The NFL has announced they have moved the kickoff up for the Houston Texans versus Tennessee Titans rematch at NRG Stadium from a noon kickoff in Week 17 to a 3:25 p.m. start time.
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Steelers-Ravens, Texans-Titans and Colts-Jaguars all moved to 2:25 p.m. MST next Sunday. Raiders will take the field with a chance (remote) at the playoffs. Broncos can play spoiler.
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) December 23, 2019
The @Titans vs @HoustonTexans game next Sunday in Houston has been moved to 3:25 pm CT.
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) December 23, 2019
The 3:25 p.m. kickoff will be the third late afternoon game of the year for the Texans, who have played a slew of noon games on Sunday this season.
The game will also be the first time since 2008 the Texans will have had two home games in the late afternoon time slot.
For the Titans, they are currently the No. 6 seed thanks to a loss from the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday to the New York Jets. Even though the Titans fell to the New Orleans Saints, Tennessee’s tiebreakers over the Steelers put them in the final wild-card spot.
A win and the Titans are assured a spot on the dance floor in January.
For the Texans, they can’t get out of wild-card weekend as the Baltimore Ravens are 13-2 and the New England Patriots are 12-3. To get to the No. 3 seed, which would mean the Texans might face the Titans, they would need to beat Tennessee in Week 17 along with the Kansas City Chiefs losing to the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football or to the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium.