NFL announces kickoff time for Texans-Buccaneers Week 16

The NFL released the kickoff times for the Houston Texans and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Saturday, Dec. 21, in Week 16.

The NFL released the kickoff time for the Week 16 Houston Texans at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday.

The kickoff time for the Dec. 21, 2019, encounter at Raymond James Stadium will be at 12:00 p.m. CT on NFL Network.

The game is part of tripleheader action on the league network. After the Texans-Buccaneers tilt will be the Buffalo Bills at the New England Patriots with a 3:30 p.m. CT kickoff.

The action finishes up on Saturday with an NFC West showdown as the Los Angeles Rams take on the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

Houston and Tampa Bay will feature two young quarterbacks in Deshaun Watson and Jameis Winston and two big-time receivers in DeAndre Hopkins and Mike Evans that could prove to be a shootout, no matter the records.

Fans in the Houston market who don’t have NFL Network will be able to watch the game locally on KRIV, Fox 26.