{"id":655821,"date":"2026-01-05T12:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/655821\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:02:17","slug":"who-pittsburgh-steelers-will-play-in-wild-card-round-of-nfl-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/655821\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Pittsburgh Steelers will play in wild-card round of NFL playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers\/news\/who-pittsburgh-steelers-will-play-wild-card-round-nfl-playoffs\/007320ba2129ab47c68e1ed1?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Who Pittsburgh Steelers will play in wild-card round of NFL playoffs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Who Pittsburgh Steelers will play in wild-card round of NFL playoffs<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh Steelers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> picked up the biggest win of their season in Week 18, defeating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Baltimore Ravens;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> at home to clinch the AFC North and a playoff berth.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Mike Tomlin&#8217;s squad has had an inconsistent season, but the Steelers finish with a 10-7 record and go into the postseason winning four of their last five games.<\/p>\n<p>With Pittsburgh officially in the playoffs as the No. 4 seed and AFC North champion, let&#8217;s take a look at who they will play in the wild-card round.<\/p>\n<p>Who will Pittsburgh Steelers play in wild-card round?<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers will host the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/houston-texans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Texans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Houston Texans<\/a> in Round 1 of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Houston defeated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/indianapolis-colts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indianapolis Colts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> in Week 18 to advance to 12-5, but failed to win the AFC South after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/jacksonville-jaguars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jacksonville Jaguars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> took home the division with a victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/tennessee-titans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tennessee Titans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tennessee Titans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the Jaguars winning the division, the Texans are the No. 5 seed and draw a matchup with the Steelers on wild-card weekend.<\/p>\n<p>More NFL News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who Pittsburgh Steelers will play in wild-card round of NFL playoffs originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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