YouTube to Stream Chiefs vs. Chargers Week 1 Game in Brazil on 2025 NFL Schedule

NFL fans will be able to watch the Los Angeles Chargers open their 2025 regular season in São Paulo, Brazil, for free on YouTube, the league announced Tuesday.

It was announced on Wednesday that the Chargers would face the Kansas City Chiefs, an AFC West rival:

Front Office Sports' Eric Fisher wrote that YouTube does not have an in-house NFL production team. The NFL's announcement did not specify how the Brazil game would be produced.

In 2024, the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers opened the season with the NFL's first Brazil game, which was streamed on Peacock.

This will mark the first time an NFL game has been exclusively streamed for free on the platform.

The game will also be available on local broadcast television in local markets.

In 2024, the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers opened the season with the NFL's first Brazil game, which was streamed on Peacock.

The streaming record for an NFL game is currently held by Netflix, which drew in approximately 65 million viewers with a doubleheader on Christmas Day 2024.

The other six international games this season are set to be broadcast on NFL Network and NFL+. The games will also be broadcast on NFL Game Pass on DAZN for networks outside the United States.

Other international matchups include the Minnesota Vikings playing the Pittsburgh Steelers in Dublin in Week 4, three games taking place in London between Weeks 5 and 7, the Atlanta Falcons facing the Indianapolis Colts in Berlin in Week 10, and the Washington Commanders and Miami Dolphins playing in Madrid in Week 11.