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The Buffalo Bills<\/a>‘ Wild Card victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> was the first of three steps<\/a> to securing another home playoff game for the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> \u2014 but it also cost them a specific opponent in the Divisional Round.<\/p>\n If the Steelers<\/a> can secure a win over the Houston Texans<\/a> on Monday and punch their ticket into the Divisional Round of the playoffs, they won’t play the No. 1 seed Denver Broncos<\/a>, regardless of the outcome of the wild-card game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n Should the Patriots defeat the Chargers, the Steelers would travel on the road to Foxborough next week. But if the Chargers win on Sunday night, the Steelers will host the Bills in Pittsburgh \u2014 with neither scenario setting up a matchup against Denver.<\/p>\n As exciting as speculating on which opponent Pittsburgh may face next may be, the Steelers will, of course, need to secure their first playoff win in nine years \u2014 a feat easier said than done, especially against a fearsome Texans’ defense.<\/p>\n For up-to-date\u00a0Steelers\u00a0coverage, including Pittsburgh\u2019s wild-card playoff matchup against the\u00a0Houston Texans<\/a>, follow us on X\u00a0@TheSteelersWire<\/a>\u00a0and give our\u00a0Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0a like.<\/p>\n