Monday Night Football: Buccaneers vs. Watching Chiefs, ManningCast tonight
When can you watch the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
- Monday, November 4 at 8:15 PM ET (5:15 PM PT).
Where to watch:
- The Bucs-Chiefs game will be shown on ABC and ESPN. The ManningCast will be shown on ESPN2.
The Chiefs haven’t looked like their dominant selves this year as they try for a third consecutive Super Bowl title, and yet after eight weeks they are the NFL’s only remaining undefeated team. They have failed to score 30 points in any of their wins, and Patrick Mahomes has thrown more interceptions than touchdown passes.
Kansas City will look to move to a perfect 8-0 tonight against the 4-4 Buccaneers, who have lost two games in a row and are missing Baker Mayfield’s two key goals in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.
The Buccaneers and Chiefs kick off tonight at 8:15 PM ET (5:15 PM PT) on ABC and ESPN. You can switch to ESPN2 during the game to watch the ManningCast with brothers Peyton and Eli, the popular alternative broadcast in which the former NFL greats analyze the game and chat with different guests every week.
If you don’t have a cable or satellite TV subscription, you can watch Monday Night Football via a live TV streaming service. The good news for football fans is that ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 are available on all five major streaming services.
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tonight on Monday Night Football.
How to watch MNF without cable
The main channel for Monday Night Football is ESPN. Nearly every Monday night game will be shown on ESPN, as well as on ABC and ESPN Plus for seven weeks. The only time you can’t watch an MNF game on ESPN is the final MNF doubleheader of the season for Week 15, when one game will be on ESPN and the other will be on ABC and ESPN Plus.
You can also watch Monday Night Football on ABC for most of the remaining weeks of the season; Weeks 10 and 13 can only be seen on ESPN.
The ManningCast on ESPN2 is scheduled for most Monday nights during the season and one Wild Card game, with six of those regular-season Monday nights and the Wild Card game also streamed on ESPN Plus.
YouTube TV costs $73 per month and includes ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, all the channels you need for MNF and ManningCast. Right now, the first two months are discounted to $50 per month. And there’s a 21-day free trial. Enter your zip code on YouTube TVs welcome page to see which local networks are available in your area.
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Sling TV’s Sling Orange plan includes ESPN and ESPN2, but not ABC, and its Blue plan includes ABC (only in a handful of markets) but no ESPN channel. Each subscription costs $45 per month in areas with ABC and $40 elsewhere. The combined Orange-and-Blue plan costs $55 or $60 per month.
Read our Sling TV review.
Fubo’s basic subscription costs $80 per month and includes ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2, but Fubo charges RSN costs (either $12 per month if you get one RSN, or $15 per month if you have two or more in your area), which increases the monthly amount to $92 or $95. Fubo is currently offering $30 off on for the first month of some of its plans, meaning you can get the basic Pro plan for $62 or $65 to start. Click here to see which local channels you receive.
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All of the above live TV streaming services allow you to cancel at any time and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our guide to live TV streaming services.
