When to watch the Detroit Lions vs. Kansas City Chiefs
- Sunday, October 12 at 8:20 p.m. ET (5:20 p.m. PT).
Where to watch
- The Lions-Chiefs game will be nationally televised on NBC and streamed on Peacock.
After losing their first game of the season, the Detroit Lions won four in a row to take control of the NFC North. They’ll put their four-game winning streak on the line tonight at Arrowhead Stadium against a Chiefs team that has been more down than up this season. The 2-3 Chiefs need a win to get back to .500 and keep pressure on the Broncos and Chargers in the AFC West.
Sunday night Lions-Chiefs football game begins tonight at 8:20 p.m. (5:20 p.m. Pacific Time). The game is available to watch nationally on NBC or stream on Peacock.
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Chiefs host the Detroit Lions for Sunday Night Football on NBC and Peacock.
How to watch the Lions vs. Chiefs
You can watch this game on your local NBC station with a cable or satellite TV subscription or with an over-the-air antenna. Most live TV streaming services, such as YouTube TV and Hulu Plus Live TV, also carry your local NBC station (see below).
If you don’t subscribe to a TV service with NBC and want to watch the game, you can sign up for Peacock Premium for $11 per month to watch Sunday Night Football.
You can also subscribe to NFL Plus, the NFL’s streaming service for $7 per month, but streams are limited to just viewing on a phone or tablet (not a TV).
With Peacock’s $11 per month Premium plan, you can watch tonight’s game and every Sunday Night Football game this season. Read our Peacock review.
YouTube TV costs $83 per month and includes NBC and the rest of the channels you need to watch NFL games week after week. Right now, the first three months are $10 off and there is a 21-day free trial. Enter your zip code on the YouTube TV homepage to see which local networks are available in your area. Read our YouTube TV review.
Hulu Plus Live TV costs $83 per month and includes NBC in most markets. On its live news page, you can enter your zip code under “Can I watch local news in my area?” » question at the bottom of the page to see which local channels you receive. Read our Hulu Plus Live TV review.
Fubo’s Essential plan costs $85 per month and includes NBC. Click here to see which local channels you receive.
Fubo recently introduced a skinny $56 per month package for sports fans that includes the other channels showing NFL games — ABC, CBS, Fox and ESPN — but doesn’t include NBC. Read our Fubo review.
All of the live TV streaming services above allow you to cancel at any time and require a strong internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our guide to live TV streaming services.
