What Channel Is the NFL Game Tonight? Chiefs vs. Lions Set to Kick Off Thursday Night Football

Six months have handed since the ultimate whistle blew at Tremendous Bowl 57 when the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs hoisted the Lombardi Trophy. After the lengthy hiatus, common season soccer returns, with the Chiefs internet hosting the Detroit Lions to kick off the 2023 season.

What is the Thursday Night Football channel, and when is the NFL sport tonight? Right here’s how to watch the NFL season opener, together with the begin time, TV channel, and livestream choices.

What Channel Airs the NFL Game Tonight?

Whereas most of the Thursday Night Football schedule airs on Amazon, NBC will likely be tonight’s TV channel for the 2023 NFL opener between the Chiefs and Lions. The sport may even be accessible on Peacock for these with out commonplace cable choices. Right here’s how to watch Thursday Night Football tonight.

Detroit Lions at Kansas Metropolis Chiefs

• Begin time
  8:20 p.m. ET
• Channel
  NBC
• Reside stream possibility
  Peacock, FuboTV

Kansas Metropolis returns from the offseason with one other yr of excessive expectations with QB Patrick Mahomes underneath middle. The Chiefs have gained the AFC West for the previous seven years and have been to 5 straight AFC Championship video games. No group is on a roll proper now fairly like Kansas Metropolis. Nonetheless, some late preseason bumps may spoil the Chiefs’ residence opener.

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TE Travis Kelce hyperextended his knee throughout apply Tuesday. Whereas the Chiefs consider the All-Professional TE’s ACL and knee are intact, he’ll nonetheless be out tonight regardless. Whereas RB Isaiah Pacheco has added a obligatory punch to the Chiefs run sport, when you will have Mahomes, you move the soccer.

Kansas Metropolis led the league in 2022 with 5,247 passing yards. Nonetheless, 1,765 of these passing yards went to tight ends, additionally a league-high. If Kelce can’t play, this can massively change Kansas Metropolis’s sport plan on offense Thursday Night.

This concern could not have been as urgent final season, with Detroit permitting 245.2 passing yards per sport, the third-worst in the NFL in 2022. Nonetheless, this weak point was famous and addressed this offseason as the Lions signed security C.J. Gardener-Johnson, CBs Cameron Sutton and Emmanuel Moseley, and drafted CB Brian Department.

Slowing down the Chiefs’ passing offense will likely be paramount, as Detroit went 0-5 final season in opposition to prime 10 offenses. Whereas a Kansas Metropolis offense with out Kelce might not be prime 10, they nonetheless have the finest QB in Mahomes and playmakers. The Lions can not let up though the two-time MVP will likely be with out his most deadly weapon.

2023 Week 1 Schedule

With the Chiefs and Lions taking middle stage on Thursday Night Football for the NFL sport tonight, what does the remainder of the Week 1 schedule seem like? Let’s have a look.

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Sunday, Sept. 10

Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons

• Begin time
  1 p.m. ET
• Channel
  FOX
• Reside stream choices
  Hulu + Reside TV, YouTube TV, FOX Now

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns

• Begin time
  1 p.m. ET
• Channel
  CBS
• Reside stream choices
  Hulu + Reside TV, YouTube TV, CBS All-Entry

Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts

• Begin time
  1 p.m. ET
• Channel
  FOX
• Reside stream choices
  Hulu + Reside TV, YouTube TV, FOX Now

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings

• Begin time
  1 p.m. ET
• Channel
  CBS
• Reside stream choices
  Hulu + Reside TV, YouTube TV, CBS All-Entry

Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints

• Begin time
  1 p.m. ET
• Channel
  CBS
• Reside stream choices
  Hulu + Reside TV, YouTube TV, CBS All-Entry

San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers

• Begin time
  1 p.m. ET
• Channel
  FOX
• Reside stream choices
  Hulu + Reside TV, YouTube TV, FOX Now

Arizona Cardinals at Washington Commanders

• Begin time
  1 p.m. ET
• Channel
  FOX
• Reside stream choices
  Hulu + Reside TV, YouTube TV, FOX Now

Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens

• Begin time
  1 p.m. ET
• Channel
  CBS
• Reside stream choices
  Hulu + Reside TV, YouTube TV, CBS All-Entry

Inexperienced Bay Packers at Chicago Bears

• Begin time
  4:25 p.m. ET
• Channel
  FOX
• Reside stream choices
  Hulu + Reside TV, YouTube TV, FOX Now

Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos

• Begin time
  4:25 p.m. ET
• Channel
  CBS
• Reside stream choices
  Hulu + Reside TV, YouTube TV, CBS All-Entry

Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots

• Begin time
  4:25 p.m. ET
• Channel
  CBS
• Reside stream choices
  Hulu + Reside TV, YouTube TV, CBS All-Entry

Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers

• Begin time
  4:25 p.m. ET
• Channel
  CBS
• Reside stream choices
  Hulu + Reside TV, YouTube TV, CBS All-Entry

Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks

• Begin time
  4:25 p.m. ET
• Channel
  FOX
• Reside stream choices
  Hulu + Reside TV, YouTube TV, FOX Now

Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants

• Begin time
  8:20 p.m. ET
• Channel
  NBC
• Reside stream choices
  Peacock

Monday, Sept. 11

Buffalo Payments at New York Jets

• Begin time
  8:15 p.m. ET
• Channel
  ESPN, ABC
• Reside stream choices
  ESPN+, YouTube TV, Hulu + Reside TV