For the second year in a row, the NFL is hosting a game in Brazil. This year’s version features the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers, and while it’s not the first NFL game played in São Paulo, it will be the first NFL game to stream live on YouTube.
NFL streaming is frustratingly complicated (and expensive!) for fans, but watching the Chiefs-Chargers game on Friday night is the rare exception. If you can access YouTube on your TV, laptop, tablet or phone, then you can watch the game for free.
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The Chiefs-Packers game kicks off Friday at 9 p.m. local time in Brazil. That’s 8 p.m. ET in the US (7 p.m. CT in Kansas City, 5 p.m. PT in Los Angeles).
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs begin their 2025 season in Brazil against the Los Angeles Chargers.
How to watch Chiefs vs. Chargers on YouTube
You may need to locate or download the YouTube app on your TV if you aren’t accustomed to watching YouTube on the biggest screen in your house, but that’s the only hurdle for you watching the Chiefs-Chargers game. You can also watch an any device that you use to watch YouTube, from a laptop or desktop computer to your phone or tablet.
The game is free to watch and doesn’t even require you to sign into a YouTube account.
The Chiefs-Chargers game will stream live on YouTube for free. Rich Eisen and Kurt Warner will call the game.
Other ways to watch Chief vs. Chargers in Brazil
YouTube TV subscribers can watch the game on YouTube TV. Google’s live TV streaming service costs $83 a month, but it might be easier to watch with YouTube TV than YouTube if you are already a subscriber.
Fan in the local TV markets of the two teams playing can watch on their local NBC station. The game will be simulcast on KSHB (NBC/41) Kansas City and KNBC (NBC/4) Los Angeles, according to 506 Sports.
