NFL announces blockbuster New Year’s Eve game with Kansas City Chiefs taking on Cincinnati Bengals

The NFL announced a New Year’s Eve party of its own with the Cincinnati Bengals set to face the Kansas City Chiefs in a blockbuster fixture.

The clash is slated for 4.25pm ET on December 31 as the reigning Super Bowl Champions will host the Bengals in a rematch of the AFC Championship game from last season. 

The Week 17 fixture is sure to be a thriller with the stakes high as the two dominant teams begin their last push for the playoffs. 

Joe Burrow and Co. had already been identified as one of the defending champions’ opponents but the newly finalized showdown is one of the first official dates to land on the NFL’s calendar. 

In addition to broadcasting on CBS, the Bengals-Chiefs showdown will also stream on Paramount+. 

The NFL announced a blockbuster New Year’s Eve game with the Chiefs to take on the Bengals

The New Year’s Eve clash will mark the fifth time Joe Burrow (L) has faced Patrick Mahomes (R)

The league will announce its full 272-game slate for the next regular season on Thursday at 8 pm ET. 

Kansas City will also kickstart the 2023 season, appearing in the opener on September 8. 

The Chiefs will also be making the trip across the Atlantic to face the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt as part of the NFL’s 2023 international slate.

The high-anticipated matchup will take place on November 5 before the New England Patriots place the Indianapolis Colts, also in Frankfurt, on November 12. 

The NFL revealed its packed five-game international slate Wednesday with the Jacksonville Jaguars scheduled to kickstart the action overseas and play back-to-back games in London.

The Jaguars have been regulars in London since 2013 and will nominally play host to the Atlanta Falcons on October 1 at Wembley Stadium before taking on the Buffalo Bills as the away team at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Octobers 8.

The third game in London sees the Tennessee Titans face the Baltimore Ravens at Tottenham on October 15. 

Mahomes’ Super Bowl champions, the Chiefs, will also face the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt

The Jacksonville Jaguars will play back-to-back games in England, at Wembley and Tottenham

The Union Jack is held alongside the Star-Spangled Banner at last year’s NFL London game

The New Year’s Eve clash will mark the fifth time Burrow has faced two-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes. 

Burrow holds an edge over his fellow quarterback, having beaten him three out of the four times they have met. 

The record instilled Bengals fans will confidence ahead of their AFC matchup last year with many dubbing the Chiefs’ home ground Arrowhead as ‘Burrowhead’ to mock Kansas City for their signal caller’s dominance there in recent years. 

But they were made to eat their words as Mahomes and Co. clinched a tight 23-20 victory and booked their ticket to the Super Bowl in Arizona, where they went on to beat the Philadelphia Eagles.