Fall is here and football is back. Here’s how to watch the opening game of the 2023 NFL season. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back, the kids are going back to school, and the 2023 NFL football season is finally here. The regular football season begins on September 7th with the NFL Kickoff Game between the Detroit Lions and last year’s Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. Thursday night’s game will air on NBC starting at 8:20 p.m. ET. Ready to ring in the start of football season? Here’s how to watch the 2023 NFL season opener: Lions vs. Chiefs, plus our picks for the best ways to watch every NFL game this year, from now through Super Bowl LVIII.
How to watch the Detroit vs. Kansas City game:
Date: Thursday, September 7th
Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
Game: Detroit in Kansas City
Location: Arrowhead Stadium
TV channel: NBC
Streaming: peacock
What channel is the Detroit vs. Kansas City game on?
Thursday night’s Lions at Chiefs game will air on NBC. However, don’t get too comfortable watching “Thursday Night Football” on the over-the-air channel. After the season opener, TNF returns to its exclusive streaming home: Amazon Prime Video.
In the meantime, enjoy the ability to simply turn on your TV and watch a Thursday night football game on NBC. If you don’t have access to live NBC, we recommend the following to watch the Lions at Chiefs game this Thursday:
Watch NFL games on local channels like NBC, Fox and CBS
Channel Master Flatenna Ultra-thin indoor TV antenna
Where can you stream the Lions vs. Chiefs game?
(Peacock)
For $6 per month, an ad-supported Peacock subscription lets you stream live sports and events broadcast on NBC, including the 2023 NFL season opener, MLB Sunday Leadoff, WWE games and more. Plus, you’ll get access to thousands of hours of shows and movies, including popular sitcoms like Parks and Recreation and The Office, and even recent movie releases like Book Club: The Next Chapter, Renfield, and soon Super Mario -Movie. For $10 per month, you can upgrade to an ad-free subscription, which includes live access to your local NBC affiliate (not just certain sports and events) and the ability to download select titles to watch offline.
$6 at Peacock
Best way to watch the full 2023 NFL season:
(Photo: Hulu)
For $70 per month, Hulu’s Live TV package (with ads) gets you access to NBC, Fox, CBS, and ESPN, as well as access to ESPN+. In addition, NCAA college football fans also get ESPNU, Fox, FS1, CBSN, NBC, ACCN, Big Ten Network and SECN. Basically, almost every channel you need to watch NFL and NCAA football games in 2023. The only NFL game you’ll miss is Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video (which you may already have access to anyway!).
Additionally, with this package you get a subscription to Disney+ and of course access to Hulu’s general content library. Hulu’s live TV plans also include unlimited DVR storage, a hardware-free setup process, and easy online cancellation. Currently, Hulu does not offer a free trial for its Live TV plan.
$70 on Hulu
(Fubo)
With Fubo TV you have access to NBC, ESPN, Fox, CBS, ABC and NFL Network, virtually every channel you need to watch the 2023 NFL season. The only games you’ll miss with this service are those blocked due to regional restrictions, regular Thursday Night Football games on Amazon Prime Video, and the few NFL games of the season scheduled to stream exclusively on ESPN+. You also get access to ACCN, SECN, Pac-12 and Big Ten Network to watch NCAA college football games, as well as over 100 other live channels. Fubo subscribers also get 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage. The platform offers a 7-day free trial period.
$75 at Fubo
(Photo: NFL)
With a basic NFL+ subscription of $6.99 per month (or $40 per year), you get live local and primetime regular-season and postseason NFL games exclusively on your phone or tablet, plus live audio for every game of the season on supported devices and access to the NFL Network, which will broadcast eight games live during the 2023 season. While NFL+ Premium is slightly more expensive at $14.99 per month (or $80 per year), it also includes access to NFL RedZone and full and condensed replays of every game on supported devices. NFL+ also offers a 7-day free trial.
$7 at NFL
More ways to watch the 2023 NFL season:
Watch ESPN, Fox, ABC and NBC
Sling TV Orange and Blue
Watch ESPN, ABC, Fox, CBS, NBC and NFL Network
DirecTV Selection
Watch ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, ESPN and NFL Network
YouTube TV
Stream NFL Thursday Night Football games
Amazon Prime Video
