Tag: NFL on CBS

Texans vs. Broncos Week 13 flexed to early game kickoff

The Houston Texans’ Week 13 game with the Denver Broncos has been flexed to 12:00 p.m. Central Time.

The Houston Texans will be able to catch the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers Week 13 showdown after all.

The NFL announced Tuesday the Denver Broncos’ trip to Houston will be flexed from a 3:05 p.m. Central Time kickoff to 12:00 p.m. The league is instead moving the Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the 3:05 window.

The flex wasn’t what Houston fans hoped for. Pigeoning the Texans into the early game window gives the club their first ever season playing in one kickoff window. Even the Dom Capers teams would catch a late afternoon start if facing Peyton Manning or a West Coast team.

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James Brown brilliantly defused calling himself ‘big chocolate head’ on a hot mic

James Brown’s smooth level? 1,000.

Getting caught saying something a little out of pocket can happen to the best of us. Especially to those who are professional speakers.

Yes, it can even happen to CBS’s James Brown, a broadcasting veteran with over five decades of experience. After the NFL on CBS delivered its halftime report introduction on Sunday, the studio host seemingly didn’t realize he was back live on camera in front of the entire country. Because if he did, he probably wouldn’t have accidentally referred to himself as “big chocolate head” with everyone watching.

To Brown’s credit, he realized his mistake immediately and smoothly played off the hilarious hot mic snafu like a true pro:

How fantastic. Rather than pretend he never said it, Brown showed off a great sense of humor, weaving in his apparent nickname in his welcome to CBS’s spectating audience. That’s a guy who’s been around the broadcasting block and knows that these missteps aren’t necessarily rare.

Texans DC Matt Burke says J.J. Watt ‘is a great football mind’

Houston Texans defensive coordinator Matt Burke says former defensive end J.J. Watt “is a great football mind” and will do well for the NFL on CBS.

Matt Burke knows a little bit about J.J. Watt, and isn’t just because the Houston Texans defensive coordinator sees his pictures all around NRG Stadium.

Burke’s last job was Arizona Cardinals defensive line coach, and Watt was one of his players. The 47-year-old spent just one season with the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, but it was enough to know what Watt brought to the game.

The NFL on CBS is curious what Watt can provide as a studio analyst, which is why they inked a multiyear deal with the Texans legend.

“I think he will be great,” Burke told reporters Sept. 7. “I mean, ‘J’ is a great football mind. He cares about the game, he’s passionate about the game and the sport and the league. He’s honestly been successful at everything he’s done in his life. I don’t see that changing.”

Burke admitted that he was not aware of Watt’s specific role, but he expects his collection of experiences and understanding of the game to help him transition from three-point stance to TV studio.

“I think he’s going to be a guy that offers a lot of great insight, and he had a very intellectual approach to his game and how he prepared and how he played, and I think that’s going to serve him well in his next life here,” said Burke.

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JJ Watt announces he’s joining NFL on CBS after announcing he was going to work at CVS

J.J. Watt is joining CBS, not CVS.

Former NFL defensive end J.J. Watt has a new job, but it took him two attempts for him to tell folks where he’s now working.

Watt, the future Hall of Fame pass rusher who played most of his career with the Houston Texans, shared on Thursday that he’s going to join the NFL on CBS crew on Sundays to break down what’s going on in the league.

At first, Watt joked that he had been hired at CVS (y’know, the convenience store) before playfully correcting himself that it’d be C-B-S he’d be joining, not C-V-S.

Watt joins former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan transitioning from the NFL to CBS Sports this offseason. NFL veteran Tiki Barber also got promoted with his work at CBS recently to a full season of booth work.

This should be a really cool opportunity for Watt to unleash his personality on a new stage, and NFL fans certainly won’t mind having the football great popping up on their televisions on Sunday again.

Texans vs. Bears: Time, TV schedule and streaming info for Week 3

The Houston Texans take on the Chicago Bears in Week 3. Find out how to catch the action from Soldier Field.

The Houston Texans and Chicago Bears didn’t have the Week 2s they expected.

The Texans, coming off a 20-20 tie with the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium in Week 1, sought to build on the momentum of not giving away another big game to the Colts, but failed to muster a single touchdown in Week 2. The Texans offense tallied just 233 yards total offense as the Denver Broncos prevailed 16-9 to get their first win of the year.

The Bears had positive momentum coming off their Week 1 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Chicago executed a fourth quarter comeback and inaugurated the Matt Eberflus era with a win, and also showed that second-year quarterback Justin Fields has the goods to make things happen on offense. However, the Bears were no match for the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers on Sunday Night Football as it looked like any era of the past 14 seasons that Rodgers has been under center for the Packers.

A win for Houston puts ones across their record and captures the positivity that is quickly fading. Coach Lovie Smith had Houston excited for the 2022 season, but another loss could have Clutch City sports fans looking ahead to the 2023 offseason and not investing in the 2022 regular season.

A victory for the Bears has them above .500 and back on the right track under Eberflus, and also gives Fields more confidence.

To get ready for the third week of the regular season, here is important game day information so you can catch the game. Follow the @TheTexansWire and the crew (@therealmarklane, @BigSargeSportz, @Texans_Thoughts, @JohnHCrumpler)

Houston Texans at Chicago Bears — Sunday, Sept. 25, 12:00 p.m. CT

TV channel: CBS (KHOU-TV, Houston, Channel 11) [Andrew Catalon & James Lofton]

Live stream: FuboTV

Radio: Sports Radio 610 (KILT-AM), Mega 101 (KLOL-FM) (Marc Vandermeer & Andre Ware)

Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illi.

Forecast: Mostly cloudy, 65 degrees, 15 mph wind

Referee: Clete Blakeman

Odds: Bears -2.5

Texans vs. Colts: Time, TV schedule and streaming info for Week 1

The Houston Texans take on the Indianapolis Colts to kickoff Week 1. Find out how to catch all of the action.

The Houston Texans’ season kicks off at last.

Can the Texans amplify the optimism that coach Lovie Smith has cultivated all offseason with a win? There would be no better way to get the Smith era started. It would also be the third straight time a new Texans coach won his Opening Day game.

Houston sports fans are anxious to see two offensive pieces: second-year quarterback Davis Mills and rookie running back Dameon Pierce. Mills has had all of the first-team snaps since the initial offseason workout; there has been no one to challenge him as the man under center. Pierce also has emerged as the starting running back after Houston drafted him in the fourth round from Florida.

The Colts may have retooled and grown stronger than their previous incarnations. With Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Ryan added to the roster, the Colts figure to have a dependable field general who will complement the dominance running back Jonathan Taylor has displayed on the ground. Taylor pounded the Texans for 145 and 143 yards in each of his two games against Houston in 2021.

Not that it has any bearing on the 2022 contest, but somehow the Texans are 2-0 against their AFC South rivals on Opening Day. The two contests came in 2010 and 2011. Peyton Manning was quarterback for the first meeting but missed the entire season in the second.

To get ready for the first week of the regular season, here is important game day information so you can catch the game. Follow the @TheTexansWire and the crew (@therealmarklane, @BigSargeSportz, @Texans_Thoughts, @JohnHCrumpler)

Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans — Sunday, Sept. 11, 12:00 p.m. CT

TV channel: CBS (KHOU-TV, Houston, Channel 11) [Tom McCarthy & Tiki Barber]

Live stream: FuboTV

Radio: Sports Radio 610 (KILT-AM), Mega 101 (KLOL-FM) (Marc Vandermeer & Andre Ware)

Location: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Forecast: Mostly sunny, 88 degrees, 8 mph wind (indoors)

Referee: Land Clark

Odds: Colts -7.5

Texans vs. Titans: Time, TV schedule and streaming info for Week 18

The Houston Texans take on the Tennessee Titans in Week 18 at NRG Stadium. Find out how to catch all of the action one last time in the 2021 season.

The Houston Texans’ season comes to a merciful end as they host the Tennessee Titans Sunday afternoon for Week 18 at NRG Stadium.

There is still plenty to play for. If the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos on Saturday afternoon, they will have possession of the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs. The AFC road to the Super Bowl will go through Arrowhead Stadium.

However, the Titans have the tiebreaker over the Chiefs, and winning in Week 18 would restore the No. 1 seed to Tennessee.

To put simply, if the Chiefs win, the Titans will play their starters. If the Chiefs lose, Tennessee will rest their starters as they will have the conference’s only postseason bye week.

For the Texans, it provides an opportunity to sweep the Titans for the first time since 2015. Rookie quarterback Davis Mills can also earn his third win of the season, Deshaun Watson for the second-most wins by a rookie quarterback. David Carr will always be on top with his four from the 2002 season.

To get ready for the 18th 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)

Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans — Sunday, Jan. 9, 12:00 p.m. CT

TV channel: CBS (KHOU-TV, Houston, Channel 11) [Andrew Catalon & James Lofton]

Live stream: FuboTV

Radio: Sports Radio 610 (KILT-AM), Mega 101 (KLOL-FM) (Marc Vandermeer & Andre Ware)

Location: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Forecast: Rainy, 72 degrees, 9 mph wind (indoors)

Referee: Land Clark

Odds: Titans -12.5

Texans vs. 49ers: Time, TV schedule and streaming info for Week 17

The Houston Texans take on the San Francisco 49ers in Week 17 at Levi’s Stadium. Find out how to catch all of the action.

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

Texans vs. Chargers: Time, TV schedule and streaming info for Week 16

The Houston Texans take on the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 16 at NRG Stadium. Find out how to catch all of the action.

The Houston Texans take on the Los Angeles Chargers for Deep Steel Sunday in Week 16 at NRG Stadium.

Houston is coming off of a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars 30-16, sweeping their AFC South foes. The Chargers are also coming off of a divisional matchup, although they lost in overtime to the Kansas City Chiefs at SoFi Stadium on Thursday Night Football.

With 10 days rest, the Chargers will be ready to take out their frustrations on the Texans and get the club’s first winning season since 2018 when Philip Rivers was the starting quarterback. A win for Houston would mark the first time since Weeks 11-12 of last year that they have stacked consecutive wins.

Justin Herbert has thrown 32 touchdowns on the season, one more than he did a season ago through 15 games as the starter. Herbert needs two more touchdowns to tie Philip Rivers’ single-season record for touchdown passes in Chargers history with 34, which was set in 2008.

Davis Mills is coming off of a decent game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The third-round rookie from Stanford got his first career win as he completed 19 passes on 30 attempts for 209 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception. Mills playing well and finding completions, not getting impatient, which he has done well, should give Houston a chance against Los Angeles’ high-powered offense.

To get ready for the 16th 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)

Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans — Sunday, Dec. 26, 12:00 p.m. CT

TV channel: CBS (KHOU-TV, Houston, Channel 11) [Andrew Catalon & James Lofton]

Live stream: FuboTV

Radio: Sports Radio 610 (KILT-AM), Mega 101 (KLOL-FM) (Marc Vandermeer & Andre Ware)

Location: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Forecast: Partly cloudy, 77 degrees, 11 mph wind (indoors)

Referee: Clay Martin

Odds: Chargers -8.5

Texans vs. Colts: Time, TV schedule and streaming info for Week 13

The Houston Texans take on the Indianapolis Colts to complete their 2021 series. Find out how to catch the Week 13 action from NRG Stadium.

The Houston Texans face the Indianapolis Colts to complete their season series for 2021.

The Colts got the better of the Texans in Week 6, dropping Houston 31-3 at Lucas Oil Stadium, tallying their third consecutive win against the Texans, which would go towards the Colts’ 12th sweep of Houston in series history.

The Texans will go with Tyrod Taylor as their starting quarterback, as opposed to Week 6 when Houston rolled out rookie Davis Mills as their signal caller.

To get ready for the 13th 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)

Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans — Sunday, Dec. 5, 12:00 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: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Forecast: Cloudy, 76 degrees, 8 mph wind

Referee: Ron Torbert

Odds: Colts -8.5