NFL Week 1 Brazil game to be streamed exclusively on YouTube

The NFL announced on Wednesday that YouTube will exclusively stream the Friday night Week 1 game of the 2025 season in Brazil on Sept. 5. This marks the first exclusive NFL game to be streamed live for free in its entirety on YouTube.

In February, the NFL announced its return to  Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil for a Friday night Week 1 game, kicking off the 2025 International Games. The Los Angeles Chargers will play in the game, and their opponent will be announced on Wednesday when the full 2025 NFL schedule is released at 8 p.m. ET.

“We are excited to expand our relationship with YouTube to bring this year’s Brazil game to a worldwide audience,” said Hans Schroeder, NFL executive vice president of media distribution. “YouTube and YouTube TV have been incredible partners of the NFL for several years and boast an immense global reach, and we look forward to Week 1 in São Paulo.”

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“Last year, people spent over 350 million hours watching official NFL content on YouTube, so it’s both fitting and thrilling to continue to build our relationship with our partners at the NFL,” said Mary Ellen Coe, chief business officer, YouTube. “Streaming the Friday night game to fans for free around the world will mark YouTube’s first time as a live NFL broadcaster – and we’ll do it in a way that only YouTube can, with an interactive viewing experience and creators right at the center of the experience.”

YouTube is no stranger to the NFL. The streaming service has served as the home of NFL Sunday Ticket since the start of the 2023 season. YouTube is owned by Google, which has been partnered with the NFL since the league launched its official NFL channel in 2015.

The Chargers will look to get a big win in Brazil to kick off the 2025 season. The team is coming off of a 2024 season where it finished the year with an 11-6 record and an appearance in the wild-card round of the playoffs. Quarterback Justin Herbert led the Chargers’ playoff run, finishing the year with 3,870 passing yards, 23 passing touchdowns and just three interceptions.