The NFL announced schedule changes for Weeks 15 and 16, and the Texans’ matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 27 at NRG Stadium will be moved from CBS to FOX.
While Texans games have been blacked out in the Houston area on CBS affiliate KHOU for AT&T U-verse and DirecTV subscribers due to the carriage rate standoff between AT&T and TEGNA, that may have not been the motivating factor. Houston versus Indianapolis in Week 15, coming up this Sunday, will stay on CBS. However, Texans fans will be able to see the game on the Texans’ mobile app.
The Chicago Bears at Jacksonville Jaguars, which was supposed to be a FOX game, goes to CBS in Week 16. The Bears are still in the playoff chase, regardless of how dismal the Jaguars are at 1-12. Similarly, Houston is 4-9 and the Bengals are 2-10-1.
In Week 10, the Texans played an all-AFC game on FOX, the NFC rights holder, when they visited the Cleveland Browns in a 10-7 loss at FirstEnergy Stadium.
