Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season featured very different results for the Philadelphia Eagles and their Super Bowl LIX opponents, the Kansas City Chiefs .
For the Eagles, it was a dominant effort performed under very unusual circumstances, with Jalen Carter spitting on Dak Prescott starting Thursday Night Football up on a strange note, and an hour-plus lightning delay robbing both teams of their momentum before Vic Fangio's defense shut Brian Shottenheimer down in commanding fashion.
And the Chiefs? Well, they opened the season up in Brazil just like the Eagles the year prior, only they didn't exit the contest with a win, instead being bested by their division rival Los Angeles Chargers to open the season 0-1.
To make matters worse, the Chiefs lost arguably their best receiver, Xavier W