Chiefs’ ‘Monday Night Football’ game will air on different local channel than in the past

Joe Buck and Troy Aikman left Fox Sports after the 2021 NFL season, and they can now be seen and heard on ESPN.

But on Monday night, the broadcast duo will be calling a game from Arrowhead Stadium that will air on the CBS affiliate in Kansas City.

Every NFL game that airs on a cable or streaming channel must include a hometown option for fans of the teams that are playing. Because ESPN and ABC are in the same broadcast family, that has meant Chiefs’ Monday night games have also aired on KMBC (Ch. 9).

But that won’t be the case with the “Monday Night Football” game between the Chiefs and Raiders. It will be shown on ESPN and KCTV-5 in Kansas City. And bad news for fans of the “ManningCast” on ESPN2, Eli and Peyton are taking the week off.

WIBW.com noted this will be the first time a “Monday Night Football” game has ever been broadcast on KCTV.

Before the Chiefs take the field, fans in Kansas City will see a trio of games on Sunday afternoon

According to TV Passport, KCTV will air the Bills-Steelers game on Sunday. Fox 4 will have a Sunday afternoon doubleheader: Bears-Vikings at noon, followed by Cowboys at Rams.

Here is the full list of Week 5 games and the broadcast teams.

Colts at Broncos, 7:20 p.m. Thursday on Amazon: Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung (reporter)

Giants vs. Packers in London, 8:30 a.m. on NFL Network: Kevin Kugler and Mark Sanchez, with Laura Okmin and Stacey Dales

Steelers at Bills, noon on CBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson

Chargers at Browns, noon on CBS: Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta and AJ Ross

Texans at Jaguars, noon on CBS: Spero Dedes, Jay Feely and Aditi Kinkhabwala

Bears at Vikings, noon on Fox: Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink

Lions at Patriots, noon on Fox: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake

Seahawks at Saints, noon on Fox: Brandon Gaudin, Matt Millen and Megan Olivi

Dolphins at Jets, noon on CBS: Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins

Falcons at Buccaneers, noon on Fox: Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver

Titans at Commanders, noon on CBS: Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Renner

49ers at Panthers, 3:05 p.m. on CBS: Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn

Eagles at Cardinals, 3:25 p.m. on Fox: Chris Myers, Robert Smith and Jennifer Hale

Cowboys at Rams, 3:25 p.m. on Fox: Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen with Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi

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

Raiders at Chiefs, 7:15 p.m. Monday on ESPN (and KCTV-5): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters