What TV channel is Chargers-Jaguars on tonight? Live stream, how to watch NFL wild-card online, time
The Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Chargers face off in the NFL wild-card action Saturday, Jan. 14. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial).
Trevor Lawrence feels as if he’s been in the playoffs the past two months.
Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars were 3-7 and four games behind division-leading Tennessee in late November. It was clear they needed to find ways to start winning close games.
Lawrence easily could have panicked or even packed it in. Instead, he and the Jaguars picked it up and won six of seven down the stretch, clinching the AFC South and returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
Now, Lawrence will make his official postseason debut when the Jaguars (9-8) host fellow playoff newcomer Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers (10-7) in a wild-card game Saturday night.
It could be the first of many postseason trips for two of the NFL’s youngest rising stars.
This matchup could be the first of many featuring Lawrence and the 24-year-old Herbert, two guys recognized as much for their flowing locks as their flawless passes. For now, it’s merely “Hair Bowl II,” a rematch from Week 3, which Jacksonville won 38-10 in Los Angeles.
Herbert (ribs) was banged up for that one. But he’s been solid otherwise and led the Chargers to the postseason for the first time since 2018.
He has completed 68.2% of passes for 4,739 yards, with 25 TDs and 10 INTs. He joined Hall of Famer Peyton Manning as the only players in NFL history with at least 25 TD passes in each of their first three seasons.
When is Chargers-Jaguars?
The Chargers play the Jaguars at 7:15 p.m. (8:15 p.m. ET) Saturday, Jan. 14.
Live stream options
FuboTV
The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.
Will it be televised?
The Jagiars and Chargers will be televised on NBC.
Preview
EKELER FACTOR: Chargers running back Austin Ekeler’s previous game in Jacksonville was one for the record books. He had 101 yards rushing and 112 yards receiving in the team’s 45-10 victory in 2019. He did it on 12 touches, the fewest in league history to get over the century mark in both categories.
CRUNCHTIME CLOSER: Jaguars safety Rayshawn Jenkins has a knack for delivering big plays late. His strip-sack of Tennessee’s Joshua Dobbs led to Josh Allen’s 37-yard fumble return for a touchdown. Jenkins also made a shoestring interception that he returned 52 yards for a score to beat Dallas in overtime last month.
Now, Jenkins faces the team that drafted him in the fourth round in 2017 and then let him leave.
“It’s no hard feelings,” Jenkins said. “I could have been anywhere, and if they let me walk, then they let me walk. But I have pride about this game that I love so much. I love to prove people wrong and show what I can do.”
ON THE RUN: If there are two things that could make the Chargers’ playoff run brief, it is giving up explosive plays and having a porous run defense.
Los Angeles has given up 72 plays this season of at least 20 yards, third most in the league.
The Jaguars ran for 151 yards in the early season meeting between the teams and held the ball for more than 38 minutes.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.