Yes, Chiefs-Bills play on Sunday afternoon, but it’ll be a nationally televised game

Heading into Sunday’s game, there is one thing Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills fans can agree on (along with other NFL fans): Why aren’t the teams playing on prime time?

The Bills and Chiefs kick off at 3:25 p.m. at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The decision to have the game start in the afternoon is likely the result of conversations held before the season.

Alan Pergament of the Buffalo News wrote about why the Bills-Chiefs game is not being played at night.

“Months before the season, the NFL asks its broadcast, cable partners and now its streaming partner to request the games it would want the most,” Pergament wrote.

“CBS assuredly made the Bills-Kansas City game one of its biggest requests because it will be a rematch of arguably last season’s most exciting game, the Chiefs’ 42-36 overtime playoff victory led by Patrick Mahomes’ touchdown drive that meant Josh Allen and the Bills offense never saw the field.

“The rematch featuring two of the NFL’s most charismatic and, according to CBS’ Jim Nantz, most likable quarterbacks, will be must-see TV and CBS wanted it on its air.”

CBS got its wish, and although it won’t be in prime time, the entire nation will see the game, which kicks off at 3:25 p.m. It’s the only late-afternoon game on CBS, and the network confirmed every market will see it.

Nantz and Tony Romo will be on the call, with Tracy Wolfson working as the sideline reporter. Nantz spoke of his excitement about the game during a preseason conference call.

“We’ll have the Buffalo game week 6,” Nantz said, “which everybody can’t wait to see.”

While 506Sports.com usually has three NFL broadcast maps, this week there are only two because the Chiefs-Bills game will be seen by everyone.

Here is the map, via 506Sports.com, which shows viewers in Kansas City will see the Ravens-Giants game before the Chiefs play.

The other game that will air in Kansas City is the Packers-Jets contest, which airs at noon on Fox.

Here is the full list of broadcast assignments for Week 6.

Washington at Chicago, 7:15 p.m. on Amazon: Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung (reporter)

Bills at Chiefs, 3:25 p.m. on CBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson

Ravens at Giants, noon on CBS: Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn

Jets at Packers, noon on Fox: Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen with Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi

Vikings at Dolphins, noon on Fox: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake

Patriots at Browns, noon on CBS: Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins

Bengals at Saints, noon on CBS: Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta and AJ Ross

Buccaneers at Steelers, noon on Fox: Joe Davis or Brandon Gaurdin, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver

49ers at Falcons, noon on Fox: Adam Amin or Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink

Jaguars at Colts, noon on CBS: Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Renner

Cardinals at Seahawks, 3:05 p.m. on Fox: Chris Myers (or Noah Eagle, Robert Smith and Jennifer Hale

Panthers at Rams, 3:05 p.m. on Fox: Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin

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

Broncos at Chargers, 7:15 p.m. on ESPN: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters

The Fox broadcast teams are from 506Sports.com, which note play-by-play announcers for two games are up in the air depending on what happens in the MLB playoffs.