Getty The New England Patriots host the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Wild Card game Saturday night. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images)
In their first Wild Card game since 2010, the New England Patriots (12-4) will host the Tennessee Titans (9-7) at Gillette Stadium Saturday night.
The game is scheduled to start at 8:15 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on CBS. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer, phone, Firestick, Roku, Apple TV, Xbox One, PS4, Smart TV, or other device via one of the following streaming services:
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Amazon Prime’s CBS Channel
If you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber or you want to start a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime, you can watch a live stream of CBS via the CBS All-Access Amazon Channel, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once you’re signed up for the Prime CBS Channel, you can then watch a live stream of the Titans vs Patriots 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.
FuboTV
CBS (live in select markets) is one of 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch a live stream of the Titans vs Patriots on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which will allow you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
Hulu With Live TV
CBS (live in select markets) is included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of the Titans vs Patriots 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.
CBS All-Access
Like the Amazon Prime CBS channel, this is a good option if you simply want to watch CBS and not any other channels. This is ultimately the same as Amazon option, only you’ll watch on CBS’ digital platforms instead:
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Once signed up for CBS All-Access, you can watch a live stream of the Titans vs Patriots 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.
Titans vs Patriots Preview
The Titans enter this game at the end of their fourth straight 9-7 season — but this team feels different. Ryan Tannehill has taken the place of Marcus Mariota, and he has given this team a spark. Derrick Henry finished the season as the league’s top rusher, gaining 1,540 yards while scoring 16 touchdowns. Henry is averaging 5.1 yards a carry, and he will be going up against the NFL’s best defense.
The Pats are allowing just 95.5 yards rushing per game, and if they can contain Henry, it may be a long night for Tennessee. Henry may not be willing to be contained, however — this game is the same day as his 26th birthday, so he and his teammates may be extra revved for this one.
Tannehill’s emergence has been one of the better stories in the league this season, and he won’t have to depend solely on Henry. He will have help in the passing game. Rookie A.J. Brown had an excellent season, catching 52 passes for 1,051 yards and eight touchdowns, and he and Tannehill seem to have good chemistry.
Tennessee head coach Mike Vrabel, who won three Super Bowls as a player with the New England Patriots, will face his former leader in Bill Belichick, but he isn’t focusing on his past with New England — he’s focused on how good the Patriots are at present.
“This isn’t about my career, my eight years in New England,” Vrabel said this week. “This is about the Titans and our preparation to go up there and face a team that’s won three Super Bowls in the last five years. They’re 8-0 at home in that span. They’ve got the No. 1 defense, they’ve got the best coach, they’ve got the best quarterback, so it’s quite a challenge.” He’s not wrong.
Even after having a down season, Tom Brady is still Tom Brady, and while his favorite target in Julian Edelman has been dealing with injuries this season, the reliable wide receiver has played through them all, and has the third 1,000+ yards receiving season of his career to show for it.
This season has been all about New England’s defense, however. They have allowed a league-low 12.2 points a game, and they have been opportunistic, scoring five touchdowns while also netting 47 sacks and a league-best 25 interceptions.
The Pats are 6-2 at home this season, while the Titans are 5-3 on the road.