CHIEFS SQUAD SHOW: Kansas City's Schedule Raises BIG Questions About Mahomes’ HEALTH, Trouble Ahead?

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4.6 • 993 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Kansas City Chiefs face a brutal 2026 NFL schedule—can a healthy Patrick Mahomes power the defending champs to another historic run? The Chiefs open with back-to-back primetime showdowns, stacking early pressure on Mahomes’ return and testing Andy Reid’s revamped offense against the Denver Broncos’ elite defense and the Indianapolis Colts. With only three home games across a daunting 12-week stretch, the Chiefs must prove their resilience against fierce rivals and a relentless travel slate.

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0:00.0	My name is Aaron Ladd, host of the Chief Squad Show here in the Lockd Dawn podcast Network.
0:04.4	I've seen enough.
0:05.3	Kansas City is going 17 and 0.
0:08.8	And I'm Darren Smith.
0:10.7	I've been saying the chiefs are going to be starting Patrick Mahon week number one,
0:14.6	and I think the NFL confirmed it.
0:17.7	And I'm J.C. Pearson.
0:19.3	I haven't seen the schedule yet like Aaron has, so I'm anxious to see where the Chiefs are going to be week to week.
0:29.0	And I'm Chris Clark, and 12 weeks away from Arrowhead other than three games, that's going to be a rough stretch.
0:35.9	Chiefs Kingdom, stand up.
0:37.8	It's the Chiefs Squad.
0:39.3	Everything Kansas City Chiefs every week.
0:42.2	Breaking down all the big hits and game-changing plays from Arrowhead Stadium, the way only
0:47.5	the locked on podcast network can.
0:50.1	Squad up.
0:51.4	The Chief Squad Show starts now.
0:57.0	The Chief Squad up. The Chief Squad Show starts now. The Chief Squad Show is often rolling on NFL schedule release day, and we appreciate you making us part of your day.
1:05.1	Here's what we got on tap today. We got our instant reactions, the schedule coming out within the last 30 minutes.
1:09.8	We will break down each and every week. What's the toughest four-game stretch for Kansas City as well as predicting the wins and lost totals before we go to the chat? Get our comments, questions, criticisms, and concerns from the audience. Before we do any of that, we need you to do something for us. And it's really simple. If you do it, I'll shut up. Like,
1:32.5	comment, subscribe, do all those things that make podcasts and platforms successful. And then I can stop asking you. I can stop talking about it. I'm going to be the first to subscribe. Did you
1:37.7	end up seeing that we hit 20,000 subscribers? Let's go. Here we go. I got some music in here for that.
1:43.7	There we go. Here we go. I got some music in here for that. There we go. There we go. 20,000 subscribers, and why not make it 20,000 and one right now make us very happy. 20,000 subscribers on YouTube. Definitely really a cool accomplishment. Shout out everyone involved. Chris, Ryan, Darren, J.C., myself, and of course, you all the listeners at home.
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