Saints-Chiefs: How to watch Week 5’s ‘Monday Night Football’ matchup

The Game

The Kansas City Chiefs are hosting the New Orleans Saints for the Week 5 edition of “Monday Night Football.” Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. The game will be carried on ESPN, KMBC/9 in Kansas City and WDSU/6 in New Orleans.

The defending NFL champions are 4-0 — one of only two remaining undefeated teams. (On Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings reached 5-0 with a 23-17 victory over the New York Jets). Going back to 2023, Kansas City has won 10 consecutive games. But nine of those (including all of their 2024 win) have been by a single score. The team is coming off a 17-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.

After missing the playoffs with a 9-8 record in 2023, the Saints began the season by blowing out the Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys. But then they collected two straight losses — most recently a 26-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Three recent Chiefs are playing for the Saints in 2024: safety Tyrann Mathieu, linebacker Willie Gay Jr. and defensive tackle Khalen Saunders. Gay will miss the game with a hand injury — and so will former Kansas City defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon, who has been on New Orleans’ Reserve/PUP list since the season began.

But for Chiefs fans, the familiar New Orleans player who might have the most influence on the game is quarterback Derek Carr, who started 17 games against Kansas City for the Las Vegas Raiders from 2014 through 2022. The Raiders won just three of those games — and Carr often played poorly against the Chiefs’ defense. His career passer rating against Kansas City is just 83.0 — more than 10 points lower than it is against the rest of the league. Still, he’s played very well during the first four games of the season — and the Chiefs’ defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo isn’t taking him lightly.

“I’ve always had respect for Derek Carr,” he told reporters on Friday, ”and how he gets them out of a bad play and into a good one; I think that has a lot to do with [the Saints’ success]. He’s [also] a very accurate quarterback. And when you’re talking about a third-and-3 — or four or five or whatever — he’s smart enough to say, “Hey, I’m just going to get the first down here.’ I think that’s why they’re really good.”

Nuts and bolts

• Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
• Playing surface: Natural grass
• Game time: 7:15 p.m. Arrowhead Time, Monday, October 7, 2024
• Weather forecast: Clear and 67° with winds E at 4 mph
• Matchup history: 7-5 Kansas City (regular season)
• Odds: Chiefs -5.5, per FanDuel Sportsbook
• Officials: Referee Brad Rogers (126), umpire Bryan Neale (92), down judge Kent Payne (79), line judge Kevin Codey (16), field judge Joe Blubaugh (57), side judge Anthony Jeffries (36), back judge Greg Yette (38), replay official Roddy Ames and replay assistant Artenzia Young-Seigler
• Pageantry: Colors: Lawrence Honor Guard. National Anthem: Haley & Michaels. Flyover: U.S. Air Force C-130 from the 815^th Airlift Squadron, Biloxi, Mississippi. Drum Deck Honoree: Jamaal Charles. Spirit Leader: Marcus Arreola of the U.S. Army Corrections Brigade.

• Television broadcast: with Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters on ESPN, KMBC (ABC/9-Kansas City) and WDSU (NBC/6-New Orleans)
• Online Stream: Fubo.TV
• Chiefs radio broadcast: with Mitch Holthus, Danan Hughes and Josh Klingler on KFNZ (96.5 FM and 610 AM-Kansas City), WDAF (106.5 FM-Kansas City), Chiefs Mobile App and Chiefs Radio Network affiliates
• Chiefs Spanish radio broadcast: with Oscar Monterroso, Hannah Bassham and Adan Manzano on the Audacy app (“Chiefs en Español”), KSSA (105.9 FM and 1470 AM-Graden City, Kansas), Chiefs Mobile App, Tico-Sports.com and NFL+
• Saints radio broadcast: with Mike Hoss, Deuce McAllister and Jeff Nowak on WWL (105.3 FM and 870 AM-New Orleans) and Saints Radio Network affiliates
• SiriusXM broadcast: Channel 226
• Enemy SB Nation site: Canal Street Chronicles
• X: Arrowhead Pride
• Facebook: Please like us!

What you need to know in the stadium

• Parking lots open: 2:30 p.m.
• Stadium gates open: 5:00 p.m.
• Parking passes: All parking passes must be purchased in advance at www.Chiefs.com; payments will not be accepted at the parking toll gates.
• Cashless Arrowhead: All concession stands and retail points of sale are completely cashless. In addition to traditional scan and chip reader options for credit/debit cards, all fixed points of sale offer mobile tap or scan payment options, including Chiefs Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. In-stadium hawkers and vendors are credit card only.
• Clear bags, permitted items: The NFL’s clear bag policy is in place for all events at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Fans can visit www.Chiefs.com/stadium/clearbag for important information on the clear bag policy and a complete list of permitted and prohibited items. Guests will enter the stadium through CEIA OPENGATE security screening technology. As guests approach the stadium, they should keep items in their pockets and/or clear bags as they pass through the advanced screening devices while following the direction of security personnel. All fans should keep moving through the screening gates at a normal pace, as there is no need to wait for the person in front or to stop unless otherwise directed.
• COVID-19: Masks are no longer required in indoor spaces. But per Kansas City, Missouri Health Department recommendation, masks are encouraged. Fans should stay home if they are sick, showing COVID-19 symptoms or have been in close contact with anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19. If you become ill and can’t attend the game, you can resell or transfer your tickets.