Chargers roast their NFL opponents in hilarious 2023 schedule launch video

The Los Angeles Chargers’ social media crew as soon as once more killed the season schedule reveal with their anime-inspired video, and it’s secure to say they don’t thoughts taking photographs at any crew within the NFL.

Last season, NFL followers had been in awe of the Chargers’ social media crew’s anime video that displayed their season schedule in a really distinctive manner, whereas throwing some jabs at their opponents with some hidden messages.

This season’s video, although, took the photographs to an entire different stage. And NFL followers beloved to see it.

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert in anime type throughout crew’s schedule launch video (Los Angeles Chargers)

It all begins with a ripped-up receipt that has “27-0” in quotes with the service provider being the Jacksonville Jaguars. This is a reference to the crew’s brutal loss to the Jags within the Wild Card Round in final season’s playoffs.

Then come the slights at every crew they are going to be going through this season, beginning with the Miami Dolphins in Week 1. It reveals an anime model of Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, and the humorous spin on that is him showing to vape on a vape pen, which was the discuss of social media when he did so on the sideline final season.

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After displaying Derrick Henry wanting like a Cyborg for Week 2, the Chargers’ social crew had some enjoyable with the Week 3 matchup in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings. Your eyes will need to wander to Kirk Cousins’ shiny chains (an ode to him carrying them on the crew aircraft final season after a win), however make sure you look within the high proper nook on the “banners” at US Bank Stadium.

Among them, the Chargers sarcastically level out that Justin Jefferson was Offensive Rookie of the yr runner-up in 2020 behind Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert. Jefferson did, nonetheless, win Offensive Player of the Year this previous season after totaling 128 receptions and 1,809 yards to steer the NFL in every of these classes.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins in anime type in Los Angeles Chargers’ schedule launch video. (Los Angeles Chargers)

Then, maybe the largest shot of the video, the Raiders are their Week 4 matchup, and the Chargers poked enjoyable on the crew’s new quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo. It reveals a slot machine (referencing Las Vegas) that has totally different quarterbacks who might have landed with the Raiders this offseason, like Lamar Jackson, Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers.

But all of it lands on Garoppolo, and the Chargers had much more enjoyable when the second Raiders’ matchup got here alongside in Week 15.

It goes again to the slot machine the place a cashout ticket is printed, and it says “-$72,750,000” which is the overall of Garoppolo’s contract with Las Vegas. There’s additionally a QR code that’s ingenious by the Chargers.

The Los Angeles Chargers’ video displaying a slot machine with “Garoppolo” because the winner. (Los Angeles Chargers)

It takes viewers to a hyperlink on their crew website that has two choices to click on should you’re a Chargers fan or a Raiders fan. The Chargers’ hyperlink takes you to single-game tickets that may be bought an hour earlier than most of the people will get a crack at them. As for the Raiders’ hyperlink, it goes to a Google search of “the right way to get a job.”

Pettiness at its most interesting.

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Some different notable weeks to level out are the Detroit Lions in Week 10, which cuts to comfortable elevator music with a message for these with a playing drawback. Why? Well, Lions receiver Jameson Williams and others within the group had been suspended or launched after breaking the league’s playing coverage following investigation.

The Los Angeles Chargers’ schedule launch video reveals a mock-up anime model of Times Square. (Los Angeles Chargers)

The Chargers additionally play Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets in Week 9 on “Monday Night Football,” and so they confirmed a view of Times Square with a plethora of small digs, together with these to Zach Wilson, Rex Ryan and even a small line that claims, “CPOY Geno Smith,” pointing at the truth that the Seattle Seahawks’ sign caller revived his profession after flopping with Gang Green.

Finally, the Chargers’ rivalry with the Kansas City Chiefs confirmed two situations the place certainly one of their well-known followers, generally known as “Chiefsaholic,” is wearing his wolf swimsuit with Chiefs gear making an attempt to take off an ankle monitor and being chased by regulation enforcement.

Los Angeles Chargers poke enjoyable at Kansas City Chiefs’ superfan “Chiefsaholic,” who’s on the run from the regulation in actual life. (Los Angeles Chargers)

That fan, whose actual identify is Xaviar Babudar, is at present needed for armed theft and is working from the regulation after eradicating his ankle monitor again in March. He allegedly tried to rob a financial institution in Bixby, Oklahoma.

There are many extra situations of this savvy manner of breaking down the season schedule, together with video games with the Baltimore Ravens and Chicago Bears.