Texans vs. Packers live stream: How to watch NFL Week 13 game online

Rumors of the Green Bay Packers’ demise may have been exaggerated. Although they’re still under .500, they have to be feeling better about their season prospects after a convincing win over the Philadelphia Eagles last Monday night. Green Bay will try to build on that momentum when it hosts the Houston Texans, who keep losing ground in the AFC South race.

This game is being televised on CBS, with the A-list announcing team of Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, and Tracy Wolfson. CBS has made games available for streaming to its All-Access subscribers. Sunday Ticket subscribers can also access the game here.

The Packers stumbled to a 4-6 start thanks to a slumping offense and a defense ravaged by injuries, putting head coach Mike McCarthy squarely on the hot seat. Fortunately for them, Aaron Rodgers proved that he’s still one of the best quarterbacks in the world, dialing up a vintage performance against the Eagles. Rodgers was nearly flawless, completing 30 of 39 passes for 313 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions in the 27-13 victory, which snapped a four-game losing streak for Green Bay. He was on point all night, hitting receivers with pinpoint accuracy and making some key scrambles to keep drives alive.

That said, the Packers aren’t quite out of the woods yet. They’re still 5-6, two games behind the Detroit Lions in the NFC North. They also don’t have an easy path in the wild card race, with the New York Giants and Washington holding strangleholds on both spots. Green Bay needs to keep the wins going, and it’s in a good spot this week in a home game against a Texans team that’s less than inspiring.

The Texans are 6-5 and still hold first place in their division, but their grip is loosening with the Tennessee Titans (on bye this week) right behind them at 6-6. The Indianapolis Colts are also lurking at 5-6. and if Andrew Luck stays healthy they’re capable of going on a run at any time.

Houston has little room for error after a 21-13 loss to the San Diego Chargers, their second loss in a row. Brock Osweiler continues to look like a disastrous free agent signing and he had yet another meltdown in Week 12, throwing three interceptions and averaging just 6.7 yards per attempt. On the season, he has 5.8 yards per attempt, dead last among qualified QBs, while throwing just 12 touchdowns to 13 interceptions.

Osweiler is somehow playing even worse than he did last season, when he got benched for a washed-up Peyton Manning. He can’t get the ball to DeAndre Hopkins, and Lamar Miller is running into stacked boxes with opposing defenses having no reason to respect the passing game. Houston’s offense is broken, and it’s in real danger of costing the team a playoff spot.

Nevertheless, the Texans sank a lot of money into Osweiler, so they’re stuck with him. Head coach Bill O’Brien brushed off any suggestion that he might bench Osweiler for Tom Savage, but if Osweiler keeps putting up duds every week, he might not have a choice. There’s a lot of individual talent on this team, and the Texans’ defense is still playing at a high level even after losing J.J. Watt. Unfortunately, it’s the same story we’ve seen in Houston for most of the team’s existence -- the QB holding back an otherwise solid team from achieving true greatness.

Time: 1 p.m. ET

Place: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisc.

TV: CBS

Announcers: Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson

Online: Sunday Ticket, CBS All-Access