Getty Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson warming up.
The race for the AFC South takes center stage as the Houston Texans head to Lucas Oil Stadium to take on the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET, and if it’s in your market (coverage map), it’ll be televised on CBS. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the Texans vs Colts on your computer, phone, Firestick, Roku, Apple TV, Xbox One, PS4, Smart TV or other device via one of the following streaming services:
If the Game is in Your Market: Amazon Prime’s CBS Channel
If you want to watch in-market CBS games, and you don’t need any other channels, Amazon Prime’s CBS channel is a great option.
If you already have Amazon Prime or want to start a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime, you can watch all live and on-demand CBS content via the CBS All-Access Amazon Channel, which comes with a seven-day free trial.
Once you’re signed up for both Amazon Prime and the CBS channel, you can then watch a live stream of the Texans vs Colts on your computer via the Amazon website, or you can watch on your phone (Android and iPhone compatible), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or other streaming device via the Amazon Video app.
If the Game is in Your Market: Hulu With Live TV
If you want to watch as much NFL as possible, Hulu With Live TV comes with 60-plus live TV channels, including CBS, Fox, NBC (all live in select markets, including Houston and Indianapolis) and ESPN.
You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the Texans vs Colts on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
If the Game is in Your Market: CBS All-Access
Like the Amazon Prime CBS channel, this is a good option if you simply want to watch in-market CBS games. This is ultimately the same as Amazon option, only you’ll watch on CBS’ digital platforms instead.
You can start a free 7-day trial of CBS All-Access right here, and then you can watch a live stream of the Texans vs Colts on your computer via the CBS website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone compatible), tablet, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or other streaming device via the CBS app.
If the Game is out of Your Market: SundayTicket.TV
SundayTicket.TV allows you to watch a live stream of games that are out of your market and aren’t nationally televised. The service isn’t widely available, though, as it’s available for people who live in residences that can’t get satellite TV (apartments, condos, etc.), as well as residents of certain metropolitan areas such as San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York City. You can check here to see if you’re eligible.
Additionally, most college students can get this service via SundayTicket U.
Once signed up, you can watch out-of-market games on your computer via the NFL Sunday Ticket website, or you can watch on your phone, tablet or other streaming device via the NFL Sunday Ticket app, which is available on many different devices.
Viewers in Canada can watch every regular season and postseason NFL game live online via DAZN, a digital streaming service that also includes NFL Network, NFL RedZone, Premier League soccer, Champions League soccer, boxing and other live sports for $20 per month or $150 per year.
You can sign up for a free one-month trial of DAZN Canada right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the Texans vs Colts and every other NFL game on your computer via DAZN.com, or on your phone, tablet, smart TV, Roku, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the DAZN app.
Texans vs Colts Preview
Deshaun Watson didn’t have his best game of the season last week, but made key plays down the stretch to help Houston lock up a 31-24 victory over defending NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.
Watson has shown maturity and poise beyond his 28 starts, and has become known for his postgame breakdowns of defenses. So far, he’s passed for 1,644, 12 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.
“Playing that position when you have that much talent and that much ability and that much brain power, it’s all about preparation,” Texans head coach Bill O’Brien said. “I think he does a really good job of preparing, so when you prepare like that and you get a lot of experience and you work that hard, you’re bound to improve and get better, and that’s what he tries to do.”
The Texans were a little banged up last week, but DeAndre Hopkins, Will Fuller, Keke Coutee and Kenny Stills are all expected to be healthy against the Colts.
“It helps a lot,” Watson said. “You can’t just double one guy, you have to really play your defense and everyone is a factor, everyone can make plays and that’s the beauty. Especially playing with this group of guys, everyone wants the ball. So, everyone is going to go and try to execute and win their matchup.”
The Colts are coming off of a bye and also beat the Chiefs their last time out as a double-digit underdog. Reinforcements are on the way too, in linebacker Darius Leonard, who has missed three consecutive games with a concussion.
“I mean, well, especially a game like this – this team is so talented on offense, right? This team has some really talented players on offense. They are smart players. You can tell that they have smart football players and physically talented players. So we need to have as many of those guys as well. Darius is one of those guys that can – when Deshaun Watson gets in the open field, Darius can make it interesting and not many guys can. So you need guys like Darius that can make it interesting.”
The Colts are 1-point favorite for the game with a listed total of 47.
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