Rich Eisen cracks 'wide right' joke after Harrison Butker missed field goal Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY September 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM 0 The Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs are locked in a close battle in their season opener from São Paulo, Brazil.
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Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY September 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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The Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs are locked in a close battle in their season opener from São Paulo, Brazil. It's a game of fine margins as the Chiefs pulled within one point of the Chargers in their opening drive of the third quarter.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes scrambled down the right sideline and dove in for the Chiefs' first touchdown of the game.
They didn't pull even on points with the Chargers, though, as kicker Harrison Butker's extra point didn't make it through the uprights.
1 / 7Chiefs and Chargers play in NFL International Series game of 2025 in Sao Paulo, BrazilLos Angeles Chargers players huddle up before the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Corinthians Arena.
"Harrison Butker, interestingly enough, is wide right," play-by-play announcer Rich Eisen said on the broadcast.
While the kick did sail wide right of the uprights, that comment from Eisen may be a subtle reference to Butker's political leanings. The Chiefs kicker supported President Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, calling him the "most pro-life president."
"I'm supporting the president that's going to be the most pro-life president, and I think Donald Trump is the most pro-life president," Butker said on Fox News. "That's a topic that is the most crucial topic for me. I want us to be fighting for the most vulnerable, fighting for the unborn, and that's what we should prioritize."
Butker's controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College in May 2024 drew a response from many commentators, Eisen included.
Eisen and his wife Suzy Shuster spoke in response to Butker's speech which included his statement that one of a woman's most important roles is that of "homemaker".
"It's outrageous," Eisen said. "Of course he has his right to say whatever he wants to say and that might be his belief system but to say that people who are about to receive their diplomas are being lied to diabolically because they are being told that some title awaits them through their hard work isn't as rewarding as being a mother or being a homemaker... it's just an outrage."
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