizona remains an underdog in the matchup.
Kansas City has been one of the league’s most successful teams over the past four seasons, but they boast a remade defensive secondary and offensive receiving corps for 2022. There’s always a bit of intrigue surrounding teams to start the season, with a little tape on their offensive and defensive strategies. With a well-executed gameplan, the Chiefs should be able to steal a win on the road to start the season.
Here are five of the things we’ll be looking for during the course of the game: