When to watch the Detroit Lions vs. Kansas City Chiefs
- Sunday, Oct. 12, at 8:20 p.m. ET (5:20 p.m. PT).
Where to watch
- The Lions-Chiefs game will be broadcast nationally on NBC and stream on Peacock.
After losing their first game of the season, the Detroit Lions have won four straight 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.
The Lions-Chiefs Sunday Night Football game starts tonight at 8:20 p.m. ET (5:20 p.m. PT). 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 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 at $7 per month, but streams are limited to just watching 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 a month and includes NBC and the rest of the channels you need to watch NFL games week in and week out. Right now, the first three months are discounted by $10, and there is a free 21-day trial. Plug in your ZIP code on YouTube TV’s welcome page to see which local networks are available in your area. Read our YouTube TV review.
Hulu Plus Live TV costs $83 a month and includes NBC in most markets. On its live news page, you can enter your ZIP code under the “Can I watch local news in my area?” question at the bottom of the page to see which local channels you get. Read our Hulu Plus Live TV review.
Fubo’s Essential plan costs $85 a month and includes NBC. Click here to see which local channels you get.
Fubo recently introduced a $56-per-month skinny bundle for sports fans that includes the other channels that show NFL games — ABC, CBS, Fox and ESPN — but it does not include NBC. Read our Fubo review.
All the live TV streaming services above allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our live TV streaming services guide.