Winless Texans and Colts Meet in AFC South Matchup on CBS
The short version
- Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, 1 p.m. ET at Lucas Oil Stadium
- Broadcast nationally on CBS; streaming available on Paramount+ and NFL+
- Both teams enter the game with 0-2 records
- Week 3 concludes Monday night with Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears on ESPN Unlimited
Houston visits Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 27, with both teams entering Week 3 at 0-2.
The NFL's Week 3 slate for the 2026 season continues Sunday, Sept. 27, with an AFC South divisional matchup as the Houston Texans travel to face the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast nationally on CBS, and it can also be streamed through Paramount+ and NFL+. The NFL+ app is available for download in the Apple App Store and on Google Play.
Both teams arrive at this meeting searching for their first win of the season. The Texans and Colts each carry an 0-2 record into Week 3, meaning Sunday's winner will gain early ground in a wide-open division race while the loser falls further behind.
The Texans-Colts game is one of nine early-window kickoffs across the league on Sunday. The 1 p.m. ET window also includes Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Kansas City at Miami and New England at Jacksonville on CBS, with Paramount+ streaming available for those matchups.
The FOX early window features four games at 1 p.m. ET: Carolina at Cleveland, the Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo, the New York Jets at Detroit, and Seattle at Washington.
The Sunday afternoon slate begins at 4:05 p.m. ET with Arizona at San Francisco and Minnesota at Tampa Bay on FOX. At 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS carries Las Vegas at New Orleans and Baltimore at Dallas, with the Ravens-Cowboys contest designated as an NFL International Game played at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Sunday night football on Sept. 27 features the Los Angeles Rams visiting the Denver Broncos at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC, with streaming available on Peacock. Week 3 concludes Monday night, Sept. 28, when the Philadelphia Eagles face the Chicago Bears at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN Unlimited.
Week 3 action began Thursday, Sept. 24, when the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Green Bay Packers 35-14.
Fans looking ahead to this weekend can catch the Texans and Colts on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 1 p.m. EDT from Lucas Oil Stadium, with the game airing on CBS.
