Chiefs to visit Cowboys for Thanksgiving Day showdown

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will visit the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 27 for the latter's traditional Thanksgiving Day game, CBS announced on Wednesday morning.

Mahomes is set to play in Arlington, Texas, for the first time in his professional career. The Tyler, Texas native watched as Alex Smith started for Kansas City in its last road game versus Dallas in 2017.

Mahomes has faced the Cowboys just once in his career once, leading the Chiefs to a 19-9 victory in Kansas City on Nov. 21, 2021.

The Chiefs will play on Thanksgiving Day for the first time since 2006.

Kansas City also has a holiday game this season on Christmas night when it hosts the Denver Broncos.

Dallas will visit the Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL regular-season opener on Sept. 4.

The full NFL schedule will be announced Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.