The NFL season is set to kick off, and the league chose an intriguing matchup to begin 2023.LIVE: As expected, the reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs are playing in the game. They will host the opener at Arrowhead Stadium while being given a chance to celebrate their Super Bowl victory over the Eagles with a banner-raising ceremony at home.But playing against the Chiefs will be a team that few expected would get prime-time treatment in Week 1. That would be the Lions. Detroit went 9-8 during the 2022 season but finished the year winning eight of its final 10 games. That included a victory over the Packers in Week 18 that ensured Green Bay would not qualify for the postseason.The Lions are facing elevated expectations in 2022 thanks to their hot finish to the year and are expected to win the NFC North. They are also expected to have a strong offense, which is probably part of the reason the team was chosen to oppose the Chiefs. This matchup has the potential to be a high-scoring one that could thrill NFL fans to start the season.Can the Lions challenge the Chiefs, or will Mahomes put a damper on the Lions hype while defending his home field? Below is everything to know about how to watch the Thursday night NFL debut, as well as the rest of the league's schedule for Week 1 of the 2023 season. Charles Barkley Jersey MORE:Matchup: Lions at ChiefsLocation: Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.The first Thursday night NFL game of the 2023 season will feature a matchup between the Chiefs and Lions. Kansas City, the reigning Super Bowl champions, will play host to Detroit, a team that has become during the offseason.The Chiefs will continue to be led by Patrick Mahomes, but there have Moses Malone Jersey been some notable changes to their offense. Gone are the team's two starting tackles, Orlando Brown and Andrew Wylie, as well as No. 1 receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. In comes Donovan Smith and Jawaan Taylor to start on the edges while Kadarius Toney, Skyy Moore, Rashee Rice and Marquez Valdes-Scantling top the depth chart at receiver.That said, the biggest lo s for the Chiefs may be on the defensive line. The team's star defensive lineman, Chris Jones, is holding out from the team in hopes of landing a new contract. If he doesn't return to action before Week 1, Kansas City will be down two of its top pa s rushers from last season, as Frank Clark signed with the Broncos during the offseason.While the Chiefs are looking a bit more vulnerable than they have in recent years, the Lions are looking formidable. The team closed the 2022 season on an 8-2 run and has a solid, steady offense. is one of the best in the game and should help Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery run wild against Kansas City.Defensively, the Lions have reshaped their secondary by signing Cameron Sutton, Emmanuel Moseley and CJ Gardner-Johnson to fix a unit that was torched often last year. Meanwhile, Jack Campbell will give the team a three-down linebacker with great instincts to tie the Lions' great-looking pa s rush to their improved secondary.There's little doubt that the Chiefs should be favored over the Lions at this point. Mahomes and Andy Reid are a more proven duo than Jared Goff and Dan Campbell, after all.Still, Kansas City can't get caught napping or basking in the glow of its Super Bowl celebration in this one. Campbell's Lions will be ready to bite some kneecaps and score often to try to keep pace with Mahomes and Co.So, while this may look like an odd matchup on paper, it should be a good one. And perhaps it will be similar to the last game that Mahomes and Goff played in prime time, when on "Monday Night Football" in 2018.Date: Thursday, Sept. 7Time: 8:20 p.m. ETThe NFL kickoff game between the Chiefs and Lions will begin at 8:20 p.m. ET. NBC's "Sunday Night Football" broadcast will host the season opener, and the network's pregame coverage of the contest will begin at 7 p.m. ET.The Chiefs are also poised to raise their Super Bowl 57 banner as part of the pregame festivities, so that presentation will likely occupy the attention of not only the players, but also the viewers watching the contest at home.TV channel: NBCLive stream: Peacock | NBCSports.com||Thursday night's NFL game will be broadcast by NBC as part of the network's "Sunday Night Football" package. That will certainly confuse many given that the contest is taking place on a Thursday night, but it will be branded as "Sunday Night Football" because Amazon Prime owns the rights to the "Thursday Night Football" moniker.Mike Tirico is set to serve as the play-by-play announcer for the Chiefs vs. Lions contest alongside game analyst Cris Collinsworth. This will mark the second season the pairing has worked together full-time, as Tirico replaced Al Michaels on the Jahlil Okafor Jersey play-by-play mic in 2022. Meli sa Stark will be the sideline reporter; she is also in her second season on the job after replacing Michele Tafoya.Week 1 will mark one of just two Thursday night games that will be broadcast as a part of NBC's "Sunday Night Football" package. The other will come on Thanksgiving, when the Seahawks host the 49ers in the final game of the holiday tripleheader. But in Week 1, streamers will be able to watch the contest using NBC's streaming service Peacock or Fubo,.Meanwhile, viewers in Canada can, which is the country's exclusive carrier of NFL Game Pa s. Those with traditional cable subscriptions can also .Those looking to stream the Thursday night game will be able to do so for free with a cable subscription in eitherthe NFL App or the Yahoo! Sports App. You must enter cable/satellite subscription credentials to acce s it.As for NFL+, it is limited to live local broadcasts and primetime games. Streamers with NFL+ will also have acce s to other NFL programming, including NFL Network shows as well as replays of each of the NFL games from the 2023 season.Cord-cutters will have plenty of options to watch Chiefs vs. Lions. They are as follows:Streaming optionCable subscription needed?Free?CostFree trial?NFL AppYesYesYahoo! Sports AppYesYesNFL+NoNo$6.99/monthYesDirecTV StreamNoNo$74.99/monthYesNoNo$69.99/monthYesHulu Plus Live TVNoNo$69.99/monthYesSling TVNoNo$55/monthYesYouTube TVNoNo$72.99/monthYesNoNo$24.99/month*No*The Chiefs vs. Lions contest will kick off the NFL season in Week 1, and it is expected to be a high-scoring contest thanks to the presence of Patrick Mahomes and a rock-solid Detroit offense. It also should be a good barometer for the Lions as they enter the season with expectations of winning the NFC North.The other two prime-time games this week are divisional clashes between playoff hopefuls. The Giants will host the Cowboys on Wilt Chamberlain Jersey "Sunday Night Football," and the Bills and Jets will square off on "Monday Night Football." The Jets will be the team to watch among that quartet, as many will be interested to see exactly how Aaron Rodgers fares in his first season in New York.Among the most notable games Sunday afternoon will be Jordan Love's debut as the Packers' full-time starter. He'll face the Bears, a team Rodgers used to dominate. The reigning Gerald Henderson Jersey NFC champion Eagles will also be in action as they face the Patriots in a Super Bowl 52 rematch.And, of course, three rookie NFL quarterbacks will make their debuts, as well. Bryce Young's Panthers will play the Falcons, C.J. Stroud's Texans will face the Ravens and Anthony Richardson's Colts will play the Jaguars. Fans will look forward to seeing which of those players enjoys the best start to his NFL career.Below is the full schedule for Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season.Week 1Thursday, Sept. 7GameKickoff timeTV channelDetroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs8:20 p.m. ETNBCSunday, Sept. 10GameKickoff timeTV channelCarolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons1 p.m. ETFoxHouston Texans at Baltimore Ravens1 p.m. ETCBSCincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns1 p.m. ETCBSJacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts1 p.m. ETFoxTampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings1 p.m. ETCBSTenne see Titans at New Orleans Saints1 p.m. ETCBSSan Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers1 p.m. ETFoxArizona Cardinals at Washington Commanders1 p.m. ETFoxGreen Bay Packers at Chicago Bears4:25 p.m. ETFoxLas Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos4:25 p.m. ETCBSMiami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers4:25 p.m. ETCBSPhiladelphia Eagles at New England Patriots4:25 p.m. ETCBSLos Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks4:25 p.m. ETFoxDallas Cowboys at New York Giants8:20 p.m. ETNBCMonday, Sept. 11GameKickoff timeTV channelBills vs. Jets8:15 p.m. ETESPN/ABC