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Wild Card · Monday 8:00 PM ET · Acrisure Stadium

PITvsHOU

Steelers offensevsTexans defense

Season numbers through Week 22: 18 games for Steelers, 19 for Texans. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

HOU offensePIT offense
Box score · every offensive player who touched the ballWeek 19

C.Kirk led the Texans at +13.5 EPA (8 catches for 144). A.Thielen led the Steelers at +3.6 EPA (2 catches for 25).

HOU Texans

PassingC/AYdsTDINTSkEPA
C.Stroud21/32250113+0.4
RushingCarShareYdsTDEPA
W.Marks1961%1121+4.0
N.Chubb1032%48+2.7
C.Stroud13%0-1.4
C.Stover13%4+0.1
ReceivingTgtShareRecYdsTDEPA
C.Kirk928%81441+13.5
N.Collins722%321-1.7
X.Hutchinson413%221-2.8
D.Schultz413%312+0.3
J.Higgins413%339+2.0
C.Stover26%213+0.7
W.Marks13%00-0.2
J.Noel13%00-0.3

Defense S.Rankins 1.5 sacks, C.Bullock 1 INT, D.Hunter 1 sack, W.Anderson 0.5 sacks · Kicking K.Fairbairn 1/1 FG (long 51)

PIT Steelers

PassingC/AYdsTDINTSkEPA
A.Rodgers17/3314614-26.6
M.Rudolph1/12+1.3
RushingCarShareYdsTDEPA
J.Warren1267%43-3.7
K.Gainwell633%20-1.4
ReceivingTgtShareRecYdsTDEPA
K.Gainwell619%426-3.9
C.III619%38-1.6
D.Metcalf516%242+0.3
M.Valdes-Scantling516%326-1.8
J.Smith310%2-1-1.5
P.Freiermuth310%118-4.8
A.Thielen26%225+3.6
J.Warren13%14-0.4

Defense B.Echols 1 INT, J.Sawyer 1 sack, K.Benton 1 sack, D.Harmon 1 sack · Kicking C.Boswell 2/2 FG (long 35)

Each player's line for this game counted from the play-by-play, since nflverse's weekly stats for it haven't posted yet; they replace these lines with the next build once they do. The percentage beside his name is his share of the offense's snaps. Share is his part of the team's carries or targets in this game. Defense lists sacks and interceptions; kicking lists field goals.

Keys to the game · from the season numbers, not this game alone4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Backs catch passes

Texans give up 31 yards a game to running backs (18th), against a league average of 32. Steelers' running backs produce 48 (3rd).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Texans are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.68 EPA per attempt. Steelers send 6% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Passing lanes are closed

Steelers gain -0.01 EPA per dropback (21st). Texans allow -0.22 (1st).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Steelers create explosive plays on 9% of snaps (23rd). Texans give them up at 8% (8th).

The series · Texans and Steelers since 1999, and this season's records9 meetings

The Steelers lead the series 5–4 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). The Texans have won the last 2. This game is the latest meeting.

Texans at home2–2the Texans' record
In Pittsburgh2–3the Texans' record
Most pointsTexans 30 · Steelers 382023 · 2008
Biggest winTexans by 24 · Steelers by 282023 · 2017
Playoffs1–0the Texans' record

The last 5

2025 · Wk 19 · playoffsHOU 30 at PIT 6
2023 · Wk 4PIT 6 at HOU 30
2020 · Wk 3HOU 21 at PIT 28
2017 · Wk 16PIT 34 at HOU 6
2014 · Wk 7HOU 23 at PIT 30

2025 records

TexansSteelers
Overall12–510–7
Division5–14–2
Conference10–28–4
Other conference2–32–3
Home7–26–3
Away5–34–4
Last 5WWWWWWWWLW
StreakWon 9Won 1
Points a game23.8 – 17.423.4 – 22.8

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Texans' side. Records are this regular season.

Head to head · PIT offense against HOU defense
StatPIT PIT offFavors PIT · Favors HOUHOU HOU def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
0.00#18
-0.16#1+0.01
Success rate
43%#19
37%#244%
Yards per play
5.2#21
4.7#25.4
Explosive play rate
9%#23
8%#810%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.01#21
-0.22#1+0.01
Sack rate
6%#12
9%#67%
Running
Run EPA per carry
0.00#7
-0.16#2-0.05
Yards per carry
4.4#12
3.5#24.3
Money downs
3rd down conversion
40%#17
36%#640%
Red zone TD rate
59%#15
60%#2159%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
101#29
128#10140
TE yards per game
62#7
43#553
TE targets per game
8.9#4
7.0#137.3
RB receiving yards per game
48#3
31#1832
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Steelers: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.046% of throws
+0.363% of throws
+0.236% of throws
Short
+0.0433% of throws
+0.3017% of throws
+0.0735% of throws

Texans: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.6865 throws
-0.0720 throws
-0.2043 throws
Short
-0.14172 throws
+0.00117 throws
-0.19180 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.