From here on out, every NFL game is a do-or-die situation. Welcome to Super Wild Card Weekend, the first weekend of the 2025 NFL postseason. Kicking it off this year: the Los Angeles Chargers and the Houston Texans.
The 10-7 Texans are no stranger to Wild Card Saturday; in every one of their previous seven postseason appearances, they’ve played the Saturday afternoon match and gone 5-2 in those games. This year, they’re doing it on their home turf, too.
Their home turf, NRG Stadium, just so happens to be where Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh closed the chapter on his NCAA coaching career just one year ago when his University of Michigan Wolverines won the national title there. The Los Angeles Chargers, under Harbaugh’s leadership, made the playoffs after missing the postseason last year. It’s the second time Harbaugh has taken an NFL team to the postseason in his first year as head coach.
Here’s everything you need to know about Los Angeles vs. Houston, from start time and channel, to how to watch for free.
Chargers-Texans date and time: When do the Chargers play the Texans?
Kickoff at the Chargers-Texans game is set for 4:30 p.m. ET this afternoon, January 11.
What channel is the Chargers vs. Texans airing on?
The Chargers vs. Texans game is airing on CBS. If you have cable or an antenna, all you have to do is change the channel around 4:30 p.m. tonight.
How to watch Chargers vs. Texans for free:
If you don’t have cable, the only way to stream the Chargers vs. Texans game for free is to use a live TV streaming service with a free trial.
We recommend DIRECTV Stream, which offers a five-day free trial for new subscribers. When the trial is over, you’ll pay $86.98/month and gain access to over 90 live channels including CBS.
fuboTV also offers a free trial for new users. It runs for seven days, and then you’ll be able to save $5 on your first month ($74.99, $79.99/month after).
Other ways to stream Chargers vs. Texans:
You can also stream the Chargers vs. Texans game via live CBS with a Paramount+ subscription. Paramount+ is available to all Prime Video subscribers to add-on for as low as $7.99/month after a seven-day free trial.
In addition to the main game feed, the Chargers-Texans game will get the “SpongeBob” treatment and air in a special all-animated format as the “Nickelodeon’s NFL Wild Card Game Live from Bikini Bottom.”
Saturday, January 11
- Los Angeles (Chargers) at Houston, 4:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
- Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 8:00 p.m. ET (Prime Video)
Sunday, January 12
- Denver at Buffalo, 1:00 p.m. ET (CBS)
- Green Bay at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
- Washington at Tampa Bay, 8:00 p.m. ET (NBC)
Monday, January 13
- Minnesota at Los Angeles (Rams), 8:00 p.m. ET (ABC, ESPN)
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