How to Watch Colts vs. Texans: Time, TV Channel and Live Stream – 2024 Week 1

Updated Sep. 8, 2024 11:14 a.m. ET

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One of the top receivers in the league last year will be featured when Nico Collins and the Houston Texans visit the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, September 8, 2024.

The Texans totaled 342.4 yards per game offensively last season (12th in NFL), and they allowed 330.7 yards per game (14th) on the other side of the ball. With 24.4 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked fifth-worst in the NFL last season, the Colts had to rely on their 10th-ranked offense (23.3 points per contest) to keep them competitive.

Below we dive into all of the details you need before this matchup begins, including how to watch on TV.

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How to Watch Colts vs. Texans

• When: Sunday, September 8, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. ET
• Where: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana
• TV: Watch on CBS

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Texans vs. Colts: Head-to-Head

• Against Indianapolis, Houston has totaled three wins over the past five matchups.
• In those games, the Texans have a 3-2 record ATS, while the two teams have gone over the total on two occasions.
• Houston has scored 37 fewer points than Indianapolis in their past five games.

Texans' 2024 Schedule

Texans 2023 Stats & Insights

• Houston totaled 245.5 passing yards per game on offense last year (seventh in NFL), and it allowed 234.1 passing yards per game (23rd) on the defensive side of the ball.
• Offensively, the Texans ranked 22nd in the NFL last season with 96.9 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, they ranked sixth in rushing yards allowed per contest (96.6).
• With 24 forced turnovers (16th in NFL) against 14 turnovers committed (first in NFL), Houston's +10 turnover margin was the fifth-best in the league last season.

Texans Key Players

• C.J. Stroud had 23 touchdown passes and five interceptions in 15 games last year, completing 63.9% of his throws for 4,108 yards (273.9 per game).
• On the ground for the Bengals last season, Joe Mixon scored nine touchdowns and accumulated 1,034 yards (60.8 per game).
• Collins had 80 catches for 1,297 yards (86.5 per game) and eight touchdowns in 15 games a season ago.

Colts' 2024 Schedule

Colts 2023 Stats & Insights

• Indianapolis put up 215.6 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 20th in the NFL. Defensively, it ranked 16th, surrendering 226 passing yards per contest.
• The Colts totaled 121.1 rushing yards per game offensively last year (10th in NFL), and they gave up 123.8 rushing yards per game (24th) on the other side of the ball.
• Indianapolis forced 24 total turnovers (16th in NFL) last season and turned it over 22 times (17th in NFL) for a turnover margin of +2, 12th-ranked in the NFL.

Colts Key Players

• With 109 catches for 1,152 yards and four touchdowns, Michael Pittman Jr. was a crucial performer in the passing game last year.
• As part of the running game, Jonathan Taylor rushed for 741 yards and seven touchdowns on 4.4 YPC.
• In five games for the Browns last season, Joe Flacco put up 1,616 yards (323.2 yards per game) with 13 touchdowns, eight interceptions and a 60.3% completion percentage.

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