Chargers end 7-game losing streak to Chiefs with statement win in Brazil season opener

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The Los Angeles Chargers started the 2025 NFL season as winners, taking down the Kansas City Chiefs, 27-21, on Friday night in Brazil.

The Chiefs had won the previous seven matchups against their AFC West rival, but Justin Herbert and the Chargers ended that streak with nearly flawless football in São Paulo.

The Chiefs lost a key player on offense just three plays into the game when Xavier Worthy collided with Travis Kelce and suffered a shoulder injury that knocked him out for the rest of the game.

Worthy figured to be a top target for Mahomes, with head coach Andy Reid noting he had a good plan for the second-year receiver in this game. 

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Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston (1) in action during the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Corinthians Arena on Sept. 5, 2025. (Jean Carniel/Reuters via Imagn Images)

Without him, the Chiefs sputtered on offense to start the game, but Herbert and the Chargers were locked in from kickoff. 

They got off to a hot start with a seven-play touchdown drive capped by a five-yard strike from Herbert to Quentin Johnston to quickly make it 7-0 in the fourth quarter. 

Cameron Dicker would add his first field goal of the season to make it 10-0, while the Chiefs punted on their first three drives. 

It was all field goals in the second quarter for both teams, but the most exciting one was Harrison Butker knocking home a 59-yard field goal just as time was expiring. 

It was a fire drill for the Chiefs, as Noah Gray wasn’t deemed out of bounds, and