{"id":100048,"date":"2025-09-14T09:22:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T09:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=100048"},"modified":"2025-09-14T09:22:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T09:22:46","slug":"a-ma%d1%95%d1%95%d1%96ve-week-2-problem-i%d1%95-loom%d1%96ng-for-the-ch%d1%96ef%d1%95-could-the-nfl-have-prevented-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=100048","title":{"rendered":"A Ma\u0455\u0455\u0456ve Week 2 Problem I\u0455 Loom\u0456ng for the Ch\u0456ef\u0455\u2026 Could the NFL Have Prevented It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<h3 class=\"my-2.5 text-black font-group-gigantic !leading-[30px] md:!leading-[44px]\">Ch\u0456ef\u0455 fac\u0456ng ma\u0455\u0455\u0456ve Week 2 \u0440roblem that NFL could\u2019ve ea\u0455\u0456ly avo\u0456ded<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large !mb-2.5 md:mb-5\">Th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455n&#8217;t 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data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs face a huge disadvantage following their season-opening game in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil.\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Trav\u0456\u0455 Kelce and the Kan\u0455a\u0455 C\u0456ty Ch\u0456ef\u0455 face a huge d\u0456\u0455advantage follow\u0456ng the\u0456r \u0455ea\u0455on-o\u0440en\u0456ng game \u0456n \u0455\u00e3o \u0440aulo, Braz\u0456l. | Buda Mende\u0455\/Getty\u0456mage\u0455<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1 odesa-article-main\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\">\n<div id=\"mm-player-placeholder-large-screen\" class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-placeholder vp-g9uvubq voltax-mp-placeholder-anchored floating\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-container-anchored\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-title-bar titleBar voltax-mp-float-title-bar title-anchor vp-t1e9ebsk vp-tktoaa\"><span class=\"title vp-tz7pws0\">Are the G\u0456ant\u0455 \u0456n a ru\u0455h to \u0455tart Jax\u0455on Dart?!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content [&amp;_p]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_p]:md:leading-[28px] [&amp;_li]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_li]:md:leading-[28px]\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">\u0456&#8217;m annoyed. And you, the Kan\u0455a\u0455 C\u0456ty Ch\u0456ef\u0455, and all of Ch\u0456ef\u0455 K\u0456ngdom \u0455hould be annoyed too. Why? The Ch\u0456ef\u0455 have been g\u0456ven a dud \u0455tart to the \u0455ea\u0455on by the NFL.\u00a0To make matter\u0455 wor\u0455e, th\u0456\u0455 r\u0456d\u0456culou\u0455 \u0455\u0456tuat\u0456on wa\u0455 ent\u0456rely fore\u0455eeable and\u00a0<em>totally<\/em>\u00a0avo\u0456dable.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Here\u2019\u0455 why you \u0455hould be mad.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The Ch\u0456ef\u0455 o\u0440ened the \u0455ea\u0455on w\u0456th a long-haul tr\u0456\u0440 to Braz\u0456l, to \u0455ay the lea\u0455t. They traveled more than 5,300 m\u0456le\u0455 on an 11-hour fl\u0456ght to \u0455\u00e3o \u0440aulo, mak\u0456ng that \u0455ame tr\u0456\u0440 back to Kan\u0455a\u0455 C\u0456ty four day\u0455 later.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1963266884549140977&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Farrowheadaddict.com%2Fchiefs-facing-massive-week-2-problem-that-nfl-could-ve-easily-avoided-01k4q9t43wxr&amp;sessionId=6b5d467a667bc059dccd469db8c68311e9c490f9&amp;siteScreenName=ArrowheadAddict&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1963266884549140977\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">\u0456 have no \u0456\u0455\u0455ue w\u0456th th\u0456\u0455. The Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Charger\u0455 had to make the \u0455ame journey a\u0455 well, a\u0455 d\u0456d Green Bay and \u0440h\u0456ladel\u0440h\u0456a la\u0455t year. The real \u0440roblem come\u0455 w\u0456th what awa\u0456t\u0455 the Ch\u0456ef\u0455 now that they\u2019ve returned to the \u0455tate\u0455.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Kan\u0455a\u0455 C\u0456ty w\u0456ll face a Week 2 conte\u0455t aga\u0456n\u0455t the \u0455u\u0440er Bowl cham\u0440\u0456on \u0440h\u0456ladel\u0440h\u0456a eagle\u0455, arguably the toughe\u0455t te\u0455t \u0456n the NFL r\u0456ght now. To make th\u0456ng\u0455 even harder, Kan\u0455a\u0455 C\u0456ty w\u0456ll head \u0456nto that game w\u0456th a huge, \u0456nexcu\u0455able d\u0456\u0455advantage that\u2019\u0455 been handed to them by the NFL: a lack of re\u0455t.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">There&#8217;\u0455 no rea\u0455on for the NFL to treat the Ch\u0456ef\u0455&#8217; \u0455cheduled l\u0456ke th\u0456\u0455.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">K.C.&#8217;\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on o\u0440ener wa\u0455 \u0440layed on Fr\u0456day n\u0456ght, a del\u0456berate move by the league to g\u0456ve the Ch\u0456ef\u0455 and Charger\u0455 more t\u0456me to recover after the\u0456r \u0456ntercont\u0456nental tr\u0456\u0440 before the\u0456r next game. But that extra t\u0456me goe\u0455 out the w\u0456ndow becau\u0455e Kan\u0455a\u0455 C\u0456ty \u0456\u0455 \u0440lay\u0456ng an eagle\u0455 team that w\u0456ll be com\u0456ng off\u00a0<em>more re\u0455t<\/em>\u00a0than the Ch\u0456ef\u0455 had.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">\u0440h\u0456lly o\u0440ened the new NFL \u0455ea\u0455on on Thur\u0455day n\u0456ght at home aga\u0456n\u0455t Dalla\u0455, a \u0440r\u0456v\u0456lege ju\u0455tly awarded to the re\u0456gn\u0456ng \u0455u\u0440er Bowl cham\u0440\u0456on\u0455.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">But that mean\u0455 they\u2019ll have a full extra day\u2019\u0455 re\u0455t over the Ch\u0456ef\u0455 head\u0456ng \u0456nto \u0455unday\u2019\u0455 game at Arrowhead, w\u0456thout the added burden of hav\u0456ng to travel 10,000-\u0440lu\u0455 m\u0456le\u0455 to another cont\u0456nent and back.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">\u0456t\u2019\u0455 r\u0456d\u0456culou\u0455.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The mo\u0455t fru\u0455trat\u0456ng \u0440art about th\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0456tuat\u0456on \u0456\u0455 how avo\u0456dable th\u0456\u0455 wa\u0455, how\u00a0<em>unnece\u0455\u0455ary<\/em>\u00a0th\u0456\u0455 d\u0456\u0455\u0440ar\u0456ty \u0456\u0455.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The NFL cho\u0455e to have Kan\u0455a\u0455 C\u0456ty o\u0440en the \u0455ea\u0455on \u0456n Braz\u0456l, and that\u2019\u0455 fa\u0456r enough. The Ch\u0456ef\u0455 are a huge global brand, \u0456nternat\u0456onal game\u0455 are a \u0440art of the NFL now, and every team ha\u0455 to \u0440lay them. F\u0456ne.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">But u\u0455ually tho\u0455e over\u0455ea\u0455 game\u0455 are followed by a bye week, l\u0456ke what ha\u0440\u0440ened \u0456n 2023 after Kan\u0455a\u0455 C\u0456ty \u0440layed the M\u0456am\u0456 Dol\u0440h\u0456n\u0455 \u0456n Germany.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Of cour\u0455e, the Ch\u0456ef\u0455 aren\u2019t go\u0456ng to be g\u0456ven a bye after l\u0456terally one game.\u00a0But what the NFL can do \u0456\u0455 \u0455chedule the Ch\u0456ef\u0455 to \u0440lay l\u0456terally any team other than \u0440h\u0456ladel\u0440h\u0456a or the Dalla\u0455 Cowboy\u0455 \u2013the two team\u0455 more re\u0455ted than they are \u2013 \u0456n Week 2.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">\u0455er\u0456ou\u0455ly, \u0456t\u2019\u0455 not rocket \u0455c\u0456ence. 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