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NFL Sets Concurrent Week 18 Start for ColtsTexans on CBS With AFC South at Stake

The league aligned Houston and Jacksonville kickoffs to preserve competitive balance in the AFC South race.

Overview

  • The NFL scheduled Colts at Texans for Sunday, Jan. 4 on CBS, with the league and Colts listing a 1 p.m. ET kickoff.
  • The Houston Chronicle lists the start at noon, creating a conflict in published times that has not been reconciled in reporting.
  • To protect competitive integrity, the NFL set a simultaneous kickoff for Jaguars–Titans and ColtsTexans.
  • Houston can take the AFC South and the AFC’s No. 3 seed with a win and a Jacksonville loss to Tennessee.
  • If both Houston and Jacksonville win, the Texans remain the No. 5 seed and would face the Baltimore–Pittsburgh winner on wild-card weekend.