Is this the week when everything starts falling into place for the Houston Texans?
Or is this the Sunday when another 0-3 start becomes a reality?
The Texans look to move to stop the bleeding and pick up their first win against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 3. Houston has started slowly out of the gate in the DeMeco Ryans era, starting the year 0-2 three times in the four seasons, but the franchise is trying to avoid an 0-3 start for the third time in seven years, dating back to the final days of Bill O'Brien.
The Texans’ Week 3 showdown between AFC South foes will air on CBS at 12 p.m. CT on Sunday afternoon. The television commentators for the game are Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst) and, Tiffany Blackmon(sideline).
Last
week, it was the offense that sputtered behind insufficient play-calling and terrible on-field execution. QuarterbackC.J. Stroud threw for 353 yards against Cincinnati, but never could find the end zone as Joe Burrow and Co. coasted to a 20-6 win at Reliant Stadium. In reality, Stroud had zero help with the lack of a run game.
"The run game is very vital for us to just play good offense," Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said Wednesday. "You have to be able to move the football on the ground to set up any type of play-action pass, any type of passing game you want to have. You have to be able to run the ball and sustain the run."
As for the Colts, Daniel Jones led Houston's AFC South rival to a 13-10 lead entering the second quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs before Patrick Mahomes came to life. The game went to overtime, with each team kicking a field goal, but a pickup of 22 from Kenneth Walker III set up the game-winning field goal by Harrison Butker as time expired was the difference in a tie and a 33-30 Chiefs win.
But what about the other games on television? Which matchup will be in your area at kickoff on Sunday?
Here are the television broadcast maps and announcers for every game in Week 3 of the 2026 campaign.
*Maps via 506sports.com
National broadcasts
Thursday night (8:15 p.m. ET): Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers (Amazon Prime - Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung)
Sunday night (8:20 p.m. ET): Los Angeles Rams vs. Denver Broncos (NBC - Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark)
Monday night (8:15 p.m. ET): Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears (ABC/ESPN - Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters)
CBS (Early)
Red: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker, Evan Washburn)
Blue: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins (Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins)
Green: Tennessee Titans vs. New York Giants (Andrew Catalon, Logan Ryan, AJ Ross)
Yellow: New England Patriots vs. Jacksonville Jagaurs (Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala)
Orange: Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts (Tom McCarthy, Robert Turbin, Tiffany Blackmon)
CBS (Late)
Red: Baltimore Ravens vs. Dallas Cowboys (Jim Nantz, J.J. Watt, Tracy Wolfson)
Blue: Las Vegas Raiders vs. New Orleans Saints (Chris Lewis, Luke Kuechly, Amanda Balionis)
FOX
Red: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills (Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi)
Green: New York Jets vs. Detroit Lions (Adam Amin, Drew Brees, Kristina Pink)
Yellow: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Commanders (Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver)
Teal: Carolina Panthers vs. Cleveland Browns (Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth, Jen Hale)
Blue (Late): Minnesota Vikings vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Megan Olivi)
Orange (Late): Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers (Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston, Allison Williams)
This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Texans vs. Colts: TV broadcast maps and announcers for Week 3 of the 2026 season
