Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers NFL playoff next game scenarios

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Who would the Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers play next in the NFL playoffs if they win their NFL playoff wild-card game on Jan. 12?

NFL coaches don’t like their teams to look ahead, but there’s nothing wrong with fans planning ahead in the NFL postseason.

When would the Texans or Steelers play in the NFL divisional round? Where could they play? Who could they play?

Here’s what to know about the potential second-round game scenarios for the Steelers and Texans, if they win their first-round game, which is being played at 6 p.m. MST on ESPN and ABC on Monday (stream with FUBO).

Both teams could end up playing several different opponents in the NFL playoff divisional round, depending on the results of the NFL postseason wild-card games.

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Who would Pittsburgh Steelers vs Houston Texans winner play next?

Pittsburgh Steelers NFL playoff scenarios:

The Steelers would play either the No. 6 Buffalo Bills, No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars, No. 2 New England Patriots or No. 1 Denver Broncos in their second playoff game.

Here’s the NFL playoff scenarios for how they could face each of those teams in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs:

No. 6 Bills at No. 4 Steelers (if Chargers beat Patriots, Bills beat Jaguars, Steelers beat Texans)No. 4 Steelers at No. 3 Jaguars (if Chargers beat Patriots, Jaguars beat Bills, Steelers beat Texans)No. 4 Steelers at No. 2 Patriots (if Patriots beat Chargers, Bills beat Jaguars, Steelers beat Texans)No. 4 Steelers at No. 1 Broncos (if Patriots beat Chargers, Jaguars beat Bills, Steelers beat Texans)

Houston Texans NFL playoff scenarios:

The Texans would play either the No. 6 Buffalo Bills, No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars, No. 2 New England Patriots or No. 1 Denver Broncos in their second playoff game.

Here’s the NFL playoff scenarios for how they could face each of those teams in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs:

No. 6 Bills at No. 5 Texans (if Chargers beat Patriots, Bills beat Jaguars, Texans beat Steelers)No. 5 Texans at No. 3 Jaguars (if Chargers beat Patriots, Jaguars beat Bills, Texans beat Steelers)No. 5 Texans at No. 2 Patriots (if Patriots beat Chargers, Bills beat Jaguars, Texans beat Steelers)No. 5 Texans at No. 1 Broncos (if Patriots beat Chargers, Jaguars beat Bills, Texans beat Steelers)

The Texans and Steelers couldn’t face the No. 7 Los Angeles Chargers in the next round because they would face the No. 1 Broncos if they upset the Patriots, because of seeding.

When would the Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers winner play next?

The winner of the Texans at Steelers NFL postseason wild-card game will play in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday, Jan. 17, or Sunday, Jan. 18.

Where would the Pittsburgh Steelers vs Houston Texans winner play next?

The Steelers are the No. 4 seed in the NFC playoffs, while the Texans are the No. 5 seed, meaning that they would only play at home in the divisional round or the conference championship game if they were the higher seed.

The only chance each team would have to play at home would be if they ended up playing the No. 6 Buffalo Bills, otherwise the winner of the Steelers-Texans game will be at either the Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots or Denver Broncos in the next round.

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Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers NFL playoff next game scenarios

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