Colts vs. Chiefs: kickoff time and how to watch Sunday Night Football
The Kansas City Chiefs host the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday, Sept. 20.
The game is the Week 2 Sunday Night Football matchup of the 2026 NFL season, meaning the league's weekly national primetime slot on Sunday evening. Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. ET / 5:20 p.m. PT, which is 7:20 p.m. local time in Kansas City, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Yahoo Sports.
Indianapolis enter the night at 0-1 and Kansas City at 1-0, according to NFL.com. Live coverage from the stadium begins at 7:00 p.m. ET, ahead of kickoff, NBC Sports reports. That early window is the pre-game programme.
On television, the game airs live on NBC. In the Kansas City market, that NBC feed airs locally on KSHB, according to Yahoo Sports. The broadcast will also air on Universo, NBC's Spanish-language cable channel, according to NBC's listings announcement.
For streaming, viewers have several routes. The game will be live-streamed on Peacock, NBC's streaming service, alongside the NBC telecast, according to NBC Sports. It can also be streamed live on Sling TV, a live-TV streaming service that carries broadcast channels in its packages, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Sling TV plans start at $19.99 per month. Its Sling Select package includes NBC, Fox and ABC in major markets, plus NFL Network, National Geographic and FS1. Another option is a five-day free trial of DIRECTV, which can be used to watch the Sept. 20 game for free, according to Page Six.
For fans deciding how to watch, the simplest split is this. Antenna or cable viewers can go straight to NBC. Cord-cutters who need a login can use Peacock, Sling TV or a provider sign-in via NFL.com to watch Sunday Night Football live. Out-of-market viewers can also find Week 2 games through NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube and YouTube TV, the league's package for games outside a viewer's local area.
