Detroit visit Carolina on Sunday Night Football on October 4, 2026, with kickoff at 8:20 p.m. Eastern at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. US viewers can watch on NBC or Peacock. In Britain, the same game starts at 1:20 a.m. BST on Monday, October 5, on Sky Sports NFL and Sky Sports Main Event.
The important distinction is between coverage and the game itself. NBC’s Football Night in America begins at 7 p.m. ET, 80 minutes before kickoff. Sky lists its UK coverage from 1:10 a.m. A programme-start time in a TV guide should therefore not be mistaken for the opening play.
Kickoff in your time zone
| Location / zone | Local date | Kickoff |
|---|---|---|
| US Eastern (EDT) | Sun Oct 4 | 8:20 p.m. |
| US Central (CDT) | Sun Oct 4 | 7:20 p.m. |
| US Mountain (MDT) | Sun Oct 4 | 6:20 p.m. |
| US Pacific (PDT) | Sun Oct 4 | 5:20 p.m. |
| United Kingdom (BST) | Mon Oct 5 | 1:20 a.m. |
Kickoff times, not the start of pregame coverage.
One game, two calendar dates
The American kickoff converts to 7:20 p.m. Central, 6:20 p.m. Mountain and 5:20 p.m. Pacific on Sunday. Britain is five hours ahead of Eastern daylight time on this date, so viewers there should look under Monday’s early-morning schedule, even though the event is called Sunday Night Football.
The graphic and table use the time zones in effect on October 4–5, rather than fixed year-round offsets. That matters when saving a reminder: select the event’s local time zone or use the matching local time below, and retain the date as well as the hour.
Choose the broadcaster for your location
For the US, NBC’s official game guide links to Peacock’s NFL page. For the UK, Sky’s weekly schedule lists both Sky Sports NFL and Main Event. These are separate territorial routes: the US listing does not establish that a Peacock account abroad carries the same live game.
Open the broadcaster’s official event or schedule page, check that your existing TV or streaming package includes the listed service, and sign in before kickoff. This guide does not promise a free stream or quote a subscription price; it identifies the confirmed channels for this specific fixture.
Why this Week 4 game is worth following
Detroit enter at 2–1 and Carolina at 1–2, according to NBC’s preview. A Detroit victory would make that 3–1; a Carolina win would bring both teams to 2–2. Those are possible outcomes, not a prediction or a reported final score.
For anyone arriving after kickoff, the NFL schedule linked below is the place to move from viewing information to the current game status. This article records the October 4 fixture and its broadcast arrangements; it should not be read as the result of the game.
Sources below distinguish official schedules and match records from editorial calculations.
- NBC · Lions–Panthers viewing guide ↗
- Sky Sports · Week Four UK coverage ↗
- NFL · Sunday Night Football schedule ↗