why is kansas city chiefs playing in mexico?
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In 2018, the Chiefs were supposed to face the Rams in Mexico City, but it was relocated back to Los Angeles due to concerns about the field conditions. A week before the game was scheduled to be played, images of the field's surface began circulating on social media.
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Kansas City Chiefs, American professional gridiron football team that is based in Kansas City, Missouri, and plays in the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL).
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The Chiefs were overwhelmed by the Bills and lost the game by a score of 30–13. The Chiefs' victory on January 16, 1994, against the Oilers remained the franchise's last post-season victory for 21 years until their 30–0 victory over the Houston Texans on January 9, 2016.
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The Houston Texans take on the Kansas City Chiefs during the Divisional Round of the 2019 NFL postseason.
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The fact that BTS had chosen Mexico City as the first location for a pop-up in all of Latin America lends some serious cred to the city. The all boy Korean band has only been to Mexico City once before but they've played Sao Paulo several times.
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The Chiefs, as well as Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals, are based and play in Kansas City, Missouri. There is a Kansas City, Kansas, that borders its Missouri counterpart.
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Monday Night Football will come from south of the border. When the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the Los Angeles Chargers, it will be in Mexico City's Azteca Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN.
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The NFL announced the annual International Series games on Monday morning, and Kansas City is among next season's participants. The Chiefs will travel to Mexico City as the road team to take on the Los Angeles Chargers, meaning that Kansas City will not sacrifice a home game at Arrowhead.
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The mere nickname, though, has more innocuous roots. According to the Chiefs media guide, the Chiefs moniker was selected in honor of Bartle, who helped convince Lamar Hunt to move the Dallas Texans to Kansas City, as part of a name-the-team contest.
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The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
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Chiefs vs. Rams MNF Moved from Mexico City to LA Due to Field Conditions. The NFL has moved Monday's scheduled game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams from Mexico City to L.A. due to concerns about the safety of players at Estadio Azteca.
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In 1972, the Chiefs moved into the newly constructed Arrowhead Stadium at the Truman Sports Complex outside of Downtown Kansas City.
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The Cowboys have played in Mexico City before, most recently in 2001 as a part of the American Bowl series. Commissioner Roger Goodell held his annual, Super Bowl press conference and announced that the league will return to Mexico City. The NFL will play a regular season game in Estadio Azteca in both 2020 and '21.
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1 at 3:25 p.m. CT. The game was originally slated to take place at Noon, but the NFL decided to flex it to the afternoon slot. The game will be shown on CBS and in-market fans can stream the game on Fubo.TV (try it for free). Chiefs fans will hear Jim Nantz and Tony Romo on the call this week.
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Tico Sports proudly broadcasts the Kansas City Chiefs games in Spanish. ... You can also tune in to La Mega 1160 AM and KPPZ-LP 100.5 FM in Kansas City.
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One year ago, the league canceled its plans to have the Chiefs and Rams play in Mexico City. The field wasn't suitable for an NFL game. Wasn't safe for its players. ... And Televisa, which owns Estadio Azteca, agreed to lighten the load in the weeks and months leading up to the game.
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Since the AFL was established in 1960, the Chiefs and Raiders have shared the same division, first being the AFL Western Conference, and since the AFL–NFL merger, the AFC West. The Chiefs lead the regular season series 67–53–2 as of the end of the 2019 season, including a 2–1 playoff record against Las Vegas.