The Week 16 NFL schedule brings us what has become a late December tradition: Saturday NFL football. There are three games on the today, starting with Texans vs. Buccaneers at 1 p.m. ET, and all three games are scheduled to be broadcast nationally on NFL Network.

All three Saturday NFL games have implications. Houston needs a win in Tampa Bay on Saturday for the second straight season and for the fourth time Henri Jokiharju Jersey in the last five years. The Texans would join the Patriots and Chiefs as the only NFL teams with four or more division titles since 2015.

A win would do the trick, but a Titans lo s on Sunday also would seal the division for the Texans no matter what happens Saturday. Further, if both teams were to tie their opponents in Week 16, Houston would clinch the AFC South over Tenne see.

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In both our picks against the spread and our straight-up predictions for Week 16, Sporting News projected a Texans victory over the Buccaneers on Saturday. Below are the explanations.

:The Texans have Deshaun Watson Connor Murphy Jersey with his main receiving weapons healthy. The Buccaneers have a red-hot Jameis Winston despite being down Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Neither pa s defense is good, so Watson and Winston will turn this into a matinee shootout. Houston has a lot more at stake with the AFC South title on the line, while Tampa is playing Luc Snuggerud Jersey for a playoff-le s second place finish in the NFC South. The Bucs are bound to cool off a little, and Watson is overdue for a monster game. He will pull of one of his dazzling comebacks to save the Texans (again). Pick: Texans win 34-31 and cover the spread.

:With a red-hot Jameis Winston, the Buccaneers have scored 35 or more points three times during their four-game winning streak. Which good considering their defense allows 28.4 points per game. The latter stat is good news for the Texans as they try to win the AFC Southand maintain their David Kampf Jersey playoff positioning. Also working against Tampa Bay is the fact that injuries are piling up around Winston, meaning he might be more inclined to force more throws. Even against Houston's shaky pa s defense, bad things happen for the Bucs when Winston tries to force too many throws. Pick: Texans 27, Buccaneers 21.

Below is everything you need to know to watch Texansvs. Buccaneerson Saturday, including the kickoff time, TV channeland a full Week 16NFL schedule.

What channel is Texansvs. Buccaneerson Saturday?TV channel (national): NFL NetworkTV channel (Houston): KRIVTV channel (Tampa Bay): WMORLive stream:

A special Saturday presentation of NFL football calls for a special broadcast team on NFL Network. Rich Eisen, Nate Burleson and Joe Thomas, along with Meli sa Stark on the sidelines, will call the Texans vs. Buccaneers gamefrom Tampa.

NFL Network's Saturday tripleheader will feature an exclusive second-screen experience for fans. "Next Gen Stats Live"will give fans acce Duncan Keith Jersey s to live player tracking allowing users to follow real-time location and participation on the field in line with the broadcast. Additionally, fans will have acce s to unique player insights for pa sing, rushing, receiving and more.

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Texans vs. Buccaneers: What time is kickoff Saturday?Date:Saturday, Dec. 21Time: 1p.m. ET

The 1 p.m. ET kickoff time for Texans vs. Buccaneers on Saturday marks the fifth and final national TV game for Houston this season. Barring a schedule change, the Texans will close the season with an early Sunday afternoon game against the Titans in Week Jordan Oesterle Jersey 17.

As for Tampa Bay, Saturday's game Tony Esposito Jersey marks its third and final national TV game of the season. Strangely, the Bucs' other two national TV games a Thursday night game and a London game, both against the Panthers also were presented by NFL Network.

NFL schedule Week 16

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Saturday, Dec. 21GameTimeTVTexans at Buccaneers1 p.m. ETNFL Network, Bills at Patriots4:30 p.m. ETNFL Network, Rams at 49ers8:15 p.m. ETNFL Network, Sunday, Dec. 22GameTimeChannelJaguars vs. Falcons1 p.m.Fox, Ravens vs. Browns1 p.m.CBS, Saints vs. Titans1 p.m.Fox, Panthers vs. Colts1 p.m.Fox, Bengals vs. Dolphins1 p.m.CBS, Steelers Steve Larmer Jersey vs. Jets1 p.m.CBS, Giants vs. Redskins1 p.m.Fox, Lions vs. Broncos4:05 p.m.CBS, Raiders vs. Chargers4:05 p.m.CBS, Cowboys vs. Eagles4:25 p.m.Fox, Cardinals vs. Seahawks4:25 p.m.Fox, Chiefs vs. Bears8:25 p.m.NBC, Monday, Dec. 23GameTimeTVPackers vs. Vikings8:15 p.m.ESPNTexans schedule 2019WeekDateOpponentKickoff timeTVWeek 1Sep. 9 (Monday)at Saints7:10 p.m. ETESPNWeel 2Sep. 15vs. Jaguars1 p.m. ETCBSWeek 3Sep. 22at Chargers4:25 p.m. ETCBSWeek 4Sep. 29vs. Panthers1 p.m. ETFOXWeek 5Oct. 6vs. Falcons1 p.m. ETFOXWeek 6Oct. Brandon Manning Jersey 13at Chiefs1 p.m. ETCBSWeek 7Oct. 20at Colts1 p.m. ETCBSWeek 8Oct. 27vs. Raiders1 p.m. ETCBSWeek 9Nov. 3at Jaguars (London)9:30 a.m. ETNFLNWeek 10BYEWeek 11Nov. 17at Ravens1 p.m. ETCBSWeek 12Nov. 21 (Thursday)vs. Colts8:20 p.m. ETFOXWeek 13Dec. 1vs. Patriots8:20 p.m. ETNBCWeek 14Dec. 8vs. Broncos1 p.m. ETCBSWeek 15Dec. 15at Titans1 p.m. ETCBSWeek 16Dec. 21at Buccaneers1 p.m. ETNFLNWeek 17Dec. 29vs. Titans1 p.m. ETCBSBuccaneers schedule 2019WeekDateOpponentKickoff timeTVWeek 1Sept. 8vs. 49ers4:25 p.m. ETFoxWeek 2Sept. 12 (Thursday)at Panthers8:20 p.m. ETNFLNWeek 3Sept. 22vs. Giants4:05 p.m. ETFoxWeek 4Sept. 29at Rams4:05 p.m. ETFoxWeek 5Oct. 6at Saints1 p. CM Punk Jersey m. ETFoxWeek 6Oct. 13vs. Panthers (London)9:30 a.m. ETNFLNWeek 7BYE---Week 8Oct. 27at Titans1 p.m. ETFoxWeek 9Nov. 3at Seahawks4:05 p.m. ETFoxWeek 10Nov. 10vs. Cardinals1 p.m. ETFoxWeek 11Nov. 17vs. Saints1 p.m. ETFoxWeek 12Nov. 24at Falcons1 p.m. ETFoxWeek 13Dec. 1at Jaguars1 p.m. ETFoxWeek 14Dec. 8vs. Colts1 p.m. ETCBSWeek 15Dec. 15at Lions1 p.m. ETFoxWeek 16Dec. 21vs. Texans1 p.m. ETNFLNWeek 17Dec. 29vs. Falcons1 p.m. ETFox