The wild AFC West might be up for grabs in 2025, and on ‘Monday Night Football,’ another crucial divisional matchup takes center stage.
The Kansas City Chiefs have started the season 0-2 for the first time since 2014, maybe cracking the window of opportunity open for Monday night’s opponents, the Los Angeles Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders.
While there’s plenty of football left in 2025, the 0-2 start for the Chiefs and the 1-0 starts for the Chargers and Raiders might offer a glimmer of hope for a non-Chiefs winner since 2015.
The Chargers may have laid a small bit of a blueprint of how to defeat Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs when they took them down in Brazil in Week 1. Behind a sharp Justin Herbert and a surprisingly pass-heavy offensive attack, Jim Harbaugh’s squad flew back stateside with a season-opening win.
It wasn’t as pretty for the Raiders in Week 1, but they came away with a win of their own vs. the New England Patriots to kick off the Pete Carroll era. Notably, first-round pick Ashton Jeanty didn’t burst on the scene as some expected; Jeanty finished his NFL debut with 19 carries for 38 yards.
His path doesn’t get much easier vs. the Harbaugh-coached defense on Monday night. But maybe Jeanty will give Carroll a birthday present by way of powering a Raiders win.
The Chargers and Raiders jockey for position in the division in an after-dark edition of ‘Monday Night Football.’ USA TODAY Sports will provide live updates, highlights and more from the matchup below.
What time does Raiders vs. Chargers start?
Date: Monday, Sept. 15
Time: 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT)
Where: Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
What TV channel is Raiders vs. Chargers on today?
TV channel: ESPN
Streaming: Fubo, ESPN+
ESPN will be the broadcast home of the Monday night clash between the Raiders and Chargers. Chris Fowler will be on the call handling play-by-play duties. He will be flanked by Dan Orlovsky and Louis Riddick.
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