Steel City Blitz
Whether any of us thought the team would get here or not doesn’t matter. The Pittsburgh Steelers have won the AFC North and now host the Houston Texans in the AFC Wild-Card Game. Here’s everything you need to know about the game!
What: Houston Texans 12-5 at Pittsburgh Steelers 10-7
Where: Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
When: Monday January 12th, 2026 815pmET
Weather: Temps in the low 30s with little to no chance of precipitation. Winds 10-15mph.
Surface: Natural Grass
Wagering Information: Texans -3 O/U 39.5
Last Week: The Texans defeated the Colts 38-30 in Houston while the Steelers defeated the Baltimore Ravens 26-24 in Pittsburgh.
TV: ESPN Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analysis), Lisa Salters (field reporter), Laura Rutledge (field reporter)
TV Coverage in Your Area (courtesy 506sports.com): National TV Audience
Radio: Steelers Audio Network Rob King (play-by-play), Max Starks (analysis), Missi Matthews (field reporter)
Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Kurt Warner (analysis), Ross Tucker (field reporter)
Head Official: Craig Wrolstad. He’s an Athletic Director and graduate of the University of Washington. Wrolstad is in his 12th season as a head official. His crew oversaw the Texans’ win over the LAC on December 27th where 11 penalties were called. Eight of those went against the visiting Texans. His crew’s only Steelers’ game this season was the win over Indianapolis that saw 13 penalties called including eight against the Steelers. Overall, his crew averages 14 flags per game with the away team getting an average of one more flag per game than the home side.
Game Status (courtesy steelers.com) PIT: No. 92 DT Isaiahh Loudermilk * (Ankle) – Questionable
* In designated to return from IR window HOU: No. 23 S Jaylen Reed * (Forearm) – Questionable
No. 26 RB Jawhar Jordan (Ankle) – Out, No. 34 CB Ajani Carter * (Hamstring) – Questionable
* In designated to return from IR window
Injury Notes:
Total Offense: PIT 25th, HOU 18th
Passing Offense: PIT 22nd, HOU 14th
Rushing Offense: PIT 26th, HOU 22nd
Total Defense: PIT 26th, HOU 1st
Passing Defense: PIT 29th, HOU 6th
Rushing Defense: PIT 13th HOU 4th
AFC North Standings:
Pittsburgh 10-7*
Baltimore 8-9
Cincinnati 6-11
Cleveland 5-12
*Division Champion
This Week in the AFC North: N/A
What You Need to Know: Pittsburgh is 10-3 this season when they score 20 or more points… The Steelers are 8-4 against the AFC this season… The Black and Gold were 1-4 this season against playoff teams while the Texans were 4-4… Since 1970, the Steelers have played in the most postseason games of any franchise with 64… Pittsburgh is 6-9 all-time in the Wild-Card round and they are 3-4 at home.
Tomlin Time: Coach Tomlin is 4-2 all-time against the Texans… Mike Tomlin is unbeaten on Monday Night Football at home during his tenure… Coach T is now tied for ninth all-time in victories (193) with Steelers’ Hall of Fame Coach Chuck Noll… Tomlin now has 19 straight non-losing seasons…
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