The Kansas City Chiefs, led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, will face the New Orleans Saints, led by quarterback Derek Carr, in Week 5 of the NFL season on Monday, October 7, 2024 (07/10/24) at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas. Missouri.

How to watch: Fans can watch the game for free through a trial of DirecTV Stream or fuboTV. You can also watch the show with a Sling TV subscription, which saves you half off the first month.

Here's what you need to know:

What: NFL Week 5 Monday Night Football

Who: Kansas City Chiefs vs. New Orleans Saints

When: Oct. 7, 2024 (10/7/24)

Where: Arrowhead Stadium

Time: 8:20 p.m. ET (7:20 p.m. CT)

TV: ESPN

LIVE STREAM: DirecTV stream, fuboTV

Here's a preview capsule via Associated Press:

New Orleans (2-2) and Kansas City (4-0)

Monday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, ESPN.

BetMGM NFL odds: Chiefs at 5 1/2.

Against the spread: Saints 3-1, Chiefs 3-1.

Series balance: The Chiefs lead 7:5.

Last meeting: The Chiefs defeated the Saints 32-29 on December 20, 2020 in New Orleans.

Last week: Saints lost to Falcons 26-24; The Chiefs defeated the Chargers 17-10.

Saints Offense: Total (9), Rush (7), Pass (19), Points (1)

Saints Defense: Total (17), Rush (7), Pass (25), Scoring (6)

Chiefs offense: Total (14), Rush (15), Pass (11), Scoring (14)

Chiefs Defense: Total (15), Rush (8), Pass (23), Scoring (7)

Turnover difference: Saints plus-3, Chiefs minus-4.

Saints player to watch

QB Derek Carr knows Kansas City from his time as a player for the AFC West rival Raiders. He has struggled the past two weeks, throwing for just 142 yards in a loss to Philadelphia and 239 yards in a loss to Atlanta. Carr has also been substituted in each of the last three games.

Chiefs players to watch

TE Travis Kelce finally had a big game against the Chargers last week, catching seven passes for 89 yards. He still hasn't scored this season, but the four-time All-Pro's sudden increase in performance was important after the Chiefs lost WR Rashee Rice to a knee injury.

Key match

Saints RB Alvin Kamara against the Kansas City run defense that has shut down some of the league's best players in the first four weeks. The Ravens' Derrick Henry rushed for 46 yards in the opener, the Bengals' Zack Moss managed just 34 the next week, Falcons star Bijan Robinson had 16 carries for 31 yards and JK Dobbins rushed for 32 yards for the Chargers last week. Kamara had at least 15 carries and 77 rushing yards in every game this season.

Key violations

Saints TE Taysom Hill (ribs), LB Demario Davis (hamstring), OLs Erik McCoy (groin) and Cesar Ruiz (knee) and FS Tyrann Mathieu (calf) are dealing with injuries. … Chiefs WR Rashee Rice could miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Notes on the series

The Saints and Chiefs have played just 12 times since their first meeting at Tulane Stadium on September 25, 1972. The Chiefs have won their last three games, including a 32-29 victory on December 20, 2020. The Saints have not won since 2012. The Saints have not beaten Kansas City since a 30-20 victory on November 16, 2008.

Statistics and stuff

The Saints lost to the Falcons last week despite not allowing an offensive touchdown. … Kamara scored his 84th career touchdown last week, tying him for 59th on the career list with Hall of Fame WR Calvin Johnson, Andre Rison and Herschel Walker. … Saints WR Chris Olave had a season-high eight catches for 87 yards against Atlanta last week. … WR Rashid Shaheed had a career-best eight catches for 83 yards against the Falcons. … Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes made his 100th start last week against the Chargers. He has an NFL record 78 wins during that time. … Mahomes needs 672 career passing yards to reach 30,000 yards. … Mahomes last week broke the Chiefs record for pass attempts, previously held by Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson. Mahomes has thrown 3,711. … Kelce passed Tony Gonzalez for the Chiefs receptions record last week. He has 922. … Chiefs DT Chris Jones had two sacks last week, giving him 78 1/2 for his career. This puts Justin Houston at number 4 on the franchise list.

Fantasy tip

WR Xavier Worthy showed why the Chiefs made him a first-round pick with his 54-yard touchdown catch just before halftime against the Chargers. The speedster already had great potential, but now Worthy believes he can score more goals with Rice sidelined with a knee injury. And he'll be up against a Saints pass defense that ranks 26th in the league.

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