On Friday night, the Kansas City Chiefs suffered a 27-21 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in their season opener at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, Brazil.

While Kansas City had a rough game in all three phases, Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert cooked the Chiefs’ defense, recording 25 completions on 34 attempts for 318 yards and three touchdowns. It was only his third career victory over Kansas City — and his passer rating of 131.7 was the second highest of his career. It was also Jim Harbaugh’s first victory over the Chiefs since becoming the Chargers’ head coach.

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On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs host the world champion Philadelphia Eagles on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium for a Week 2 contest.

But this is more than just a rematch of Super Bowl LIX, when the Eagles humiliated the Chiefs 40-22 to deny Kansas City a third straight Super Bowl victory. The Chiefs looked listless as they opened their season against the Los Angeles Chargers in São Paulo, Brazil last Friday, recording a 27-21 loss that was only the team’s third Week 1 defeat since head coach Andy Reid took over in 2013. With another loss on Sunday, the...

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Marquise “Hollywood” Brown could get top billing

Brown took advantage of an injury to teammate Xavier Worthy by leading the Kansas City Chiefs with 10 catches for 99 yards in the team’s’ six-point loss to the L.A. Chargers in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday night, finishing with 19.90 fantasy points.

Already down a receiver with Rashee Rice suspended for the first six games of the season for his involvement in a high-speed, multi-vehicle crash in March, Worthy’s dislocated shoulder...

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It’s entirely reasonable to expect the Kansas City Chiefs to fall in NFL power rankings after losing their season opener to the Los Angeles Chargers. Still, I can’t recall any week during Andy Reid’s tenure that the Chiefs received a double-digit ranking from any outlet.

Here’s this week’s sampling:

NFL.com: 5

(down from 4)

One pass attempt into the season, Patrick Mahomes lost Xavier Worthy indefinitely to a shoulder injury. Rashee Rice is only one week into a six-game suspension. Rookie Jalen Royals is dealing with knee pain. Hollywood Brown played his role in the opener, Travis Kelce...

On Friday night, the Kansas City Chiefs dropped their season opener to the Los Angeles Chargers. The team’s 27-21 loss was only by six points — mostly because quarterback Patrick Mahomes was fantastic in the fourth quarter, giving the team a shot to win — but there were still plenty of concerns raised in the matchup.

Most of these issues were on defense. Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert averaged 9.4 yards per passing attempt. To give that some context, Lamar Jackson led the league in 2024 with 8.8 yards per attempt.

Let’s examine these defensive issues one by one.

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For the second consecutive season, the Kansas City Chiefs will have to spend some time operating with little wide receiver depth.

On the third offensive play of Friday night’s matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, wide receiver Xavier Worthy suffered what appeared to be a painful shoulder injury when he collided with tight end Travis Kelce as the two players were running crossing routes. Worthy did not return to the field in Kansas City’s 27-21 loss.

Reports on Sunday morning indicated Worthy had sustained a shoulder dislocation, without giving a clear timeline for his return.

In Monday’s press availability, head...

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So if the ship continues to sink, Hill becomes an asset that can be flipped into a draft pick.

For now, there are two teams to watch. First, the Chiefs. For obvious reasons. Hill starred in Kansas City until his desire for more money (and perhaps to not be in the shadow of Patrick Mahomes and/or Travis Kelce) sparked a trade. During his apology tour in advance of Super Bowl LIX, Hill admitted on PFT Live that he sometimes regrets leaving...

The NFL’s Week 1 concludes with the Chicago Bears hosting the Minnesota Vikings in an NFC North matchup on “Monday Night Football.”

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We tend to think of Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid as a kind, grandfatherly figure. In ESPN’s “The Kingdom” series, we learn that Reid has a card displayed in his office that reads, “Don’t judge” — and that he tries to live by that idea when dealing with his young players.

“I’m not judging anybody in here,” he explained to a curious reporter in São Paulo before Friday night’s International Series game against the Los Angeles Chargers, “other than we’re all good folks and we’re shooting for the best for this game tomorrow for both teams; it should...

When Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had his usual session with local reporters on Monday, the biggest question on their minds was the injury to wide receiver Xavier Worthy, who had been reported to have suffered a dislocated shoulder in a collision with tight end Travis Kelce on the third offensive play of Friday’s 27-21 Week 1 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

So Reid addressed it in his opening statement.

“I know Xavier is the big question,” volunteered the head coach. “He’s rehabbing and working his shoulder. We’ll just see where it goes, day-by-day, here. We’ll see...

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Kansas City Chiefs: Cornerback

The Chiefs signed Kristian Fulton, which allowed Trent McDuffie to move back to the slot. Jaylen Watson is the other projected starter. A lot could go wrong with that plan. It would not be a surprise if McDuffie moves back outside before season’s end.

Kansas City has added some competition along its offensive line by signing Jaylon Moore and drafting Josh Simmons after trading away Joe Thuney....