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Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
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Week 13 · Sunday 8:20 PM ET · Acrisure Stadium

HOUvsPIT

Texans offensevsSteelers defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Texans, 8 for Steelers. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

HOU offensePIT offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Tight ends feast

Steelers give up 57 yards a game to tight ends (22nd), against a league average of 55. Texans' tight ends produce 65 (8th).

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Steelers are worst against deep right throws, allowing +1.30 EPA per attempt. Texans send 11% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Ground game stalls

Texans average 3.4 yards per carry (29th). Steelers allow 3.4 (2nd).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Texans create explosive plays on 10% of snaps (12th). Steelers give them up at 9% (12th).

Players to watch

HOU Texans

7C.J. StroudQB · 160/247 · 1867 yds · 11 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.12 · 15th4Woody MarksRB · 77 car · 271 yds · 2 TD · 14 recEPA per touch -0.1486Dalton SchultzTE · 33 rec · 322 yds · 0 TD · 43 tgtEPA per target +0.23 · 22nd19Xavier HutchinsonWR · 21 rec · 258 yds · 1 TD · 40 tgtEPA per target -0.0451Will Anderson Jr.Left Defensive End · 31 tackles · 7.5 sacks · 1 PD7.5 sacks · T-1st in the NFL55Danielle HunterRight Defensive End · 17 tackles · 4 sacks · 4 PD4 sacks · T-23rd in the NFL

PIT Steelers

8Aaron RodgersQB · 175/288 · 1871 yds · 13 TD · 6 INTEPA per dropback -0.1030Jaylen WarrenRB · 119 car · 704 yds · 3 TD · 25 recEPA per touch +0.09 · 10th4DK MetcalfWR · 33 rec · 378 yds · 1 TD · 64 tgtEPA per target -0.0317Germie BernardWR · 32 rec · 284 yds · 1 TD · 42 tgtEPA per target -0.0290T.J. WattWeakside Linebacker · 19 tackles · 7.5 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD7.5 sacks · T-1st in the NFL6Patrick QueenRight Inside Linebacker · 59 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 1 INT · 4 PD2.5 sacks
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. Jan 12, 2026, at Acrisure Stadium: the Texans won 30–6. Aaron Rodgers started at quarterback for the Steelers and C.J. Stroud for the Texans; Mike Tomlin and DeMeco Ryans coached.

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

2026 records

TexansSteelers
Overall2–56–2
Division2–12–1
Conference2–33–2
Other conference0–23–0
Home0–44–0
Away2–12–2
Last 5LLWWLLWWWW
StreakLost 1Won 4
Points a game23.6 – 24.322.5 – 18.0

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.

The lineups · Texans offense against the Steelers defenseDepth charts
Steelers defense · 3-4 DTexans offense · 3WR 1TE79Ersery66Rutledge63Brown69Ingram77Brown86Schultz7Stroud4Marks12Collins19Hutchinson18Harrison97Heyward95Benton94Black90Watt56Highsmith6Queen41Wilson35Dean22Samuel5Ramsey25Elliott3Brisker

Texans offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBC.J. Stroud#7 · 160/247 · 1867 yds · 11 TD · 1 INT
  • RBWoody Marks#4 · 77 car · 271 yds · 2 TD · 14 rec
  • WRNico Collins#12 · 24 rec · 329 yds · 3 TD · 35 tgt
  • WRMarvin Harrison Jr.#18 · 9 rec · 125 yds · 2 TD · 21 tgt
  • WRXavier Hutchinson#19 · 21 rec · 258 yds · 1 TD · 40 tgt
  • TEDalton Schultz#86 · 33 rec · 322 yds · 0 TD · 43 tgt
  • LTAireontae Ersery#79
  • LGKeylan Rutledge#66
  • CEvan Brown#63
  • RGEd Ingram#69
  • RTTrent Brown#77

Steelers defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDECameron Heyward#97 · 28 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 6 PD
  • NTKeeanu Benton#95 · 21 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 4 PD
  • LDEYahya Black#94 · 16 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • WLBT.J. Watt#90 · 19 tackles · 7.5 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • SLBAlex Highsmith#56 · 17 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • RILBPatrick Queen#6 · 59 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 1 INT · 4 PD
  • LILBPayton Wilson#41 · 67 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • RCBJamel Dean#35 · 30 tackles · 1 INT · 8 PD
  • LCBAsante Samuel Jr.#22 · 28 tackles · 8 PD
  • NBJalen Ramsey#5 · 46 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 PD
  • SSDeShon Elliott#25 · 2 tackles
  • FSJaquan Brisker#3 · 51 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · HOU offense against PIT defense
StatHOU HOU offFavors HOU · Favors PITPIT PIT def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.02#13
-0.07#6+0.00
Success rate
42%#17
42%#944%
Yards per play
5.6#10
5.0#65.4
Explosive play rate
10%#12
9%#129%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.11#13
-0.06#8+0.03
Sack rate
6%#11
9%#47%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.15#25
-0.16#4-0.08
Yards per carry
3.4#29
3.4#24.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
38%#24
35%#841%
Red zone TD rate
58%#20
38%#261%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
180#6
139#14147
TE yards per game
65#8
57#2255
TE targets per game
9.0#5
6.6#87.6
RB receiving yards per game
21#26
47#3032
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Texans: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.035% of throws
+1.305% of throws
+0.2511% of throws
Short
-0.0122% of throws
+0.2723% of throws
+0.2434% of throws

Steelers: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.2823 throws
-0.037 throws
+1.3016 throws
Short
+0.11107 throws
+0.2044 throws
-0.3183 throws

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