Monday Night Football: How to watch the Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers NFL game tonight
After a truly wild and close Week 18 game against the Baltimore Ravens, the Pittsburgh Steelers made it into the playoffs as the top seed in the AFC North. The team will now face the Houston Texans for a Monday night game, the last game of Wild Card Weekend. The game also marks the return of wideout DK Metcalf who has been reinstated after his one-game suspension, but the question is, will he and the Steelers be able to break the Texans nine-game winning streak?
You can tune into the Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Monday Night Football game on ESPN and ABC, which are available on streaming platforms like ESPN Unlimited and DirecTV. Here's what you need to know to tune in to this week's game.
How to watch the Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers:Date: Monday, Jan. 12, 2026
Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
TV channels: ESPN, ABC
Streaming:Fubo, DirecTV, ESPN Unlimited, NFL+ and more
Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game time:The Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET/5:15 p.m. PT this Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.
Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game channel:The Wild Card Weekend game between the Steelers and Texans will air on ESPN and ABC.
How to watch the Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game without cable:You can tune in to ESPN and ABC through your cable provider, or on streaming platforms like DirecTV, Fubo and more. You can also stream the game on the ESPN App with ESPN Unlimited, or with NFL+ (via phone or tablet only).
NFL Wild Card Weekend schedule:All times Eastern.
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026L.A. Rams vs. Carolina Panthers: 4:30 p.m. (FOX)
Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears: 8:00 p.m. (Prime Video)
Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars: 1:00 p.m.(CBS)
San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles: 4:30 p.m. (FOX)
Los Angeles Chargers vs. New England Patriots: 8:00 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026
Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/ABC)
Many NFL games are broadcast on local channels, so if you're looking to catch an in-market game, it may be as simple as turning on your TV (or setting up a digital TV antenna) or finding a live TV streaming service that carries the correct RSN (Regional Sports Network). If you want to watch out-of-market games, a $7 monthly subscription to NFL+ will let you watch every out-of-market local and primetime game in the season on your phone - but only a select few regular-season games on your TV. You could also spring for the uber-expensive NFL Sunday Ticket package to get every out-of-market Sunday game of the season.
When it comes to nationally broadcast games, NFL games typically air across ESPN, NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC and NFL Network. Thursday Night Football games stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, select football games will stream exclusively on Peacock, games on CBS will stream live on Paramount+, and Monday Night Football games will air on ESPN or ABC and stream on the newly revamped ESPN+ this season. That's six channels and four streaming platforms to keep up with this season - and that's not counting your local RSN's for in-market games and an NFL+ or NFL Sunday Ticket subscription for out-of-market games. Plus, Netflix is once again hosting at least two Christmas Day matches, so add that subscription into the mix. And we can't forget about Fox One, Fox's first streaming service, a place where you can also stream games airing on FOX (if you don't already have access to it).
Confused? You're not alone. Here's a breakdown of the platforms we recommend checking out during the 2025 NFL season, so that come game time, tuning into your favorite team's games will be as easy as simply turning on the TV.
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