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Chargers let down almost one-third of survival pool players with huge upset loss to Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals delivered a major Week 1 shocker on Sunday afternoon, taking down the Los Angeles Chargers 26-14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Despite entering the game as overwhelming favorites, the Chargers fell flat and dealt an early blow to roughly one-third of NFL survivor pool participants who had banked on their success.

Ahead of the opener, Jim Harbaugh was aiming to maintain his spotless record in NFL season openers, while quarterback Justin Herbert took the field alongside new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel and receiver Ladd McConkey. Instead, Arizona thoroughly dismantled those expectations, sending Los Angeles stumbling into the season with an unexpected home defeat.