What should we take from Chiefs’ opening-game stunner? And what’s next? | Podcast
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- Chargers ended their losing streak vs. Chiefs with a season-opening win in Brazil.
- Chiefs' defense struggled early, allowing Chargers to build an insurmountable lead.
- Wide receiver Xavier Worthy's shoulder injury weakened Chiefs' offensive options.
The Kansas City Chiefs find themselves in a rare place: coming off a loss to open the season.
In this week’s episode of SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast, our coverage team discusses what went wrong in Friday night’s defeat to the Los Angeles Chargers in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Chiefs insider Pete Sweeney and sports columnists Sam McDowell and Vahe Gregorian join beat writer Blair Kerkhoff in analyzing what we saw on defense as the Chargers built an early lead and then held on to their first victory over KC since 2021.
On the other side of the ball, star QB Patrick Mahomes was excellent, but the Chiefs’ offense was dealt a major blow early in the game when wide receiver Xavier Worthy suffered a shoulder injury in a collision with tight end Travis Kelce.
We cover it all in this new episode of SportsBeat KC podcast.
This story was originally published September 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM.