The entire 2026-27 NFL schedule will be released on Thursday night, but teams already have a good idea of how steep their challenges will be in the upcoming season. The Kansas City Chiefs' opponents for 2026 have been set since the end of the 2025 season. The Chiefs will play their three AFC West rivals twice while also taking on the entire AFC East and NFC West. With a rare third-place finish in the division, Kansas City will play their fellow third-place finishers from the AFC North, AFC South and NFC South — the Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, and Atlanta Falcons, respectively. The NFC West was a juggernaut last season, with the 14-win Seattle Seahawks edging out the 12-win Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, while the AFC East hosted the AFC Champion New England Patriots and 12-win Buffalo Bills. So, did the Chiefs get a tougher-than-expected schedule for 2026? It depends on how you run the numbers.…