Getty Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional round.
Two of the NFL’s best quarterbacks will be featured in this one, as the Kansas City Chiefs host the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 23 in the AFC divisional round.
The game (6:30 p.m. ET start time) will be televised nationally on CBS. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of the Bills vs Chiefs online:
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Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch a live stream of their local CBS station via the Prime Paramount+ channel (“Premium” plan). You can try both Amazon Prime and the Paramount+ Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Once you’re signed up for the Prime Paramount+ Channel, you can watch the Bills vs Chiefs live on the Amazon Video app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, various smart TV’s, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Amazon website.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of CBS (live in most markets) and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the Bills vs Chiefs live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” CBS (live in most markets) is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the Bills vs Chiefs live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
If you can’t watch live, DirecTV Stream also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to unlimited hours).
Paramount+
This is ultimately the same as the Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch on Paramount’s digital platforms instead of Amazon’s. You can watch your local CBS channel live via Paramount+ (“Premium” plan), which comes with a free trial:
Once signed up for Paramount+, you can watch the Bills vs Chiefs live on the Paramount+ app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Paramount+ website.
If You’re in Canada: DAZN
Viewers in Canada can watch a live stream of every regular season and postseason NFL game via DAZN, which comes with a free trial:
Once signed up, viewers in Canada can watch the Bills vs Chiefs live on the DAZN app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch the game on your computer via the DAZN website.
Bills vs Chiefs Preview
When these two teams met in the postseason last year, Mahomes and Kansas City handed Allen and Buffalo a 38-24 loss. The Bills took the Chiefs down in the regular season, however, winning 38-20 on Oct. 10 at Arrowhead. This time, the winner will go on to the AFC championship.
The Chiefs are coming off a 42-21 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round. Mahomes was in top form against the Steelers, throwing for 404 yards and five TDs. All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce added five catches for 108 yards and a score, and the Chiefs racked up 478 total yards of offense in a dominant performance. Mahomes and company will now go up against the NFL’s best defensive unit.
The Bills surrendered 272.8 yards and 17.0 points per game, both of which were the lowest in the NFL during the regular season.
“We’re expecting a fight, we’re expecting a battle,” Mahomes said about facing the Bills, per NFL.com. “They have a great offense, great defense, great special teams and we played them in the AFC Championship last year and we know that it’s going to be another fight for us if we want to try to move on to the AFC Championship Game this year.”
The Bills are fresh from an impressive performance of their own, winning 47-17 over the New England Patriots in the Wild Card matchup. Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen put on a clinic, throwing for 308 yards and five scores, while adding another 66 yards on the ground. Buffalo finished with 482 total yards of offense, and its defense surrendered just 89 yards on the ground in a rather lopsided win. Now, the reigning AFC champs await.
“That’s the team that everybody wants to aspire to be,” Allen said about Kansas City leading up to the game. “To be in three AFC championships in a row and to be in two Super Bowls in a row. That’s the type of level we want to be and in order to be the best you have to beat the best,” Allen said. “They’ve really been one of the, if not the best teams in the last four years. Again, we’ve got a good opportunity here and we’re excited for it as I’m sure they are as well.”