How to Watch Texans vs. Patriots & Rams vs. Bears: Stream NFL Sunday Playoffs
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The divisional round of the NFL playoffs continues today. First, the Houston Texans and New England Patriots face off in Foxborough starting in 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT) on ABC/ESPN and ESPN Unlimited with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman calling the shots. The red, white and blue uniforms aren’t the only thing these two teams have in common. Each has an excellent defense and a young QB leading the offense, with CJ Stroud in his third year for the Texans and Drake Maye in his second campaign for the Pats.
Next, we head to Chicago for an NFC showdown between the Bears and LA Rams starting in 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT) on NBC and Peacock with Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth on the call. This game will be a study in the contrasts between veteran Matthew Stafford of the Rams and the manic, off-script style of Caleb Williams, who took the Bears to the second round of the playoffs in just his second season.
You can use the ESPN Unlimited and Peacock streaming services to watch each of Sunday’s games, or you can watch both with a live TV streaming service. With free trials available, you can watch the NFL playoffs for free today. Keep reading to discover the best ways to watch or stream the games, no matter where you live.
Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears host the Los Angeles Rams tonight in the final game of the NFL Divisional Round this weekend.
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How to Watch NFL Divisional Round Games
If you don’t want to subscribe to a live TV streaming service, you can watch the Texans-Patriots game with ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming service and the Rams-Bears game with Peacock.
ESPN DTC is available in two versions. The ESPN Unlimited plan costs $30 per month (or $300 per year) and lets you stream all ESPN linear networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, and ACC Network. You also have access to programming on ESPN on ABC, ESPN Plus, ESPN3, SECN Plus and ACCNX. You will need the Unlimited plan to watch the Texans-Patriots game on Sunday.
(There’s also a $12-a-month ESPN Select plan that’s like a rebranding of ESPN Plus. It gives you access to thousands of live games, including small college conferences, whose games you can’t watch anywhere else, but not in the NFL.)
Best Live TV Streaming Services for NFL Fans
You’ll need NBC and ABC or ESPN to watch both of today’s playoff games. The good news for football fans is that these channels are available on most live TV streaming services, as well as CBS and Fox, which you’ll need next weekend for both conference championship games. But note that not every service broadcasts every local network in every region, so check each one using the links below to make sure it broadcasts every local network where you live.
YouTube TV offers all the channels needed to watch the NFL playoffs and costs $83 per month. Enter your zip code on the YouTube TV homepage to see which local networks are available in your area.
Fubo’s main plan costs $85 per month and includes ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and ESPN for the NFL playoffs.
Fubo has a new skinny package that includes most, but not all, of the channels you need for the NFL. This new Fubo Sports package costs $56 per month ($46 for the first month) and includes all of the channels above except NBC for Rams-Bears Sunday night. It also includes access to ESPN’s new streaming app. It’s worth noting that the plan is only available in select regions at the moment, with a gradual rollout across the country.
Click here to see which local channels you get in your area with Fubo. Read our Fubo review.
The live TV streaming services listed above allow you to cancel at any time. They require a strong internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our guide to live TV streaming services.
