Tucker FranklinJun 1, 2026
Franklin ranked the five toughest games on the Chiefs' schedule, putting the Thursday night game at the Rams first, the Thanksgiving game against the Bills second, then the Patriots, Seahawks and Week 2 Colts game. They called the Rams the best team the Chiefs will face all season.
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What Tucker Franklin said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI I think that straight up, like, the Rams are the best team that they face on the schedule.
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- KC Sports Network (podcast)
- The episode
- That Football Show 6/1: Ranking the 5 Toughest Games on the Chiefs' 2026 Schedule
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- 1Power Rankings“I'm gonna say the week two game against the Indianapolis Colts... number four for me... I think it's actually going to be the Seahawks game... My number three for me is gonna be that Patriots game... the Bills at number two for me... My number one is the Rams”
- 2Power Rankings“I think the Rams are built to win it this year... the Rams are the best team that they face on the schedule. Like, the constructed wise, like, how the roster is I think that they're the best team on the schedule.”
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HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
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| “I'm gonna say the week two game against the Indianapolis…”1 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| “I think the Rams are built to win it this year... the Rams are…”2 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
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“I'm gonna say the week two game against the Indianapolis Colts... number four for me... I think it's actually going to be the Seahawks game... My number three for me is gonna be that Patriots game... the Bills at number two for me... My number one is the Rams”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“I think the Rams are built to win it this year... the Rams are the best team that they face on the schedule. Like, the constructed wise, like, how the roster is I think that they're the best team on the schedule.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Brockman argued the Eagles' defense is the NFL's best and will drag a mediocre offense to the NFC championship, that the NFC North sends only two teams to the playoffs with the Bears among them, that the Rams are the league's best team, that a healthy Brock Purdy makes the 49ers an NFC threat who will beat the Saints and Falcons, and that the Panthers win the NFC South.Nick Wright · Power Rankings · Miss 0
The host's five Week 9 NFL picks: Detroit over Minnesota, Pittsburgh +3 vs. Indianapolis, San Francisco over the Giants, Kansas City over Buffalo at Buffalo, and Seattle over Washington. They also call the Chiefs the best team in the league and Jonathan Taylor the NFL's best running back this year.