NFL Wild Card Weekend kicks off in the Lone Star State when C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans host Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday on Paramount+.

That tradition began in the 2011 NFL Playoffs, when the Texans hosted the Cincinnati Bengals on January 7, 2012, the Saturday of Wild Card weekend. Since then all seven of their previous playoff journeys began on the Saturday afternoon window:

NFL playoffs are keeping teams fitted as the stakes continue to rise. The Houston Texans will wear all-deep steel blue against the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC wild-card round. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are donning red against the Washington Commanders for "Sunday Night Football.

NFL playoffs kick off in Houston as the No. 4 seed Texans host the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Chargers. The Texans have won the AFC South back-to-back seasons behind quarterb

It’s rather fitting that the first game of Wild Card weekend is also the lowes- projected score of all six first-round playoff games.

It’s Chargers vs. Texans in Wild Cards Weekend of the 2024 NFL playoffs. Here’s how to watch, including time, channel, TV schedule and streaming info.

Los Angeles Chargers face the Houston Texans in the opening game of the NFL playoffs and wild card round. Here's TV, channel, streaming info and more.

The wildly-popular NFL on Nickelodeon broadcast is back for the playoffs, with a special, slime-filled Wild Card alternate broadcast airing live on Nickelodeon opposite the traditional broadcast taking place on CBS.