Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC Wild Card

Past match

Houston Texans won.

Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Houston Texans

12-5 30 – 6

10-7

Final · Mon, Jan 12

Game Details

Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh) · 67,297 fans · ESPN, ABC View tournament bracket →

Recap

Texans stifle Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers 30-6 for franchise's 1st road playoff win

Sheldon Rankins is well-versed in the Houston Texans' nondescript playoff history. The veteran defensive tackle is hell-bent on writing a different ending this time.

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Acrisure Stadium · Pittsburgh

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	0	7	0	23	30
PIT	3	3	0	0	6

Win Probability · Pittsburgh Steelers

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Game Leaders

Houston Texans

C.J. Stroud · 21/32, 250 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Woody Marks · 19 CAR, 112 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Christian Kirk · 8 REC, 144 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Sheldon Rankins · 1.5Sacks
Jalen Pitre · 7Tackles

Pittsburgh Steelers

Aaron Rodgers · 17/33, 146 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Jaylen Warren · 12 CAR, 43 YDSRushing Yards
DK Metcalf · 2 REC, 42 YDSReceiving Yards
Keeanu Benton · 1Sacks
Patrick Queen · 10Tackles

2026 AFC South Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Jacksonville	3	1	.750
Indianapolis	2	2	.500
Houston	0	4	.000
Tennessee	0	4	.000

2026 AFC North Standings

Team	W	L	PCT
Cleveland	3	1	.750
Baltimore	3	1	.750
Pittsburgh	2	2	.500
Cincinnati	2	2	.500

Scoring

Q4 2:39

TD Calen Bullock 50 Yd Interception Return (Ka'imi Fairbairn PAT Failed)30–6

Q4 3:38

TD Woody Marks 13 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)24–6

Q4 11:23

TD Sheldon Rankins 33 Yd Fumble Return (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)17–6

Q4 13:07

FG Ka'imi Fairbairn 51 Yd Field Goal 10–6

Q2 1:57

FG Chris Boswell 35 Yd Field Goal 7–6

Q2 8:28

TD Christian Kirk 6 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)7–3

Q1 6:02

FG Chris Boswell 32 Yd Field Goal0–3

Team Stats

Houston TexansPittsburgh Steelers

Offense

408 Total Yards 175

244 Passing Yards 112

164 Rushing Yards 63

21 First Downs 13

6.2 Yards per Play 3.1

Efficiency

10-15 3rd Down 2-14

0-0 4th Down 2-3

2-3 Red Zone 0-2

21/32 Completions 18/34

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 2

3-6 Sacks Allowed 4-36

6-44 Penalties 3-24

32:22 Possession 27:38

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
C.J. Stroud	21/32	250	7.8	1	1	3-6	62.2	86.7
Team	21/32	244	7.8	1	1	3-6	--	86.7

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Woody Marks	19	112	5.9	1	20
Nick Chubb	10	48	4.8	0	9
Cade Stover	1	4	4.0	0	4
C.J. Stroud	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	31	164	5.3	1	20

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Christian Kirk	8	144	18.0	1	46	9
Jayden Higgins	3	39	13.0	0	16	4
Xavier Hutchinson	2	21	10.5	0	16	4
Nico Collins	3	21	7.0	0	13	7
Cade Stover	2	13	6.5	0	8	2
Dalton Schultz	3	12	4.0	0	6	4
Woody Marks	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Jaylin Noel	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	21	250	11.9	1	46	32

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
C.J. Stroud	5	2	3
Sheldon Rankins	0	0	1
Team	5	2	4

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Jalen Pitre	7	5	0	2	0	0	0
Henry To'oTo'o	7	2	0	0	0	1	0
Azeez Al-Shaair	6	3	0	1	0	0	0
Kamari Lassiter	6	3	0	1	1	0	0
Tommy Togiai	5	2	0	1	0	0	0
Damone Clark	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Calen Bullock	3	3	0	0	1	0	1
Jamal Hill	3	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jaylen Reed	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Will Anderson Jr.	3	0	0.5	0	0	3	0
Naquan Jones	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sheldon Rankins	2	1	1.5	1	0	2	1
Danielle Hunter	1	1	1	1	0	2	0
Tremon Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Bryant	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Derek Stingley Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Hutchinson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Brinkman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Denico Autry	1	0	0.5	0	2	2	0
E.J. Speed	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derek Barnett	1	0	0.5	0	0	2	0
British Brooks	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	61	32	4	8	4	12	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Calen Bullock	1	50	1
Team	1	50	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaylin Noel	3	59	19.7	22	0
Team	3	59	19.7	22	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaylin Noel	3	22	7.3	12	0
Team	3	22	7.3	12	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ka'imi Fairbairn	1/1	100.0	51	3/4	6
Team	1/1	100.0	51	3/4	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tommy Townsend	3	125	41.7	0	1	60
Team	3	125	41.7	0	1	60

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Aaron Rodgers	17/33	146	4.4	1	4-36	14.9	50.8
Mason Rudolph	1/1	2	2.0	0	0-0	99.9	79.2
Team	18/34	112	4.4	1	4-36	--	52.1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jaylen Warren	12	43	3.6	12
Kenny Gainwell	6	20	3.3	14
Team	18	63	3.5	14

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
DK Metcalf	2	42	21.0	25	5
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	3	26	8.7	14	5
Kenny Gainwell	4	26	6.5	12	6
Adam Thielen	2	25	12.5	21	2
Pat Freiermuth	1	18	18.0	18	3
Calvin Austin III	3	8	2.7	6	6
Jaylen Warren	1	4	4.0	4	1
Jonnu Smith	2	-1	-0.5	0	3
Team	18	148	8.2	25	31

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Aaron Rodgers	2	1	0
T.J. Watt	0	0	1
Mason McCormick	0	0	1
Yahya Black	0	0	1
Team	2	1	3

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Patrick Queen	10	7	0	0	0	0
T.J. Watt	6	3	0	0	0	1
Chuck Clark	6	3	0	1	1	0
Kyle Dugger	6	3	0	0	0	0
Derrick Harmon	6	2	1	0	0	1
Nick Herbig	5	2	0	0	0	0
Jalen Ramsey	4	3	0	0	0	0
James Pierre	4	2	0	0	0	0
Payton Wilson	4	2	0	0	1	0
Keeanu Benton	4	1	1	1	0	1
Ben Skowronek	3	1	0	0	0	0
Brandin Echols	3	1	0	0	1	0
Cameron Heyward	3	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Porter Jr.	2	2	0	0	2	0
Malik Harrison	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jabrill Peppers	2	0	0	0	0	0
Esezi Otomewo	2	0	0	0	0	0
Carson Bruener	2	0	0	0	0	0
Yahya Black	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Sawyer	1	1	1	1	0	0
Asante Samuel Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alex Highsmith	1	0	0	0	1	0
Team	79	35	3	3	6	3

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Brandin Echols	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kenny Gainwell	4	100	25.0	28	0
Team	4	100	25.0	28	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Calvin Austin III	1	14	14.0	14	0
Team	1	14	14.0	14	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chris Boswell	2/2	100.0	35	0/0	6
Team	2/2	100.0	35	0/0	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Corliss Waitman	6	273	45.5	0	4	56
Team	6	273	45.5	0	4	56

Injury Report

Pittsburgh Steelers

Jamel Dean CBDoubtful
Derrick Harmon DTDoubtful
Drew Allar QBOut
Will Howard QBOut
Gabriel Rubio DEOut

Houston Texans

Azeez Al-Shaair LBOut
Tank Dell WRInjured Reserve
Jaden Crumedy DTQuestionable
Jaylin Smith CBQuestionable
Kenneth Murray Jr. LBQuestionable

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