Texans vs Chiefs features one of the AFC's best rivalry Games

Football is back, with the Week 1 action set to begin on Thursday night.

The schedule for the new season has been out for a while, though, and I’m sure that most of you have some big games circled on your calendar.

My Analysis

Even if you are not a fan of one team in particular, there are still almost certainly some games that jump off the page when you look through the regular season schedule.

We are going to take a look at the games that excite us, breaking them down by conference.

Some of these you will agree with, while some of you are sure to have some other ideas as to which games should be on this list. Either way, let’s dive right in.

LA Chargers vs Baltimore Ravens in Monday Night Football

AFC Rivalry Game: 25/11 8:15PM ET | ESPN | Week 12

After winning a National Championship with the Michigan Wolverines, Jim Harbaugh decided that it was time to head back to the NFL.

He certainly had some suitors to choose from, opting to go with the LA Chargers.

It is going to be fun to see what he can do with this team, but the game we are all looking at is the matchup with the Baltimore Ravens in Week 12 of the regular season.

Yes, the Harbaugh brothers will be going head-to-head in what will certainly be the most viewed game of the week.

Buffalo Bills vs Kansas City Chiefs

AFC Rivalry Game: 17/11 4:25PM ET | CBS | Week 11

This is a matchup that has turned into a rivalry due to the fact that these two teams always now seem to meet in the playoffs.

What makes this one stand out so much is that we have two of the best QBs in the business locking horns in what usually turns into an absolute shootout.

Funnily enough, the Bills have beaten the Chiefs in 3 if the last 4 regular season meetings, while losing aa 3 meetings in the postseason.

I’m sure Buffalo would take the L here if it meant winning in the playoffs.

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Baltimore Ravens in NFL Saturday Games

AFC Rivalry Games: 17/11 1:00PM ET | FOX | Week 11 // 21/12 4:30PM ET | FOX | Week 16

Divisional rivalries are always great, but it can be argued that they don’t get much better than this AFC North battle.

These two teams appear to have a genuine dislike for one another, which becomes clear whenever they play.

This is always a hard-hitting game that is usually low on offense but exciting, nonetheless.

The beauty of this matchup is that we get it twice per season. The Steelers divisional games all come late in the season, so their games against the Ravens might well have playoff implications when they roll around.

Houston Texans vs Kansas City Chiefs in NFL Saturday Games

AFC Rivalry Game: 21/12 1:00PM ET | NBC, Peacock| Week 16

The best way for a team to measure where they are is to see how they stack up against the best team in the league.

That is what CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans will be looking to do when they face the Super Bowl champions in the latter part of the season.

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Sure, both teams may have a playoff spot locked up by this stage of the proceedings but given that this could also be a postseason matchup, it could well serve as a preview for bigger things to come.

This, for me, has the potential to be the AFC game of the season.

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Upcoming AFC Rivalry Games, June 4, 2024

With the schedule for the upcoming season now released, fans are already talking about the games they are most excited about watching and wagering on.

If you took a straw poll of those fans, I’m sure that we would see a lot of matchups sitting at the top of the list, the majority of which are rivalry games.

My AFC Rivalry Games this Season Analysis

While these are games that we see every season, the fact that familiarity tends to breed contempt means that divisional rivalries are often the ones that we look forward to the most. With that in mind, we are going to look at both conferences to see the games that stand out this coming season, while also mentioning one or two that also catch the eye. Let’s get things rolling with the AFC.

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

We could have gone a couple of different ways here, as the Bills versus the Chiefs is always an instant classic. You also have to consider that the Jets might be a good deal better this season, but I still think the AFC East is going to be a battle between these two teams. Some will almost certainly disagree, but I think the Bills window of opportunity to win a championship is closing, while the Dolphins is cracking a little wider open. The two meetings between the Bills and Dolphins will be huge this season.

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Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

The easy choice when talking about the Ravens would be their game against the LA Chargers, as that will see the Harbaugh brothers go head-to-head. Still, the proven rivalry in the North is between the Ravens and the Steelers, with those games more often than not turning into a hard-hitting defensive struggle. The arrival of Russell Wilson in Pittsburgh could make the two games between these teams even more fun to watch than usual, which is saying something.

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Ravens vs Steelers Game Odds | Nov 17th / Dec 21st

Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts

We thought that the South was going to be the battle of the rookie QBs last season, but an early season-ending injury to Anthony Richardson deprived us of seeing that. In Houston, the Texans came to life with CJ Stroud under center, with many looking forward to seeing how much his game will progress in his sophomore season. The question now is whether Richardson can return from shoulder surgery and make a similar impact on the Colts as Stroud did in his first full season with the Texans.

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Texans vs Colts Game Odds | Sep 8 21th / Oct 27th

Kansas City Chiefs vs LA Chargers

The Chiefs are the undisputed champions of the West, and while they will have tougher battles ahead of them in their quest for a three-peat, you could argue that their upcoming battles against the Chargers might be the most interesting. The Chargers made a splash in the offseason by acquiring the services of Jim Harbaugh as their new head coach, and while it is going to take time to get this team turned around and headed in the right directions, the feeling is that they will be instantly better with Harbaugh calling the shots on the sidelines. Their games against the Chiefs will determine just how much work needs to be done.

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