TIME UPDATE: Chiefs vs. Lions – How to Watch, Listen, and Stream Week 6 NFL Game

Kansas City, MO – October 11, 2025

The Kansas City Chiefs return home to the electric atmosphere of GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium for a primetime Week 6 Sunday Night Football

showdown against the Detroit Lions. It’s a highly anticipated rematch of the 2023 season opener — a duel between two of the NFL’s most exciting quarterbacks, Patrick Mahomes and

Jared Goff, under the lights on national television.

Both teams enter this clash as serious playoff contenders. The Chiefs, led by head coach Andy Reid, look to regain rhythm after a turbulent first five weeks, while the Lions, guided by

Dan Campbell, continue to prove they’re among the NFC’s elite with their aggressive, fearless style.

📺 WATCH / STREAM

National Broadcast:

• TV Channel: NBC

• Kickoff: Sunday, October 12 —

  8:20 p.m. ET / 7:20 p.m. CT

• Pregame Show: Football Night in America begins at 7:00 p.m. ET on NBC

• Postgame Coverage: Immediately following the final whistle

Streaming Options:

• Peacock

  – Exclusive Sunday Night Football live stream 

• NBCSports.com – Watch with TV provider login

• FuboTV / YouTube TV / Hulu + Live TV – NBC broadcast available nationwide

• NFL+ (Mobile Only)

  – Live local & primetime games, full replays, and highlights 

Broadcast Team (NBC):

• Play-by-Play: Mike Tirico

• Color Analyst: Cris Collinsworth

• Sideline Reporter: Melissa Stark

🏟 GAME INFO

• Matchup: Detroit Lions (4–1) at Kansas City Chiefs (3–2)

• Venue: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium – Kansas City, Missouri

• Kickoff Time: 8:20 p.m. ET / 7:20 p.m. CT

This matchup features two explosive offenses and two fanbases that live for primetime football. Expect a chess match between Mahomes and Goff, a battle between

Travis Kelce and Aidan Hutchinson, and a stadium roaring with playoff energy in mid-October.

🎧 LISTEN

Chiefs Radio Network

• Live Game Coverage: 7:20 p.m. CT

• Pregame: 3:30 p.m. CT

• Postgame: Immediately after the final whistle

Kansas City Stations:

• 106.5 The Wolf FM – Flagship home of Chiefs broadcasts

• 610 Sports Radio (KCSP-AM) – Extended coverage & interviews

Detroit Stations:

• 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT-FM) – Official Lions Radio Network

Streaming Audio:

• Chiefs.com

• Chiefs Mobile App

• Chiefs Radio Network Live Stream
  (Geo-restrictions may apply)

SiriusXM:

• Chiefs Feed: Channel 88

• Lions Feed:

  Channel 225 

📰 POSTGAME COVERAGE

After the game, tune in for live press conferences featuring Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, and team captains — streaming on:

• Chiefs.com

• Chiefs Mobile App

   

• Official Chiefs YouTube Channel

Fans can also watch full highlights and analysis on NBC Sports, NFL Network, and Chiefs social channels shortly after the final whistle.

💰 BETTING SNAPSHOT (via BetMGM)

The Chiefs enter as a three-point favorite at home, but Detroit’s balance on both sides of the ball makes this a true test — one that could have early playoff implications for both conferences.

⚙️ KEY STORYLINES

• Can Mahomes and Kelce crack Detroit’s improving secondary?

• Will Jared Goff deliver another Arrowhead upset like 2023’s opener?

• Could this be a Super Bowl LVII rematch preview

  in disguise? 

🏈 SUMMARY

It’s Sunday night football at its best — the defending AFC champions under the Arrowhead lights against one of the NFC’s toughest young squads. Expect intensity, big plays, and playoff-level energy as

Patrick Mahomes and Jared Goff go throw-for-throw in a nationally televised thriller.

Kickoff: 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock — don’t miss it.