| AFC Wildcard Playoff |
| Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 12, 2026 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Acrisure Stadium Attendance: 67297 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston TexansHOU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 30 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Chris Boswell 32 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston TexansHOU | Christian Kirk 6 pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Chris Boswell 35 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Houston TexansHOU | Ka'imi Fairbairn 51 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Houston TexansHOU | Sheldon Rankins 33 opponents fumble recovery (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Houston TexansHOU | Woody Marks 13 run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) | 24 | 6 |
| 4 | Houston TexansHOU | Calen Bullock 50 interception return (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick failed) | 30 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | ||
| Offense | ||
| 12 | WR | Nico Collins |
| 79 | LOT | Aireontae Ersery |
| 71 | LOG | Tytus Howard |
| 60 | C | Jake Andrews |
| 69 | ROG | Ed Ingram |
| 77 | ROT | Trent Brown |
| 57 | TE | Blake Fisher |
| 86 | TE | Dalton Schultz |
| 87 | TE | Cade Stover |
| 7 | QB | C.J. Stroud |
| 27 | RB | Woody Marks |
| Defense | ||
| 0 | MLB | Azeez Al-Shaair |
| 51 | LDE | Will Anderson |
| 2 | SS | Calen Bullock |
| 55 | RDE | Danielle Hunter |
| 4 | RCB | Kamari Lassiter |
| 5 | FS | Jalen Pitre |
| 90 | RDT | Sheldon Rankins |
| 23 | NB | Jaylen Reed |
| 24 | LCB | Derek Stingley |
| 72 | LDT | Tommy Togiai |
| 39 | WLB | Henry To'oTo'o |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 4 | WR | D.K. Metcalf |
| 15 | WR | Ben Skowronek |
| 60 | LOT | Dylan Cook |
| 73 | LOG | Isaac Seumalo |
| 54 | C | Zach Frazier |
| 66 | ROG | Mason McCormick |
| 76 | ROT | Troy Fautanu |
| 74 | TE | Spencer Anderson |
| 81 | TE | Jonnu Smith |
| 8 | QB | Aaron Rodgers |
| 30 | RB | Jaylen Warren |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | NT | Keeanu Benton |
| 21 | SS | Chuck Clark |
| 99 | DE | Derrick Harmon |
| 50 | RILB | Malik Harrison |
| 97 | DT | Cam Heyward |
| 56 | ROLB | Alex Highsmith |
| 42 | LCB | James Pierre |
| 24 | RCB | Joey Porter |
| 6 | LILB | Patrick Queen |
| 5 | FS | Jalen Ramsey |
| 90 | LOLB | T.J. Watt |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | / | / | |||||||||
| PIT | / | / |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | |||||
| Woody Marks | 19 | 112 | 5.9 | 20 | 1 |
| Nick Chubb | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Cade Stover | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| C.J. Stroud | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 164 | 5.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jaylen Warren | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Kenneth Gainwell | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | |||||||||||
| C.J. Stroud | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 1 | 250 | 7.8 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 86.7 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 1 | 250 | 7.8 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 86.7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Aaron Rodgers | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 1 | 146 | 4.4 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 50.8 |
| Mason Rudolph | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 1 | 148 | 4.4 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 52.1 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | ||||||
| Christian Kirk | 9 | 8 | 144 | 18.0 | 46 | 1 |
| Jayden Higgins | 4 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Nico Collins | 7 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Cade Stover | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jaylin Noel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 21 | 250 | 11.9 | 46 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Kenneth Gainwell | 6 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 5 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Calvin Austin | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| D.K. Metcalf | 5 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 18 | 148 | 8.2 | 25 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | |||||
| Calen Bullock | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Brandin Echols | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | |||||||
| Tommy Townsend | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 60 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Corliss Waitman | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 56 | 0 | 4 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | ||||||
| Jaylin Noel | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Calvin Austin | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | ||||
| Ka'imi Fairbairn | 6 | 360 | 60.0 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 360 | 60.0 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Chris Boswell | 3 | 183 | 61.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 183 | 61.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | ||||||
| Jaylin Noel | 3 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Kenneth Gainwell | 4 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | ||
| Sheldon Rankins | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| Will Anderson | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Denico Autry | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Derek Barnett | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 36.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Jack Sawyer | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Keeanu Benton | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Derrick Harmon | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | ||||||
| Jalen Pitre | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damone Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Hill | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Naquan Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tremon Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Brinkman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denico Autry | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Barnett | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Speed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Patrick Queen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Clark | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Herbig | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pierre | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keeanu Benton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandin Echols | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Skowronek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Heyward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Harrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yahya Black | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esezi Otomewo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Bruener | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabrill Peppers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Sawyer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Highsmith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |