2025 · Wild Card
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers
Jan 12, 2026 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Houston Texans blew out Pittsburgh Steelers 30–6. ScoutIndex had favored Texans (59%) going in. C.J. Stroud paced the offense with 250 passing yards and 1 TD. Texans out-gained the opponent 414–211 in total yards.
Team stats
| HOU | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 12 |
| 414 | Total yards | 211 |
| 250 | Passing yards | 148 |
| 164 | Rushing yards | 63 |
| 21/32 | Comp / Att | 18/34 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(6:06) 9-C.Boswell 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q2(8:34) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short right to 13-C.Kirk for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q215-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(2:00) 9-C.Boswell 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q4(13:12) 15-K.Fairbairn 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(11:34) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers sacked at PIT 33 for -10 yards (sack split by 51-W.Anderson and 90-S.Rankins). FUMBLES (51-W.Anderson) [51-W.Anderson], RECOVERED by HOU-90-S.Rankins at PIT 33. 90-S.Rankins for 33 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q415-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(3:43) 57-B.Fisher reported in as eligible. 27-W.Marks right tackle for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q415-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(2:52) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass deep right intended for 88-P.Freiermuth INTERCEPTED by 2-C.Bullock at 50. 2-C.Bullock for 50 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q415-K.Fairbairn extra point is No Good, Short, Center-40-A.Brinkman, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
Box score
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 21/32 | 250 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 19 | 112 | 1 |
| Nick Chubb | 10 | 48 | 0 |
| Cade Stover | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Kirk | 8 | 9 | 144 | 1 |
| Woody Marks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Higgins | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Nico Collins | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 |
| Cade Stover | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Jaylin Noel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 17/33 | 146 | 0 | 1 |
| Mason Rudolph | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren | 12 | 43 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 6 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| DK Metcalf | 2 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 4 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Calvin Austin III | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |