Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers, AFC Wild Card Playoffs
Drive chart
Drives
End of Game- Interception Touchdown
Touchdown- Punt
- Fumble Touchdown
- Field Goal
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 30 |
| PIT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Who won: Texans 30-6
The Houston Texans beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 in AFC Wild Card Playoffs on Monday, January 12, 2026 at Acrisure Stadium. The Texans outscored the Steelers 23-0 in the 4th quarter. C.J. Stroud led the Texans in passing yards (21/32, 250 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT). Aaron Rodgers led the Steelers in passing yards (17/33, 146 YDS, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 17/33 | 146 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 4-36 | 14.9 | 50.8 |
| Mason Rudolph | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 99.9 | 79.2 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Metcalf | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Adam Thielen | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Calvin Austin III | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Jaylen Warren | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Jonnu Smith | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mason McCormick | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yahya Black | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Queen | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Clark | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Herbig | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pierre | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Wilson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keeanu Benton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Skowronek | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandin Echols | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Harrison | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabrill Peppers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esezi Otomewo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Bruener | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yahya Black | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Sawyer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Highsmith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Echols | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Gainwell | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Austin III | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Boswell | 2/2 | 100.0 | 35 | 0/0 | 6 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corliss Waitman | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 0 | 4 | 56 |