Chiefs fans frustrated as DNC throws wrench in viewing final preseason game vs Bears on TV

Some Kansas City being able to see. Chiefs fans are not one of the team’s. happy with only being three preseason games, as. able to see one their final one before. of the team’s three the regular season on. preseason games, as their Thursday night against the. final one before the Chicago Bears won’t be. regular season on Thursday on TV in Kansas. night against the Chicago City due to the. Bears won’t be on Democratic National Convention. The. TV in Kansas City Chiefs-Bears broadcast in the. due to the Democratic area is set to. National Convention. 

The Chiefs-Bears air on KMCI instead. broadcast in the area of the usual KSHB.. is set to air However, the DNC will. on KMCI instead of be on TV instead. the usual KSHB. However, of football. NFL Network. the DNC will be is also airing the. on TV instead of game, but due to. football. 

NFL Network is blackout restrictions, fans in. also airing the game, Kansas City won’t be. but due to blackout able to stream the. restrictions, fans in Kansas game there. "For the. City won’t be able second time this pre-season,. to stream the game Channel 41 is moving. there. 

"For the second their coverage of the. time this pre-season, Channel Chiefs game to Channel. 41 is moving their 38," a Reddit user. coverage of the Chiefs wrote, via The Kansas. game to Channel 38," City Star. "Youtube TV. a Reddit user wrote, does not carry Channel. via The Kansas City 38, so once again. Star. "Youtube TV does I will not have. not carry Channel 38, access to watch this. so once again I game. Why is Channel. will not have access 41 paying for the. to watch this game. rights to broadcast these. Why is Channel 41 games when it is. paying for the rights not accessible for many. to broadcast these games in their market? Does. when it is not the Chiefs front office. accessible for many in care?" The Chiefs’ first. their market? Does the preseason game against the. Chiefs front office care?"

Jacksonville Jaguars was a. dir="ltr">The Chiefs’ first preseason problem as well for. game against the Jacksonville Kansas City fans. It. Jaguars was a problem was carried by KSHB,. as well for Kansas but due to the. City fans. It was Summer Olympics in Paris,. carried by KSHB, but the broadcast moved over. due to the Summer to KMCI. With DirecTV. Olympics in Paris, the customers not having KMCI. broadcast moved over to and NFL Network once. KMCI. 

With DirecTV customers again blacking out its. not having KMCI and feed, fans weren’t able. NFL Network once again to see the game.. blacking out its feed, More social media reactions. fans weren’t able to to the Chiefs-Bears game. see the game. 

More came on X. "I’m. social media reactions to trying to figure this. the Chiefs-Bears game came out," one X user. on X. 

"I’m trying wrote. "Thursday’s game is. to figure this out," blocked in my area. one X user wrote. on YouTube TV, even. "Thursday’s game is blocked though I live local. in my area on to KC. It’s on. YouTube TV, even though 38 the spot, which. I live local to doesn’t have it’s own. KC. It’s on 38 app or channel on. the spot, which doesn’t YouTube TV. "But why. have it’s own app can’t I watch it. or channel on YouTube on NFL network’s broadcast. TV. 

"But why can’t of this? Can anyone. I watch it on explain?" Now, if there. NFL network’s broadcast of is any consolation to. this? Can anyone explain?"

fans not being able. dir="ltr">Now, if there is to watch the game,. any consolation to fans this preseason finale isn’t. not being able to expected to see Chiefs. watch the game, this starters playing, as head. preseason finale isn’t expected coach Andy Reid doesn’t. to see Chiefs starters want any injuries to. playing, as head coach key players before the. Andy Reid doesn’t want start of the season.. any injuries to key Quarterback Patrick Mahomes played. players before the start in Week 2 against. of the season. 

Quarterback the Detroit Lions, where. Patrick Mahomes played in he made a behind-the-back. Week 2 against the pass to tight end. Detroit Lions, where he Travis Kelce in a. made a behind-the-back pass mediocre performance. But players. to tight end Travis like Mahomes and Kelce. Kelce in a mediocre have proven enough in. performance. But players like past seasons to not. Mahomes and Kelce have need the extra playing. proven enough in past time before Week 1. seasons to not need against the Baltimore Ravens. the extra playing time rolls around. At the. before Week 1 against same time, most Bears. the Baltimore Ravens rolls starters won’t be playing. around. 

At the same Thursday night, including No.. time, most Bears starters 1 overall pick Caleb. won’t be playing Thursday Williams. While Chiefs fans. night, including No. 1 may be irked they. overall pick Caleb Williams. 

can’t watch their team’s. dir="ltr">While Chiefs fans may final preseason game, their. be irked they can’t regular season opener on. watch their team’s final Sept. 5 will be. preseason game, their regular nationally televised, so there’s. season opener on Sept. no blackout restrictions or. 5 will be nationally anything to worry about.. televised, so there’s no being able to see. blackout restrictions or anything one of the team’s. to worry about. 

three preseason games, as.