Final · Kickoff
2022 Regular season · Week 1 · State Farm Stadium
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The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Arizona Cardinals 44–21 on the road at State Farm Stadium in Week 1 of the 2022 regular season on September 11, 2022.
No other game of Week 1 was decided by as many points.
The result moved the Chiefs to 1–0 and dropped the Cardinals to 0–1. The Chiefs finished 2022 at 14–3 and won Super Bowl LVII. The Cardinals finished 2022 at 4–13 and missed the playoffs.
In their previous meeting, the Kansas City Chiefs won 26–14 on November 11, 2018.
Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.
Series Chiefs lead the series 5–2 after meeting No. 7 since 2001 Full series history
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