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Saunders: Uncertain Future Compounds Another Steelers Playoff Failure

Saunders: Uncertain Future Compounds Another Steelers Playoff Failure

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2025 season ended the way it began on Monday — with the team mostly twiddling its thumbs as time fruitlessly passes by.

The Steelers lost 30-6 to the Houston Texans in game that was both closer than the score and somehow not. The Steelers were still well within striking distance, down only four points when a Houston strip sack and defensive touchdown by Will Anderson turned the game on its ear.

A play here or there — a critical drop by DK Metcalf, a non-call on a long pass to Calvin Austin III — and...

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Did Loss to Texans Reveal Cracks in Steelers OL’s Foundation?

Did Loss to Texans Reveal Cracks in Steelers OL’s Foundation?

PITTSBURGH — It was the type of play that deflates a stadium. For the Pittsburgh Steelers, it’ll be the lasting image of an offensive line that had made progress throughout the season.

Will Anderson Jr.’s strip sack of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was the straw that broke the camel’s back in what wound up a 30-6 Wild Card playoff loss. The Houston Texans’ outside linebacker charged around Rodgers’ blindside protector, Dylan Cook, to chop the ball out of his grasp.

Texans defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins plucked it off the ground and thundered 33 yards to pay dirt, stretching his...

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DB’s Steelers Dudes & Duds: JPJ Locks Up, 3rd Down Woes Spell Doom

DB’s Steelers Dudes & Duds: JPJ Locks Up, 3rd Down Woes Spell Doom

As the old saying goes, “the more things change, the more they stay the same” for the Pittsburgh Steelers. At least in their latest postseason defeat, the score was competitive into the second half, although that had more to do with the Houston Texans dropping the ball—literally and figuratively. Collectively, Mike Tomlin’s teams now own the longest playoff losing streak in franchise history, and the future of the franchise remains cloudy at best.

What’s next? We’ll have to wait and see. First, let’s take a look at some winners and losers from the Wild Card round before diving into [offseason...

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Listen: Steelers Vs Texans Wild Card Reaction

Listen: Steelers Vs Texans Wild Card Reaction

Bringing you guys another video. Here, we’re breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans in the Wild Card Round that officially ends the team’s 2025 year. We discuss the pitfalls on third down, the lack of a running game, and a Steelers defense that gave up too many yards on the […]

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Steelers 2026 NFL Draft Pick Slot Finalized

Steelers 2026 NFL Draft Pick Slot Finalized

The Pittsburgh Steelers draft slot for the 2026 NFL Draft is now finalized after Monday night’s Wild Card loss to the Houston Texans.

The Steelers hold the 21st overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, which will be held in Pittsburgh.

The Steelers held the 21st overall pick in the draft last year, as well. Before that, the last No. 21 overall pick was in 1990. Tight end Eric Green out of Liberty was the selection. Hall of Fame wide receiver Lynn Swann (1974), linebacker Robin Cole (1977), defensive tackle Gabriel Rivera (1983) and Derrick Harmon (2025) are the other...

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‘Coaches Can Only Do So Much’: Cam Heyward Doesn’t Want Mike Tomlin Blamed For Playoff Loss

‘Coaches Can Only Do So Much’: Cam Heyward Doesn’t Want Mike Tomlin Blamed For Playoff Loss

Mike Tomlin added another playoff loss to his resumé Monday night. While Tomlin has yet to have a losing season as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach, he also hasn’t been able to win a postseason game in almost 10 years. That frustration has started to boil over in recent years, and a 30-6 loss to […]

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‘Don’t Threaten Anybody’: McFadden Criticizes Steelers’ Roster Building, Decision To Trade George Pickens

‘Don’t Threaten Anybody’: McFadden Criticizes Steelers’ Roster Building, Decision To Trade George Pickens

The Pittsburgh Steelers managed to win the AFC North this year, but a few problems persisted throughout the season. One of those issues was a lack of weapons, in terms of pass catchers. For Bryant McFadden, it’s extremely frustrating considering the Steelers moved on from George Pickens before the 2025 season began. “In a game […]

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Steelers Now Postgame: Steelers 6, Texans 30

Steelers Now Postgame: Steelers 6, Texans 30

Pittsburgh Steelers Postgame: Join Alan Saunders and Jobe Morrison from Acrisure Stadium after the Steelers’ defeat against the Texans on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.

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‘He Gotta Sign It:’ Texans Safety Wants Aaron Rodgers To Autograph Pick-Six Football

‘He Gotta Sign It:’ Texans Safety Wants Aaron Rodgers To Autograph Pick-Six Football

In what was potentially the final pass in Aaron Rodgers’ Hall of Fame career, he threw the ball right to Houston Texans S Calen Bullock for a pick-six. Now the young defender wants Rodgers’ signature on the potentially notable football in NFL lore. “He gotta sign it. He got to. I need that,” Bullock said […]

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Tom’s Ten Takes – Steelers Vs Texans

Tom’s Ten Takes – Steelers Vs Texans

Following each game in the 2025 Steelers season I will once again be giving you my ten takes. These aren’t hot takes that are meant to shock the world. They will be instant reactions written while still in that period just following the game when the emotions are high and the ideas are fresh. Included […]

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Steelers Teammates Hope Aaron Rodgers Returns In 2026

Steelers Teammates Hope Aaron Rodgers Returns In 2026

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed Aaron Rodgers to help them win a playoff game. Unfortunately, he couldn’t do that this year. The Steelers suffered another ugly playoff loss, this time to the Houston Texans. Rodgers’ future is up in the air, too. While he hasn’t made a decision yet, he’s 42 years old and flirted with […]

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DK Metcalf Faces Costly Drop in Playoff Loss to Texans

DK Metcalf Faces Costly Drop in Playoff Loss to Texans

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers owned a 3-0 lead and, if not for a missed opportunity, could’ve stretched it even further early in their 30-6 Wild Card playoff loss to the Houston Texans on Monday night.

On a late-first-quarter second-and-10 from his team’s own 44-yard line, Metcalf ran a corner route, slipping behind Texans star cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. Rodgers’ pass hit him expertly in stride, but Metcalf couldn’t squeeze it.

“Shit, I dropped the ball,” Metcalf said afterward.

Rodgers was asked if the Steelers’ momentum was affected by the play. They punted two plays later, then the Texans marched...

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