The divisional round of the NFL playoffs continues today. Up first, the Houston Texans and New England Patriots face off in Foxborough starting at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT) on ABC/ESPN and ESPN Unlimited with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman calling the game. The red, white and blue uniforms aren't the only thing these two teams have in common. Each has a great defense and a young QB leading the offense, with C.J. Stroud in his third year for the Texans and Drake Maye in his sophomore campaign for the Pats.
Next up, we head to Chicago for an NFC showdown between the Bears and the LA Rams starting at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT) on NBC and Peacock with Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth on the call. This game will be a study in quarterback contrasts between the steady veteran Matthew Stafford of the Rams and the manic, off-script style of Caleb Williams, who has taken the Bears to the second round of the playoffs in only his second season.
You can use the ESPN Unlimited and Peacock streaming services to watch each of Sunday's games, or you can watch both with a live TV streaming service. With free trials available, you can watch the NFL playoffs today for free. Keep reading for the best ways to watch or stream the games, no matter where you live.
Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears host the Los Angeles Rams tonight in the final game of the NFL's divisional round this weekend. Cooper Neill/Getty Images
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How to watch NFL Divisional Round games
If you don't want to subscribe to a live TV streaming service, you can watch the Texans-Patriots game with ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service and the Rams-Bears game with Peacock.
ESPN ESPN Unlimited ABC/ESPN game for $30 per month ESPN DTC comes in two flavors. The ESPN Unlimited plan costs $30 a month (or $300 a year) and lets you stream all ESPN linear networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network and ACC Network. You also get access to programming on ESPN on ABC, ESPN Plus, ESPN3, SECN Plus and ACCNX. You'll need the Unlimited plan to watch the Texans-Patriots game on Sunday. (There is also a $12 a month ESPN Select plan that is like a rebranding of ESPN Plus. It offers you access to thousands of live games -- including small college conferences, whose games you can't watch anywhere else -- but not the NFL.) See at ESPN
Best live TV streaming services for NFL fans
You'll need NBC and either ABC or ESPN to watch today's two playoff games. The good news for football fans is that these channels are available on most live TV streaming services, along with CBS and Fox, which you'll need next weekend for both conference championship games. But note that not every service carries every local network in every area, so check each one using the links below to make sure it carries each local network where you live.
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