The Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts face off on Sunday, Jan. 8. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial) and Paramount+ (free trial).

Sam Ehlinger’s back as the Indianapolis Colts’ starting quarterback, this time against one of his home-state teams — the Houston Texans.

Ehlinger’s seven-step depth-chart dance explains why the Colts (4-10-1) are in this spot.

Their two most veteran quarterbacks, Matt Ryan (shoulder) and Nick Foles (ribs), are injured. So interim coach Jeff Saturday handed the reins back to Ehlinger, who will make his third career start in a game where the loser could turn out to be the biggest winner.

If Indy can’t stop its six-game losing streak, it will lock up a top-five pick and perhaps, finally, find the long-term franchise quarterback they’ve been searching for since Andrew Luck retired.

Houston (2-13-1), meanwhile, was playing better until last week’s 31-3 rout against Jacksonville. Another loss Sunday would assure the Texans of claiming the No. 1 overall draft pick for the fourth time since the franchise entered the league in 2002.

When is Texans-Colts?

The Colts play the Texans at noon (1 p.m. ET) Sunday, Jan. 8.

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.

Paramount+

Paramount+, which offers a 7-day free trial,and features more than 20,000 episodes and movies from ViacomCBS family, which includes CBS, Comedy Central, BET, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and more.

There are two tiers to the streaming service. For $4.99 per month, you get limited commercials. For $9.99 per month, there are no commercials. Both tiers come with the 7-day free trial.

Will it be televised?

The Texans and Colts will be televised on CBS.

Preview

COACH SPEAK: While Colts owner Jim Irsay will begin his coaching search this week, the Texans must first decide whether to keep Smith or try their third coach in three seasons.

Last year, Houston fired David Culley after just one season and Smith could meet the same fate, though he insists he’s not worrying about his future after one of his most difficult seasons.

“We haven’t won a lot of games,” Smith said. “Whenever you don’t win a lot of games, it’s tough. It takes an emotional toll on everyone. By saying that, though, how the guys have performed lately has given you (hope) — you can see what the future looks like.”

STAYING FOCUSED: Colts rookie Rodney Thomas II spent most of Tuesday in Cincinnati visiting Bills safety Damar Hamlin in the hospital.

The two were teammates at Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh and Thomas said he speaks with Hamlin almost daily — including Monday, before Hamlin collapsed and was resuscitated on the field during the Bills game in Cincinnati.

Earlier this season, Thomas credited Hamlin with helping him make the NFL, and Thomas said he has no hesitation about playing this week — or what he’s playing for.

“I’m putting it right where it has to be, right in my mind — playing for him, playing for what he represents,” Thomas said. “If you look at who he is, he’s a great person. I went to high school with him. He took me under his wing. I’m playing for him. I’m doing all of this stuff for him.”

MILLS’ STRUGGLES: Quarterback Davis Mills struggled again in last week’s loss, failing to get Houston into the end zone for the second time this season. He also lost a fumble that was returned for a score.

It has been a tough second season for the former Stanford star, who was benched for two games before regaining the job. Davis’ 13 interceptions are tied for the league’s second-highest total and could prompt the Texans to draft a new starter in April, though he’s eager to make one last impression this season.

“Excited to have another opportunity to go out to Indy and try to find a way to win the last game of the season,” he said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.