Mahomes, Jones Return From Major Injuries as ‘Sunday Night Football’ Heads to Arrowhead in Week 2

Week 2 of the NFL season closes Sunday night in Kansas City, where the Chiefs will host the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium in the league’s marquee prime-time showcase. Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC, with Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth on the broadcast call.

The matchup draws early attention largely because of the two quarterbacks on the field. Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL late in the 2025 season but rehabbed through the offseason in time to start Kansas City’s Week 1 contest on Monday night. Across the sideline, Colts quarterback Daniel Jones is also back on the field after a torn Achilles cut short his 2025 campaign midway through the year. Jones is aiming to build on a strong first half of his debut season in Indianapolis before the injury.

Beyond the quarterback storylines, the game carries early AFC playoff implications. Both teams could be in the mix for a postseason berth, meaning the winner gains a head-to-head tiebreaker edge while the loser faces an early-season deficit in the conference standings.

The Media Angle: NBC’s Prime-Time Platform

“Sunday Night Football” remains one of the most valuable properties on television, and the broadcast sits inside Comcast’s NBC portfolio. Comcast (CMCSA), which operates through segments including Media, Residential Connectivity & Platforms, and Studios, has long used the NFL package as a anchor for its NBC broadcast network and Peacock streaming service.

For Comcast investors, each prime-time window is a reminder of how live sports underpins the company’s media strategy — driving simultaneous reach across linear TV and streaming. Fans who want to stream Sunday’s game can do so through Peacock, alongside other streaming options such as DIRECTV and fubo.

Comcast shares traded at $22.74 in recent activity, down 1.22% from the prior close of $23.02, giving the company a market capitalization of roughly $92.53 billion. The stock sits in the Communication Services sector within the telecom services industry.

Game Details

• Matchup: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs
• Venue: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
• Date: Sunday, September 20
• Kickoff: 8:20 p.m. ET
• TV: NBC
• Streaming: Peacock, DIRECTV, fubo

Source: original release

What to watch

• Whether Mahomes and Jones show no lingering effects from their 2025 injuries in their second starts of the season.
• Early AFC standings positioning, given the potential playoff-race relevance of the result.
• NBC and Peacock audience figures for the Week 2 window, a recurring data point for Comcast’s media segment.
• Comcast’s next quarterly earnings report, which will detail continued performance across its Media and streaming businesses.