The NFL playoff schedule for 2020 brings a unique set of national TV broadcasts, with four networks presenting four games over the span of two days in the wild-card round. Today's Bills vs. Texans game in Houston, scheduled to kick off at 4:35 p.m. ET, will be shown on ESPN.
As the home team and the No. 4 seed in the NFL playoff bracket for the AFC, the Texans are slight favorites (2 1/2 points) over the No. 5-seeded Bills, basically making this wild-card matchup a toss-up game.
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Saturday's game featuring Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen (23 years, 228 days old) and Houston quarterback Deshaun Watson (24 years, 112 days old) marks the sixth playoff matchup between two passers under the age of 25 in the Super Bowl era. In four of the five such matchups, the QB of the home team has won.
Watson will make his second career postseason start after leading the Texans to back-to-back AFC South division titles. He became the first QB to have at least 25 touchdown passes and five rushing touchdowns in consecutive seasons in NFL history. Of course, he'll have his hands full against the NFL's No. 2-ranked scoring defense.
Below is all the info you need to watch Bills vs. Texans on Saturday, including the TV channels and kickoff time.
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What channel is Bills vs. Texans on today?
- TV channel (national): ESPN
- Live stream: ESPN App
Saturday's Bills-Texans game on ESPN will be called by the network's "Monday Night Football" crew. Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland will have the call from the booth. Lisa Salters will serve as the sideline reporter, and John Perry will be the crew's officiating analyst.
For those who can't watch Bills vs. Texans on TV and wish to find the game on the radio, the Buffalo call can be heard on Sirius channel 82 and XM channel 226, and the Houston call can be heard on Sirius channel 83 and XM channel 225.
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Bills vs. Texans: What time is kickoff?
- Date: Saturday, Jan. 4
- Start time: 4:35 p.m. ET
The 4:35 p.m. ET start time for Saturday's wild-card playoff game in Houston is a kickoff time unique to this round of the playoffs. The Texans actually played in the same window last season, losing to the visiting Colts.
Bills vs. Texans is one of two wild-card playoff games scheduled to be played Saturday, with Patriots vs. Titans set to kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET.
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NFL playoff schedule: Wild-card round
Below is the full NFL wild-card playoff schedule for 2020, complete with TV channels and live stream links.
- Saturday, Jan. 4
| Matchup | Start time | TV channel | Live stream |
| Bills at Texans | 4:35 p.m. ET | ESPN | ESPN app |
| Texans at Patriots | 8:15 p.m. ET | CBS | Yahoo! |
- Sunday, Jan. 5
| Matchup | Start time | TV channel | Live stream |
| Vikings at Saints | 1:05 p.m. ET | Fox | Yahoo! |
| Seahawks at Eagles | 4:40 p.m. ET | NBC | Yahoo! |