Analyzing Kansas City's Tough Start in the 2025 Season

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00:00I have to say, though, and I think this is a good start to a new season

00:04because I didn't say a lot of great things about Kansas City last year.

00:07I don't think they were done a lot of favors by the schedule makers.

00:12I think starting your season in an international game is difficult.

00:17The fact that Kansas City follows it up, which almost seems impossible,

00:21on a rest disadvantage in a Super Bowl rematch because Philly plays on Thursday,

00:28I thought that was a tough little one-two combination

00:32to get the season underway for Kansas City.

00:34Yeah, and you've got a time difference.

00:38So this is interesting, and I always wondered about this

00:41because the league really has not been asked this before

00:42in terms of early season scheduling and divisional rivals and so forth.

00:47While it might seem kind of odd to put a division rival like Kansas City

00:52and the Chargers in week one, they said they're all about matchups.

00:57They don't care which week it is.

00:58And, yes, we all love those divisional rivals playing each other.

01:02Your Eagles will play the commanders two out of the last three weeks of the season.

01:06But they had no problem.

01:07We mentioned earlier the Cowboys-Eagles.

01:09They have no problem having Chiefs Chargers early

01:12because it's just all about the matchups.

01:13I'm glad they addressed that because they've not really talked about that before.

01:17So when you see these divisional rivals play early,

01:20which you scratch your head like, why would you do that?

01:22It's all about the matchups, particularly the quarterback matchups,

01:25Herbert versus Mahomes.

01:26That matters a lot to the league.