{"id":742036,"date":"2026-02-10T08:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/742036\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T08:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:12:20","slug":"chargers-are-candidate-to-play-in-the-2026-nfl-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/742036\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers are candidate to play in the 2026 NFL season opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> are a candidate to play in the 2026 NFL opener.<\/p>\n

The Seattle Seahawks<\/a> defeated the New England Patriots 23-13 in Super Bowl LX Sunday night. The reigning NFL champions will open the 2026 season at home on a Thursday night.<\/p>\n

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NFL insider Adam Schefter reported the Seahawks have nine potential different opponents, including the Bolts. Here’s the list of potential opponents: the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, San Francisco 49ers<\/a>, Arizona Cardinals<\/a>, Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>, Los Angeles Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants<\/a>, and Chicago Bears<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Which NFL Teams Opened the 2025 Season?<\/p>\n

The Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> hosted the Dallas Cowboys to open the 2025 season on Sept. 4. The NFL Kickoff game was quite the dramatic start to the year as an early ejection as Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected from the game for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.<\/p>\n

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While the matchup was a defensive battle, the reigning champions took a 24-20 victory over Dallas to begin the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

Who Did the Chargers Play in Their Season Opener in 2025?<\/p>\n

The Chargers competed in the international opener against the Kansas City Chiefs in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil. The Bolts earned a 27-21 win over their AFC West rivals to kick off the season.<\/p>\n

The Week 1 thriller featured the best of Justin Herbert as he threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n

It was a statement win for the Bolts and the team will look to continue making waves in 2026, potentially starting the year against the Seahawks at Lumen Field.<\/p>\n

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This article originally appeared on Chargers Wire: Chargers are candidate to play in the 2026 NFL season opener<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Chargers are a candidate to play in the 2026 NFL opener. The Seattle Seahawks defeated…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":742037,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[4191,390,391,1370,257,7,476,1159,110,262,58,249,56,6,109,252,261,52203],"class_list":{"0":"post-742036","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-adam-schefter","9":"tag-arizona-cardinals","10":"tag-chicago-bears","11":"tag-dak-prescott","12":"tag-dallas-cowboys","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-jalen-carter","15":"tag-justin-herbert","16":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","17":"tag-los-angeles-chargers","18":"tag-los-angeles-rams","19":"tag-new-england-patriots","20":"tag-new-york-giants","21":"tag-nfl","22":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","23":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","24":"tag-seattle-seahawks","25":"tag-the-bolts"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116045332162449036","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}