The NFL has been taking care of scheduling most international games to ensure that divisional matches are avoided. There was even only one meeting in the first six games announced. The international schedule for NFC and AFC games is very heavy.

There are good reasons. Any international match will stay away from one of the teams at home. If it is not a conference game, the advantage gained by the designated road team will be reduced.

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Then there is the second game of the NFL season.

Los Angeles Charger signed up for a competition in Brazil. The NFL has selected the Kansas City Chiefs, the biggest obstacle for the charger in the AFC West and is the opponent of the first week of September 5th.

If the AFC West match is close at the end of the season, keep that in mind.

Chiefs members will be in Brazil

According to Sports Business Magazine, the NFL allows those teams that are designated hosts of international games to protect two home games, while the charger does not designate the Chiefs as one of the two home games protected. SBJ said they chose to protect teams that don't come to Los Angeles frequently, such as the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles or Washington Commander, who think the games will be "more profitable."

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So if the charger loses to the Chiefs in the final standings, the team should be blamed for prioritizing money rather than playing home games with a team that has won nine straight seasons of the AFC.

If the Chargers protect two games, there are seven other Chargers Home opponents to choose from. The alliance doesn't have to choose the Chief, but that's true. Although divisional competitions have been avoided in other international competitions this season, there is a long history. Only six games have been divisional competitions since the 2007 International Olympic Games began.

The Chiefs have been favored by the NFL. But the Chief gained a significant advantage by playing the charger in a neutral live game. No one else in the NFL this season has this advantage.

Chiefs don't have to play football in Los Angeles

The chargers should feel like they can compete with the Chiefs for the AFC Western Conference Championship. They are about to enter the playoff season and appear to be rising.

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When the NFL announced its timeline, 127 of 128 divisional games will be at the Family Stadium, one of which will be in a neutral location. The charger must play in the Chiefs this season, but the Chiefs don’t have to play the charger in Los Angeles. This is a big advantage for the Chiefs against a team that may be the biggest threat to the department.

The NFL always puts business interests ahead of the fairness of the timetable, and Chiefs and Chargers will make good ratings for indie games on Friday 1st. The alliance is not worried about giving an advantage to the chief. It might consider maximizing YouTube's audience, which will stream the game. The NFL will achieve this. Again, the charger could have avoided Chiefs as a neutral location rival by protecting the game and choosing not to do so.

The decision could affect the shape of the playoffs. There is no guarantee that the charger will win the home game against the Chiefs, and the charger can make it meaningless by winning a neutral venue duel. The charger may lose in Week 1 and continue to win the department. This may not matter. However, there is a divisional showdown throughout the schedule that eliminates a team’s traditional road game, which happens to be the leader of the biggest match in the AFC West.

The NFL's idea of ​​favoring Chiefs through hosting officials was one of the most exhausting topics last season. However, in the case of the 2025 NFL program, the Chiefs gained an undeniable advantage.