Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter a high-flying second half to end the 2025 NFL regular season, the Pittsburgh Steelers won the AFC North division title and clinched a playoff birth with a 26-24 victory over the Baltimore Ravens.Now, the Steelers’ quest for an NFL-record seven Super Bowl championships begins with an AFC Wild Card matchup with the Houston Texans.WGAL has a preview of the playoff game.Houston Texans (12-5) at Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)How to watchWhen: 8:15 p.m. EST, Monday, Jan. 12Where: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania TV: ESPN\/ABCHouston vs Pittsburgh Betting line: Houston -3, according to DraftKings Series history: Pittsburgh leads all-time series 5-3 in eight meetings Matchup history Monday night’s game between the Steelers and Texans will be the first playoff meeting between the two clubs.The Texans earned the AFC’s No. 5 seed after posting a 12-5 record and winning nine straight games.The Steelers have won three of the last four regular-season meetings, dating back to 2014. The last meeting between the two teams was on Oct. 1, 2023, with the Texans dominating, 30-6.Houston’s C.J. Stroud threw for 306 passing yards and two touchdowns in the win. Houston\u2019s 24-point win marked its largest margin of victory since a 57-14 win over Tennessee on Oct. 1, 2017.Injury report as of TuesdayPittsburgh: TE Darnell Washington: IR- ForearmDT Daniel Ekuale: IR- KneeOT Calvin Anderson: IR- KneeCB Donte Kent: IR- Ankle OT Broderick Jones: IR- Neck Houston: CB Kamari Lassiter: Questionable- Ankle LB Jamal Hill: Questionable- CalfOT Trent Brown: Questionable- Ankle S Kaevon Merriweather: Questionable- KneeRB Jawhar Jordan: Questionable- Ankle Statistical leaders Passing: Aaron Rodgers- 327\/498 for 3,322 yards, 24 TD, 7 INTC.J. Stroud- 273-423 for 3,041 yards, 19 TD, 8 INT Rushing: Jaylen Warren- 211 carries, 958 rushing yards, 6 TDWoody Marks- 196 carries, 703 rushing yards, 2 TDReceiving: DK Metcalf- 59 receptions, 850 yards, 6 TDNico Collins- 71 receptions, 1,117 yards, 6 TD Sacks: Alex Highsmith- 9.5Danielle Hunter- 15 Tackles:Payton Wilson- 126Azeez Al-Shaair- 103\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
After a high-flying second half to end the 2025 NFL regular season, the Pittsburgh Steelers won the AFC North division title and clinched a playoff birth with a 26-24 victory over the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n
Now, the Steelers’ quest for an NFL-record seven Super Bowl championships begins with an AFC Wild Card matchup with the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n
WGAL has a preview of the playoff game.<\/p>\n
Houston Texans (12-5) at Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7)<\/p>\n
How to watch
When: 8:15 p.m. EST, Monday, Jan. 12Where: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania TV: ESPN\/ABC<\/p>\n
Houston vs Pittsburgh
\nBetting line: Houston -3, according to DraftKings Series history: Pittsburgh leads all-time series 5-3 in eight meetings Matchup history <\/p>\n
Monday night’s game between the Steelers and Texans will be the first playoff meeting between the two clubs.<\/p>\n
The Texans earned the AFC’s No. 5 seed after posting a 12-5 record and winning nine straight games.<\/p>\n
The Steelers have won three of the last four regular-season meetings, dating back to 2014. <\/p>\n
The last meeting between the two teams was on Oct. 1, 2023, with the Texans dominating, 30-6.<\/p>\n
Houston’s C.J. Stroud threw for 306 passing yards and two touchdowns in the win. <\/p>\n
Houston\u2019s 24-point win marked its largest margin of victory since a 57-14 win over Tennessee on Oct. 1, 2017.<\/p>\n
Injury report as of Tuesday<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh: <\/p>\n
TE Darnell Washington: IR- ForearmDT Daniel Ekuale: IR- KneeOT Calvin Anderson: IR- KneeCB Donte Kent: IR- Ankle OT Broderick Jones: IR- Neck <\/p>\n
Houston: <\/p>\n
CB Kamari Lassiter: Questionable- Ankle LB Jamal Hill: Questionable- CalfOT Trent Brown: Questionable- Ankle S Kaevon Merriweather: Questionable- KneeRB Jawhar Jordan: Questionable- Ankle Statistical leaders <\/p>\n
Passing: <\/p>\n
Aaron Rodgers- 327\/498 for 3,322 yards, 24 TD, 7 INT<\/p>\n
C.J. Stroud- 273-423 for 3,041 yards, 19 TD, 8 INT <\/p>\n
Rushing: <\/p>\n
Jaylen Warren- 211 carries, 958 rushing yards, 6 TD<\/p>\n
Woody Marks- 196 carries, 703 rushing yards, 2 TD<\/p>\n
Receiving: <\/p>\n
DK Metcalf- 59 receptions, 850 yards, 6 TD<\/p>\n
Nico Collins- 71 receptions, 1,117 yards, 6 TD <\/p>\n
Sacks: <\/p>\n
Alex Highsmith- 9.5<\/p>\n
Danielle Hunter- 15 <\/p>\n
Tackles:<\/p>\n
Payton Wilson- 126<\/p>\n
Azeez Al-Shaair- 103<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AFC Wild Card preview between Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers Updated: 7:39 PM EST Jan 6, 2026 Editorial…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":659828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2056],"tags":[15200,115,95513,95512,24596,7,221,253,2368,18614,95515,6,17628,520,57,20330,11357,426,19011,95514,222,13256,4377,1285],"class_list":{"0":"post-659827","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston-texans","8":"tag-acrisure-stadium","9":"tag-afc","10":"tag-afc-wild-card-preview","11":"tag-afc-wild-card-round","12":"tag-daniel-ekuale","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-houston","15":"tag-houston-texans","16":"tag-houstontexans","17":"tag-ir","18":"tag-ir-kneecb-donte-kent","19":"tag-nfl","20":"tag-oct","21":"tag-pittsburgh","22":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","23":"tag-playoff-game","24":"tag-reception","25":"tag-steelers","26":"tag-td","27":"tag-te-darnell-washington","28":"tag-texans","29":"tag-victory","30":"tag-win","31":"tag-yard"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115851158217688403","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/659828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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