When are the Chiefs leaving for Brazil? Andy Reid explains team’s plan
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- Chiefs simulate game week schedule to prepare for Brazil season opener.
- Team departs Wednesday, holds Thursday walkthrough in São Paulo at 10:45 a.m.
- NFL injury reports begin Tuesday, leading up to Friday's 7 p.m. kickoff.
How does a routine-focused head coach handle the uniqueness of starting the NFL season in São Paulo, Brazil?
By playing pretend — that’s how.
To mimic what would be a regular game week, head coach Andy Reid and the Chiefs have been pretending all week, beginning on Sunday — which acted as a Wednesday practice day — and continuing on Monday (a Thursday) and so on.
The Chiefs practiced Sunday through Tuesday (their Friday), with the flight set for Wednesday.
“We’ll just block out that Wednesday as a travel day,” said Reid. “I mean, it’s a 10-hour-plus trip there. So that one, we’ll just give to the airlines. And then we’ll go ahead and pick it back up on Thursday down there and do the walkthrough part of it.”
Kansas City’s Thursday walkthrough in Brazil will start at 10:45 a.m. Central, followed by a media session on the ground at 11:20 a.m.
The league’s official Chiefs-Chargers injury report begins on Tuesday and will run through to Thursday.
“The rest of it will stay consistent,” said Reid. “We’ll try to keep the times consistent. There’s only a two-hour (time) difference, so we should be able to keep things relatively consistent going forward.”
Kansas City kicks off the season Friday against the Chargers at 7 p.m. Central.
This story was originally published September 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM.
