Why Did These Four Teams LOSE BIG In Week 1?

Accompanied reading: Sando on special teams nytimes.com/athletic/7578843/2026/09/10/rams-special-teams-sean-mcvay-packers

Week 1 did not exactly go according to plan for a quartet of teams with big expectations. Those teams? The Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos. Why was that the case for those four teams? And what can they do to turn those Week 1 disappointments into an aberration rather than a pattern? That's wat Robert Mays and The Athletic senior NFL writer Mike Sando discuss on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Sponsored by @usbank

0:00 Welcome to the show
0:25 Robert took a shower
1:10 We’re already off the rails
3:20 Los Angeles Chargers
14:10 Los Angeles Rams
27:38 Green Bay Packers
37:25 Denver Broncos
47:42 Special teams details

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