Falcons vs. Chiefs live updates: How to watch, predictions for 'Sunday Night Football'

Falcons vs. Chiefs live updates: How to watch, predictions for ‘Sunday Night Football’

Posted by Admin September 22, 2024 Football

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The Kansas City Chiefs will try and stay hot in Hotlanta vs. the Atlanta Falcons on “Sunday Night Football.”

Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs escaped Arrowhead Stadium in Week 2 with a win over AFC rival Cincinnati. Mired in controversy, the Bengals committed a pass interference penalty to put the Chiefs in position to later boot the game-winning field goal through the uprights.

The Chiefs face a tough opponent in the Falcons. After the Falcons were stifled in Week 1 by the Steelers, they bounced back with a last-minute win over the Eagles. Kirk Cousins didn’t look quite himself in the matchup, but he drove the Falcons down the field when they needed it most. He connected with Drake London for the tying score, and Younghoe Koo knocked through the extra point to take the lead.

Coincidentally, Mahomes hasn’t quite looked like himself just yet, either. With a pair of interceptions in the Chiefs’ matchup vs. the Bengals, the two-time MVP looked human. The Falcons will hope that is the version of Mahomes their upstart defense faces come Sunday night.

USA TODAY Sports will provide live updates, highlights and more from the Week 3 “Sunday Night Football” matchup between the Chiefs and Falcons.

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What time is Chiefs at Falcons?

Chiefs at Falcons will kick off at 8:20 p.m. ET from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

How to watch Falcons vs. Chiefs

The game will air on NBC and Peacock. The game is also available to stream for free on Fubo.

Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and Cris Collinsworth (analyst) will be on the call, with Melissa Stark adding reports from the field for NBC.

Falcons vs. Chiefs predictions, picks

Here’s how the USA TODAY Sports staff feels the “Sunday Night Football” matchup will shake out:

Lorenzo Reyes: Chiefs 25, Falcons 23
Tyler Dragon: Chiefs 26, Falcons 20
Richard Morin: Falcons 24, Chiefs 21
Jordan Mendoza: Chiefs 23, Falcons 19

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The NFL’s top 18 players in average annual salary are all quarterbacks, according to OverTheCap.com. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott became the league’s highest-paid player on Sunday morning, agreeing to a four-year, $240 million deal. Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is the first non-quarterback on the highest-paid list after striking a four-year, $140 million contract extension this offseason.

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Odds as of Friday

Spread: Chiefs (-3)
Moneyline: Chiefs (-160); Falcons (+135)
Over/under: 46.5

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Atlanta Falcons safety Jessie Bates isn’t opposed to talking trash to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce about his famous pop star girlfriend, Taylor Swift.

Bates was a guest on ‘The Pacman Jones Show‘ podcast on Friday, and the two-time NFL All-Pro said Taylor Swift smack talk isn’t out of bounds.

“I don’t listen to much Taylor Swift, but obviously you got to have respect for what she’s done in her career. And then with Travis [Kelce], you got to have some type of respect with him,” Bates said with a smile. “But once that clock ticks and we’re in between those lines. I see red sometimes and might say some crazy stuff to him, it may involve Taylor, in may not. It’s just part of the game, talking your little smack.”

The Chiefs now have three healthy running backs on their 53-man roster after Pacheco’s injury. They are:

Perine is an eight-year veteran whom the Chiefs signed before the season after his release from the Denver Broncos. Perine has developed into a quality third-down back, so he figures to see plenty of action in pass-catching situations and as a do-it-all threat out of the backfield.

The Chiefs brought veteran running back Kareem Hunt in for a visit on Tuesday. Evidently, they liked what they saw, as Kansas City signed the 29-year-old Hunt to its practice squad.

Kansas City originally selected Hunt in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft, and he led the NFL in rushing yards during his rookie season with 1,327. It looked like he was going to be a star for the Chiefs, but he was released during the 2018 season after a video of him throwing a woman to the ground and kicking her emerged.

The Falcons are opening the roof for their Week 3 game against the Chiefs. It’s easy to understand why, as it’s going to be a beautiful night in Atlanta, with a high of 86 degrees at kickoff and a low of 77 at midnight.

Winds will max out at 5 mph while chances of precipitation are at less than 1 percent for the game, according to the Weather Channel.

Kirk Cousins’ primetime record entering “Sunday Night Football” is 13-20 overall.

Cousins helped course correct the narrative surrounding him a bit with a big, last-minute win over the Eagles in Week 2

The last time we saw Cousins play on “Sunday Night Football” was in Week 8 of the 2021 season, which ended in a loss to the Cowboys.

The No. 1 team on NBC’s Sunday night football will stay intact, at least for the foreseeable future.

According to a report from The Athletic, NBC Sports is close to securing a new four-year contract extension with top analyst Cris Collinsworth. The extension will keep him with the network through the 2029-30 season. His current contract runs through the 2026 season.

NBC is scheduled to broadcast two more Super Bowls in the next six years, including Super Bowl 60 in 2026 and Super Bowl 64 in 2030.

Collinsworth, 65, who has won seven Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sports Studio Analyst, makes about $12.5 million a year and has teamed up with Mike Tirico to call games.

There are no surprises on the Chiefs side of the inactive list heading into “Sunday Night Football.”

OL C.J. Hanson
T Ethan Driskell
DT Marlon Tuipulotu
DE Chameron Thomas

After practicing with injury designation earlier in the week, running back Tyler Allgeier practiced fully on Friday and with no injury designation, and will be active tonight.

Here’s the list of inactives for tonight’s game: