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The 4-1 Detroit Lions will head to Arrowhead Stadium for this week's Sunday Night Football game against the 2-3 Kansas City Chiefs. Though Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been suffering from a groin injury in recent days, he hasn't missed a start yet this season and is expected to play in Sunday's game. While Jared Goff will lead the Lions' offense this week, the team's injury report features five starters including Amon-Ra St. Brown with an injured wrist and Kalif Raymond suffering a neck injury. The two are questionable for Sunday's game.
The Lions vs. Chiefs game will kick off at 8:20 p.m. ET; here's everything you need to know about where to tune in.
The Lions vs. Chiefs game kicks off at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT this Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025.
The Week 6 game between the Lions and the Chiefs will air on NBC.
You can stream NBC on platforms like DirecTV, Fubo and YouTube TV. The game will also be streaming on Peacock and on NFL+, though with an NFL+ subscription, you're limited to watching this week's game on mobile devices.
Many NFL season games are broadcast on local channels, so if you're looking to catch an in-market game, it may be as simple as turning on your TV (or setting up a digital TV antenna) or finding a live TV streaming service that carries the correct RSN (Regional Sports Network). If you want to watch out-of-market games, a $7 monthly subscription to NFL+ will let you watch every out-of-market local and primetime game in the season on your phone -- but only a select few regular-season games on your TV. You could also spring for the uber-expensive NFL Sunday Ticket package to get every out-of-market Sunday game of the season.
When it comes to nationally broadcast games, NFL games typically air across ESPN, NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC and NFL Network. Thursday Night Football games stream exclusively on Prime Video, select football games will stream exclusively on Peacock, games on CBS will stream live on Paramount+, and Monday Night Football games will air on ESPN or ABC and stream on the newly revamped ESPN+ this season. That's six channels and four streaming platforms to keep up with this season -- and that's not counting your local RSN's for in-market games and an NFL+ or NFL Sunday Ticket subscription for out-of-market games. Plus, Netflix is once again hosting at least two Christmas Day matches, so add that subscription into the mix. And we can't forget about Fox One, Fox's first streaming service, a place where you can also stream games airing on FOX (if you don't already have access to it).
Confused? You're not alone. Here's a breakdown of the platforms we recommend checking out ahead of the 2025 NFL season, so that come game time, tuning into your favorite team's games will be as easy as simply turning on the TV.
To recap, here are all the ways you can watch NFL games in 2025.