The Indianapolis Colts will play at the Houston Texans at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, the league announced Monday morning. The game will be broadcast on CBS.
The NFL does not schedule the final week of games in order to maximize the television slots and ensure teams competing for playoff positions are playing at the same time. Though the Colts have been eliminated from the postseason, Houston and the Jacksonville Jaguars are competing for the AFC South title. Jacksonville will host the Tennessee Titans at 1 p.m.
The Week 18 schedule will also determine the Colts 2026 opponents and draft position, though they traded their first-round pick to the New York Jets in the Sauce Gardner deal.
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