Watch the Kansas City Chiefs live without cable on the device of your choice, including Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV, Roku, and more.
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Our top pick for watching the Chiefs this season, DIRECTV STREAM, carries local CBS and FOX affiliates across the midwest, and offers Bally Sports Midwest and Kansas City as upgrades for fans who want to watch in-market MLB, NBA, and NHL games.
When the Chiefs are on CBS, including playoffs games, the Paramount Plus NFL on CBS lineup is a good budget option for watching the Chiefs.
Watch KCTV CBS 5, ABC, ESPN, NBC, FS1, and upgrade for Bally Sports Midwest and Kansas City. | $74.99 / month | Free 5 Day Trial |
Watch KCTV CBS 5, ABC, ESPN, NBC, FS1, and upgrade for Bally Sports Midwest and Kansas City. | $74.99 / month | 7 Day Free Trial |
Watch the Chiefs in-market on CBS. | $5.99 / month | 7 Day Free Trial |
MOBILE ONLY. Complete local coverage for Chiefs fans on phones and tablets. | $39.99 / year | 7 day free trial |
Important channels
The majority of Chiefs games will be on CBS, FOX, ESPN, and NBC. Let’s break down the live TV streaming providers that carry those channels and whether they are currently offering a free trial.
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| $74.99 / month | $74.99 / month | $5.99 / month | $50 / month | $69.99 / month | $83.99 / month |
Note: Sling TV carries FOX and NBC, but only in select markets.
Top picks
Fubo features all the channels Chiefs fans need to watch the Mahomes show on Sundays, plus full coverage of Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, and Mizzou sports, minus ESPN+ games.
For a complete rundown of Fubo’s pros and cons, read our full review.
Paramount+ is to be applauded for rolling out the the NFL on CBS package for cord cutting sports fans. It is not a full streaming solution for most people, and doesn’t get you every NFL channel you need, but as a budget pick, will offer excellent coverage for most Chiefs games.
Read our full Paramount+ review.
Not only does DirecTV Stream offer all the most important NFL channels, it is the only live TV streaming provider that carries Bally Sports Kansas City and Bally Sports Midwest. Bally Sports Kansas City will get subscribers access to Royals baseball, something no other streaming service can offer.
Hulu + Live TV carries CBS, ESPN, FOX, and NBC, and will offer Chiefs fans excellent coverage.
Read our full Hulu + Live TV review, including for the ESPN+ bundle.
YouTube TV is another excellent option for Chiefs fans with a dedicated 4K package and several innovative features for watching football. Note that users will be required to sign up for a Google account to use the platform.
Read our full YouTube TV review for sports fans.
Out-of-Market
As a team with a national following, the Chiefs have a large out-of-market following. Now that YouTube TV has the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, it’s easier than ever to watch the Chiefs regular season regardless of where you live.
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How to watch the Chiefs out-of-market
- Visit the YouTube TV dedicated landing page for NFL Sunday Ticket
You don’t need a YouTube TV account to watch NFL Sunday Ticket, however, signing up without YouTube TV increases the price from $349 to $449, so it makes good economic sense to add Sunday Ticket to YouTube TV. Here is the signup link.
- If you have a YouTube TV account
Current YouTube TV subscribers can add Sunday Ticket to their existing account as an add-on.
If you do not live in the Kansas City market, or anywhere nearby, the best bet is NFL Sunday Ticket, which is the premium add-on the NFL offers to out-of-market fans. NFL Sunday Ticket is $349 for the season. If you’re out-of-market and want all the games guaranteed, yes, Sunday Ticket is worth the money. However, with the rise of Mahomes, the Chiefs have been on national TV and hybrid national, regional games more regularly. Sunday Ticket is probably more important for east coast Chiefs fans than west coast fans, who will get a good number of Chiefs games even out-of-market without paying for Sunday Ticket.
Chiefs player to watch this season – #15
While it’s not exactly a controversial pick, we can’t keep our eyes off Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs star QB, and part-owner of the Royals. Bengals fans won’t want to hear this, but Mahomes electric playing style is must-see TV.
FAQ
The Chiefs are regularly featured in Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and parts of the mountain west. TV coverage for most NFL regular season games is regional. Local fans in Kansas City will get most Chiefs games on their CBS affiliate, KCTV CBS 5, as will some fans in markets close to Kansas City. For NFL fans in parts of Iowa for example, a state without an NFL franchise, the Chiefs will be their local NFL team. For a guarantee of tuning into Chief’s games, east and west coast fans will need to buy NFL Sunday Ticket, which is the NFL’s premium out-of-market product.
106.5 “The Wolf” is the official radio home of the Kansas City Chiefs, and the play by play audio can be live streamed here.