Chargers upset Chiefs, 27-21, in Brazil NFL season opener

The Los Angeles Chargers The NFL season 2025 started as a winner and decreased the Kansas City Chiefs (27-21) in Brazil on Friday evening.

The chiefs had won the previous seven matchups against their AFC West -Rivals, but Justin Herbert And the chargers ended this series with almost flawless football in São Paulo.

The chiefs lost a key player on the offensive only three games when Xavier Worthy collided with Travis Kelce and suffered a shoulder injury that spoke him out for the rest of the game.

It was worthy of being a top goal for Mahomes. Head coach Andy Reid noticed that he had a good plan for the recipient in the second year in this game.

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Without him, The chiefs Stuttered on the offensive to start the game, but Herbert and the chargers were locked up by the kickoff.

They had a hot start with a touchdown drive with seven games, which was covered by a five-yard strike from Herbert to Quentin Johnston to quickly reach 7-0 in the fourth quarter.

Cameron Dicker would add his first field gate of the season at 10-0, while the chiefs stormed on their first three drives.

For both teams it was all field goals in the second quarter, but the most exciting thing was that Harrison Butker declined a 59-yard field gate that had expired.

It was a fire brigade exercise for the chiefs when Noah Gray was not considered outside the borders, and the Special teams Unit had to rush to the field and grab the ball on the ball for nine seconds in the first half.

It was an uncharacteristic first half for Kansa’s Citys, but they would quickly fix the ship on the second half of the second half. Mahomes led the way and went 80 meters in 11 games, where he would scurry into the end zone for the first touchdown of the chiefs of the season.

But Herbert and the chargers answered and headed a 12-game trip that took almost eight minutes, where he found his old friend Keenan Allen, who resigned with Los Angeles in this low season, to make the touchdown with 20-12.

The charger fans are upset when the Chiefs logo appears in the end zone during the proven home game in Brazil

The fourth quarter was the most exciting in this Brazilian struggle when Travis Kelce jumped free for a first touchdown catch and run for his first number of points of the year. That did 20-18 when the chiefs did not convert their two-point attempt.

The whole dynamic was at Kansas City, but the chargers reacted again against their divisions enemy. Herbert ran his right on the 23-yard line of Kansas City and put a side weapon pass to Johnston for his second touchdown of the game.

The 27-18 gap was needed in the middle of the fourth quarter, since Mahomes started a 49-yard pass on the run after marquise “Hollywood” to bring the chiefs into the red zone. They had to be satisfied with a field gate, but they were in a touchdown and had to defend a stopover.

But the story of this game was that Herbert did exactly what was necessary to react to the chiefs, and he did this in a decisive third and 14, who crawled in front of his pocket and won 19 meters to seal the victory in Brazil.

Herbert was phenomenal for the Chargers because he went 25-against-34 for 318 yards and three touchdowns in the victory. Johnston ended with 79 yards at five catches, while Ladd McConkey had six catches for 74 yards. All also had seven catches for 68 yards and a score.

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For the chiefs, Mahomes went through the air and a touchdown for 258 yards 24-to-39, while the team was on site with 57 yards on six runs. Brown had 10 catches for 99 yards, while Kelce only had two catches for 47 yards and a touchdown.

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