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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 21/32 | 250 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 62.2 | 86.7 |
| Rushing | 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 |
| Receiving | 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 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | 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 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calen Bullock | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Noel | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 22 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylin Noel | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 1/1 | 100.0 | 51 | 3/4 | 6 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Townsend | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | 60 |