The NFL’s first worldwide sport of the season kicks off Friday evening at Corinthians Area in São Paulo, Brazil. The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs are the visiting staff, taking over the “dwelling staff” Los Angeles Chargers within the AFC West conflict. However there’s already drama earlier than the sport’s even begun.
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That is the second straight yr that the NFL has held a sport in Brazil, however there seems to be one distinction this yr. In any NFL regular-season sport, the street staff would not get its emblem in an finish zone. final yr’s sport in Brazil between the Philadelphia Eagles and Inexperienced Bay Packers, solely the previous, which was the designated dwelling staff, had its emblem ultimately zone.
That isn’t the case for this yr’s sport, as this subject appears to be like extra prefer it’s arrange for the Tremendous Bowl than a Week 1 matchup. In final yr’s sport, the Eagles obtained the true dwelling staff therapy with each finish zones lined in Philly’s conventional inexperienced, white and black. Chargers followers took discover on social media after Kay Adams posted a shot of the sphere for Friday’s sport.
On the floor, this would possibly seem like favoritism from the NFL, particularly to Chargers followers. Nevertheless, there’s a good clarification — the NFL modified its protocol within the offseason for worldwide video games, and now each groups could have a emblem in an finish zone.
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“New for this yr, the logos or marks of each groups will seem of their respective finish zones of all NFL worldwide video games,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy wrote in an electronic mail, per The Athletic. “It’s a enjoyable factor to additional improve the environment as a giant occasion and create a particular feel and appear for worldwide video games.
“As at all times at worldwide video games, all the gameday presentation and rituals of the designated staff will probably be featured like a house sport — on this case, the Chargers.”
Kansas Metropolis is seeking to prolong its profitable streak over LA to eight on Friday in Brazil, and bounce again from its failed three-peat try in final yr’s Tremendous Bowl. The Chargers have not overwhelmed the Chiefs since Week 3 of the 2021 season.
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