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CHIEFS PRESEASON OPPONENTS DETERMINED FOR 2005
Mar 16, 2005, 11:09:16 AM



The National Football League officially announced the Chiefs 2005 preseason opponents on Wednesday, as well as preseason opponents for all 32 teams in the NFL. The complete 2005 NFL preseason and regular schedule including dates and times will be determined at a later date. All of Kansas City’s 2005 preseason contests will be broadcast locally by KCTV-5.



Kansas City will face a trio of 2004 NFC playoff teams during the 2005 preseason, including a date at Arrowhead with the Seattle Seahawks in the third week of preseason competition. A familiar opponent at Arrowhead, Seattle last visited Kansas City during the 2001 regular season when the Chiefs posted a 19-7 victory (11/25/01). The Seahawks are the defending champions of the NFC West after posting a 9-7 record in 2004. This year’s contest will mark Seattle’s first-ever preseason visit to Arrowhead, where Kansas City is 19-5 all-time against the Seahawks in regular season play.

The Chiefs will open the home portion of their 2005 preseason slate with a contest vs. Arizona in the second week of preseason play. The Cardinals most recently visited Kansas City for a regular season contest in 2002. The Chiefs and Cardinals haven’t tangled in the preseason since ‘95 and haven’t met at Arrowhead in the preseason since ‘88. The two clubs battled in an annual Governor’s Cup preseason series from ‘68-87 when the Cardinals franchise was stationed in St. Louis.

Kansas City will enjoy a pair of short road trips during the 2005 preseason, visiting a pair of 2004 NFC playoff clubs. The Chiefs open this year’s preseason schedule at Minnesota, approximately a 45-minute bus ride from the club’s training camp locale in River Falls, WI. The Chiefs will round out their preseason slate with their annual Governor’s Cup bout with St. Louis. This year’s Chiefs-Rams contest will take place at the Edward Jones Dome in the season’s final week of preseason play. Kansas City won last year’s Governor’s Cup contest by a 24-7 margin at Arrowhead (8/23).