The Chargers will travel more air miles than any other NFL team during the 18-week 2025 regular season, an estimated 37,000, starting with a season-opening “home” game against the AFC West rival Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 5, after a 12-hour, 6,155-mile flight to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Back in February, the league selected the Chargers to be the host team for the second game ever played in Brazil’s Corinthians Arena. But the league didn’t formally reveal the Chargers’ opponent until Wednesday, when it announced the entire schedule for each of the 32 teams.
By agreeing to play Kansas City in Brazil, the Chargers gave up a chance to host the Chiefs at SoFi Stadium. The Chargers last played outside of the United States when they lost to the Chiefs, 24-17, at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City’s mammoth soccer stadium, on Nov. 18, 2019.
The Chargers also played regular-season games in London in 2008 and ’18, after playing the first NFL game outside of North America, when they faced the then-St. Louis Cardinals in an exhibition game in Tokyo in 1976. They also played exhibitions in Berlin, Sydney and Tokyo between 1994 and ‘99.
The Chargers-Chiefs game will be streamed on YouTube for free, a first for the NFL, which continues to expand its footprint beyond traditional television networks. The Chiefs were a natural selection to oppose the Chargers, having advanced to three straight Super Bowls, winning two.
What’s more, Kansas City is one of the NFL’s most popular teams, featuring standouts such as quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and defensive tackle Chris Jones. The Chiefs have a seven-game winning streak against quarterback Justin Herbert and the Chargers, dating to the 2021 season.
More to come on this story.
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