The annual IIHF tournament gets underway Friday, December 26, and runs through the bronze and gold medal games on Monday, January 5. Ten teams from across North America and Europe will come together in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, for the event.

If your cable provider offers NFL Network, you can stream today’s Texans/Chargers game live on the NFL Network channel or via the NFL app. The only way to watch shows airing live without cable is by using a live TV streaming service. Our favorite is DIRECTV, which comes with a five-day free trial before payment begins.

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The NFL will also have two games on Saturday. First, the Houston Texans (10-5) will take on the Los Angeles Chargers (11-4) at 2:30 p.m. MT (4:30 ET) on NFL Network, then the Baltimore Ravens (7-8) will face the Green Bay Packers (9-5-1) at 6 p.m. MT (8 p.m. ET) on Peacock. All of those teams are still in playoff contention going into the weekend.

Wordle is a word puzzle that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word. Originally created by software engineer Josh Wardle and released to the public in 2021, the puzzle was acquired by The New York Times in 2022 after rising to huge popularity.

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