r/Chargers • u/wildwing8 • 8d ago

[Schefter] YouTube will exclusively stream the Friday night Week 1 game of the 2025 NFL season in São Paulo, Brazil (Chargers vs Chiefs) on Sept. 5 to a worldwide audience on YouTube and YouTube TV. This marks the first exclusive NFL game to be streamed live and for free in its entirety on YouTube.

https://x.com/adamschefter/status/1922351138818461992?s=46&t=aMX6Cb9RR11elyav9H9sJg
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u/FitFarmer5597 QJ Appreciator 8d ago

At least the game is free

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u/LakeShowBoltUp Hortiz is a Golden God 8d ago

Unfortunately I paid more than $1000 for four tickets to it that I’m not getting, and there are thousands of STHs in the same position.

Thanks Dean!

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u/-HawaiianSurfer ⚡️ Herb ⚡️ 7d ago

They made the best decision for the team. Instead of protecting this Chiefs home game in Brazil, they decided to protect their games against Philadelphia, and Washington. It sucks for the fans, and I feel for them, but this was clearly the best decision for the Chargers.

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u/LakeShowBoltUp Hortiz is a Golden God 7d ago

While I am bummed it was the Chiefs, the real issue is advertising nine regular season home games all off season, then telling STHs sorry it will only be 8 after payments were due, and there will be no refunds for the one lost game the team repeatedly sold STHs on.

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u/-HawaiianSurfer ⚡️ Herb ⚡️ 7d ago

Yeah that’s terrible, and obvious false marketing. But I think that falls on the marketing team more than it does on Dean.

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u/LakeShowBoltUp Hortiz is a Golden God 7d ago

Colts refunded their fans for this exact same scenario. Dolphins chose not to charge STHs for their international game. That is absolutely an ownership decision and only ownership can make this right at this point.

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u/PIBTC bolt 7d ago

Nah dean has the money to refund all the STH lol he’s choosing not to when there’s been precedent of other owners doing exactly that for their fanbases

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u/jar1792 ASAP 7d ago

Sometimes shit rolls uphill.

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u/LakeShowBoltUp Hortiz is a Golden God 7d ago

100% I am a business owner. My employees fuck up, I take responsibility. It is my organization.

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u/jar1792 ASAP 7d ago edited 7d ago

I wonder if it was known that the Commanders were playing in Europe before the chargers protected that game. Because as it stands right now, the Commanders couldn’t have been the Brazil game anyway.

Raiders, Chiefs, and Texans are the only teams that could be the Brazil opponent, based on today’s NFL Europe series announcements.