It's time for the Texans-Chiefs live stream, the NFL season opener will provide Thursday night football action on screens everywhere. And even though Vegas thinks the Chiefs have this game in the bag, Houston is not an easy team to beat.

The Texans will look to wipe away the memory of the playoffs they wasted in the divisional round. Everything you need to know about this NFL live stream is here. While that game feels like it happened years ago (not months ago), many will think Houston's defense is not good enough to stop a strong show from QB Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the defending Super Bowl LIV champions.

As that game showed, they need to be mentally in the game throughout the entire game, not just the first quarter. Until the Chiefs eliminated the Texans last season, there was plenty of reason for the Houston team to be confident. However, that one game broke everything for Houston, and many wonder how they will put it all together (and it may start with this game).

Meanwhile, the Texans have also started the season on the side of what many consider a bad trade, sending All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for running back David Johnson.

In other words, Houston is not necessarily starting the season in the driver's seat. A perfect game might get them a win, but that is only if all the X-factors fall into place against Kansas City. So, of course, the Chiefs are the big favorite in Las Vegas.

Kansas City started as the 9.5-point favorite, but the Chiefs dropped 0.5 points to become the 9-point favorite. The over/under dropped slightly from 56.5 points and is now set at 54.5 points.

Also expected is the possibility of a joint demonstration between the two teams. Reports indicate that both teams are in talks to make a united statement about racial injustice. It is also being discussed that both teams will remain in the locker room during the national anthem.

Here's the best way to watch the Texans-Chiefs NFL opener:

Football fans, if for some reason you had to leave your "bubble" or suffered a horrible power outage in your hometown and want to watch Texans-Chiefs live stream, you are not out of luck. With a virtual private network, or VPN, you can pretend you're surfing the web from your hometown (or anywhere else not hit by a power outage) and access the same streaming services you've already paid for.

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In the US, Texans-Chiefs will be broadcast on NBC, which is included in most cable TV packages, and is available on our two favorite streaming services, fuboTV and Sling TV. The game begins today, Thursday the 10th, at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. ET.

Of the two, football fans will choose fuboTV: CBS, ESPN, FOX, NBC, and the NFL Network. That is why it is one of the best streaming services.

Sling may have the game, but it does not include CBS and NFL Network (and NFL RedZone); Sling Orange & Blue (required to watch ESPN, FOX, and NBC) costs $45 per month, while the Fubo TV Standard package offers all of the above for $59.99/month.

The Texans-Chiefs game is one of many games that Prime members can watch for free.

NFL Sunday Ticket: Texans-Chargers is one of the games that DirecTV subscribers can watch with NFL Sunday Ticket (provided they do not live in either team's market.) Sunday Ticket is a TV, computer, Android and iOS devices, and game consoles to stream live games in their entirety.

NFL Sunday Ticket is also available on its own, but only if you live in an area not served by DirecTV.

If Texans-Chiefs is available on an NBC affiliate network, you do not have to pay a fee. With a TV antenna, you can watch the game live from the sky.

If you just want to watch on your phone, the Yahoo Sports app for iOS and Android will deliver all NFL games broadcast in local TV markets to your phone or tablet for free. This includes Monday Night Football and Thursday Night Football. You can also sign in to NFL Game Pass and stream from the Yahoo app. [Sky Sports' NFL channel will broadcast a live stream of Texans-Chiefs at 1:20 a.m. local time (BST). In addition, more than 100 live games are scheduled to be streamed this season.

All of this is available to existing Sky customers with the Sky Sports Complete Pack for £39 per month.

If you don't want to spend that much, you can get a less comprehensive Sky Sports pass from Now TV. Daily, weekly and monthly passes range from £9.99 to £33.99.

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