The Houston Texans take on the San Francisco 49ers Sunday at Levi’s Stadium for Week 17, the final road game of the season.
The Texans are riding a two-game winning streak for the first time since Weeks 12-13 of 2020. Weirdly if they somehow beat the 49ers, it will be the first time since the Texans’ nine-game winning streak of 2018 that they will have won at least three games in a row.
It isn’t going to be easy by any means as the 49ers need to keep winning in order to punch their ticket to the postseason. San Francisco assuredly will be a road team as they were unable to clinch the NFC West. Wins at this point only determine placement as to where they will travel on wild-card weekend.
Davis Mills, the Texans’ third-round quarterback, will be returning to the Bay Area for the first time since Houston drafted him out of Stanford. The rookie has engineered the Texans’ two-game winning streak, and it would special to be able to keep the optimism going in a metro area where he had success.
Trey Lance will make his second start of the season as starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo works through a thumb issue. Lance is 0-1 so far as a starter, and his presumptive second start will be a big game in January.
To get ready for the 17th week of the regular season, here is important game day information so you can catch the game. Follow the @TheTexansWire and the crew (@therealmarklane, @CotyDavis_24, @TexansDoc)
Houston Texans vs. San Francisco 49ers — Sunday, Jan. 2, 3:05 p.m. CT
TV channel: CBS (KHOU-TV, Houston, Channel 11) [Greg Gumbel & Adam Archuleta]
Live stream: FuboTV
Radio: Sports Radio 610 (KILT-AM), Mega 101 (KLOL-FM) (Marc Vandermeer & Andre Ware)
Location: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.
Forecast: Sunny, 56 degrees, 4 mph wind
Referee: Carl Cheffers
Odds: 49ers -12.5