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🏈 NFL.com released its preview for Monday night's Steelers- Texans AFC Wild Card Round game. Nine of the 10 analyst on the panel have the Texans beating the Steelers. For the second consecutive week, only Daniel Jeremiah picked Pittsburgh to win.
The Steelers are currently 3-point underdogs for their Wild Card matchup against the Texans, according to odds posted by DraftKings Sportsbook . Pittsburgh has a +138 money line, while Houston 's is -164. The over/under total for the game is 38.5 points.
The Texans are one of the hottest teams in the league right now, winning their last nine straight games. Pittsburgh's offense will also have its hands full as Houston boasts the best defense in the NFL in total yards allowed.
🏈 Penguins center Evgeni Malkin wished the Steelers good luck for their playoff game on Monday night.
"Love our fans. Always amazing to play at home. Thanks to all the fans… Steelers play Monday. People love sports here. Good luck to Steelers, too, as well," Malkin said.
🏈 Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans expects Monday night's game against the Steelers to be a slobberknocker.
"It's a really great matchup. You're gonna get two physical football teams. It's gonna be old school football. It's gonna be physical on both sides," Ryans said. "I can't get more excited about it. Their d-line is probably one of the best units in the league. It's physical game. If you like football that's what you should be about. I'm about that and I'm ready to get after it."
🏈 Texans cornerback Kamari Lassiter stuffed 11 rushers for loss or no gain this season, the second-most by any defensive back and tied for the most by any outside cornerback in a season since 2016. Will Anderson Jr. led the Texans with 13 run stuffs, the third-most among edge rushers behind only Maxx Crosby and Myles Garrett .
🏈 Will Anderson Jr. has a 26.2% pass rush win rate this year. The second best single season mark in Pro Football Focus history.
🏈 According to Matthew Williamson of Steelers.com, the Texans allowed a league-low 5.0 yards per attempt on passes below 10 air yards and were one of two defenses with more interceptions (8) than touchdowns allowed (6) on such passes. They allowed a 39.8% success rate on underneath throws, one of just three defenses in the last ten seasons to hold opponents below 40%.
🏈 Joey Porter Jr. was targeted on just 11.0% of his coverage snaps when aligned to the boundary, the lowest mark of any corner (min. 100 such coverage snaps).
🏈 From 2021-2025, the Steelers are 33-15-1 in games decided by seven points or fewer. Their .684 win percentage in such games are the best in the league in that span.
🏈 The Steelers are 1-5 against teams who are in the playoff field. Their lone win against a playoff team was against the 14-3 New England Patriots .
🏈 Craig Wrolstad will be the head official for Monday night's Steelers-Texans game.
Home underdogs are 26-44-2 (37%) against the spread with Wrolstad since 2016. Pittsburgh is 2-3 ATS as home underdogs with Wrolstad, most recently their Week 9 win against the Indianapolis Colts . Houston is 2-1 straight up and ATS with Wrolstad in the DeMeco Ryans/C.J. Stroud era, with all three games on the road.
🏈 Thursday marked the 10-year anniversary of the Steelers' insane 18-16 Wild Card victory over the Bengals in Cincinnati .
🏈 Myles Garrett and Carson Schwesinger of the Cleveland Browns could join a rare group if they win NFL Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Rookie of the Year. Only three teams have had both in the same season.
2003 Baltimore Ravens : DPOY Ray Lewis, DROY Terrell Suggs
1981 New York Giants : DPOY, DROY Lawrence Taylor
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers : DPOY Joe Greene, DROY Jack Lambert
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