NFL Saturday schedule: How to watch Texans-Chiefs, Commanders-Lions playoff games on TV

The divisional-round NFL playoff schedule includes two games on Saturday: The Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions.

Here’s what you need to know before the NFL playoff games today, including times, TV channels, streaming information, NFL playoff announcers, NFL playoff odds and NFL playoff predictions for the second-round NFL postseason matchups.

The Texans are the No. 4 seed in the AFC playoffs and beat the No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers in the first round. The Chiefs, as the No. 1 seed, had a bye in the wild-card round.

The Commanders are the No. 6 seed in the NFC postseason and beat the No. 3 Tampa Buccaneers in the first round, while the Lions had a bye as the top NFC seed.

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What time are NFL playoff games today?

The Texans vs Chiefs game is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. MST, 4:30 p.m. ET.

The Commanders vs Lions game kicks off at 6 p.m. MST, 8 p.m. ET.

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What channels are NFL playoff games on today?

The Texans at Chiefs game will air on ABC and ESPN.

The Commanders at Lions game can be seen on FOX.

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How can I stream NFL playoff games today?

Texans-Chiefs can be seen on streaming services that carry ABC and ESPN, including FUBO and ESPN+.

Commanders-Lions can stream on FUBO and other services that carry FOX.

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Who are the announcers for NFL playoff games today?

Joe Buck will have the play-by-play call for the Chargers vs Texans game, with Troy Aikman as analyst.

Lions vs Commanders will feature Kevin Burkhardt on the play-by-play call and Tom Brady as analyst.

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Who are the favorite in NFL playoff game odds today?

The Chiefs are an 8-point favorite over the Texans in NFL playoff odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.

Kansas City is -500 on the moneyline, while Houston is +375.

The over/under (point total) is set at 42 points.

The Lions are a 9.5-point favorite over the Commanders in NFL playoff odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.

Detroit is -550 on the moneyline, while Washington is +400.

The over/under (point total) is set at 55.5 points.

Who will win NFL playoff games today?

The Arizona Republic is predicting a 24-16 win for the Chiefs over the Texans in the first NFL playoff game today.

Other sites’ NFL playoff picks and NFL playoff predictions also favor Kansas City to beat Houston in Saturday’s first NFL postseason game, although there isn’t a consensus as to if the Chiefs will cover the point spread.

As for the second game, The Arizona Republic is predicting a 30-27 win for the Lions over the Commanders.

Other sites’ NFL playoff picks and NFL playoff predictions are also picking Detroit to defeat Washington in the divisional-round NFL playoff game today, but many are taking the Commanders with the points.

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