For Pete's Sake

Chiefs-49ers game Sunday will feature an NFL broadcast first in 2024 season

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton (32) react while out of bounds during the second quarter of Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton (32) react while out of bounds during the second quarter of Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium. USA TODAY Sports

Through their first five games of the season, the Chiefs have played before a national television audience three times.

The Chiefs’ fourth national game will be Sunday and it’s a rare bird. The Chiefs take on the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium and kickoff is scheduled for 3:25 p.m. Typically, Fox and/or CBS have two or more late-afternoon games, but that won’t be the case with the Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl LVIII rematch.

Fox’s broadcast will go to the entire country. That’s the first time there has been a Sunday afternoon national broadcast this season. The last time it happened was in Week 15 of the 2023 season with the Cowboys-Bills game on Fox.

There’s no TV map to show, because if you’re reading this in the United States, you’ll be able to see the game on Fox this Sunday. Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady will be on the call.

It’s the first time Brady, the former Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback, will work a Chiefs game as a broadcaster. It’s also his first game since becoming part owner of the Raiders.

Fans in Kansas City also will see the Lions-Vikings game (on Fox 4) and the Texans-Packers (on KCTV-5). Both will begin at noon.

Here is the full list of broadcaster assignments for Week 7 (all games on Sunday except where noted).

Broncos at Saints, 7:15 p.m. Thursday on Amazon Prime: Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung (reporter)

Patriots at Jaguars (in London), 8:30 a.m. on NFL Network: Chris Rose, Joe Thomas and Steve Wyche

Lions at Vikings, noon on Fox: Adam Amin, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver

Texans at Packers, noon on CBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson

Seahawks at Falcons, noon on Fox: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi

Titans at Bills, noon on CBS: Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J. Ross

Eagles at Giants, noon on Fox: Chris Myers, Mark Sanchez and Kristina Pink

Dolphins at Colts, noon on Fox: Kevin Kugler, Darryl Johnston and Laura Okmin

Bengals at Browns, noon on CBS: Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala

Raiders at Rams, 3:05 p.m. on CBS: Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn

Commanders at Panthers, 3:05 p.m. on CBS: Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins

Chiefs at 49ers, 3:25 p.m. on Fox: Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady with Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi

Jets at Steelers, 7:20 p.m. on NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark

Ravens at Buccaneers, 7:15 p.m. Monday on ABC and ESPN: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters

Chargers at Cardinals: 8 p.m. Monday on ESPN: Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick and Laura Rutledge

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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