Week 1
Final
HOU
PIT1Q 06:06
0 - 3
C. Boswell 32-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 3
2Q 08:34
7 - 3
C. Kirk 6-yard TD catch from C.J. Stroud.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 3 5 yd after catch 2 yd after contact
2Q 02:00
7 - 6
C. Boswell 35-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
4Q 13:12
10 - 6
K. Fairbairn 51-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 6
4Q 11:34
17 - 6
S. Rankins 33-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 12
4Q 03:43
24 - 6
W. Marks 13-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 8 yd after contact
4Q 02:52
30 - 6
C. Bullock 50-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Missed XP
4th & 5
Top Performers
Pass Yds
250
Stroud
HOU
Rush Yds
112
Marks
HOU
Rec Yds
144
Kirk
HOU
Scrim TD
1
Kirk
HOU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2025 AFC South
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The Pittsburgh Steelers were easily defeated by the Houston Texans, 30 to 6, in the 2025 AFC Wild Card game on January 12.
Game Info
January 12, 2026
ABC/ESPN
Acrisure Stadium
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
32°
9 mph SW
Craig Wrolstad #4, Brandon Cruse #22, Daniel Gallagher #85, Brett Bergman #17, John Jenkins #117, Frank Steratore #132, Rich Martinez #39, Jamie Nicholson #0
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C.J. Stroud #7 | 21/32 | 250 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 86.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Rodgers #12 | 17/33 | 146 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 4-36 | 50.8 |
M. Rudolph #2 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 79.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Marks #27 | 19 | 112 | 5.9 | 1 | 20 |
N. Chubb #24 | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
C. Stover #87 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
C.J. Stroud #7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Warren #30 | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 |
K. Gainwell #14 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kirk #13 | 8/9 | 144 | 18.0 | 1 | 46 |
J. Higgins #81 | 3/4 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 16 |
N. Collins #12 | 3/7 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 |
X. Hutchinson #19 | 2/4 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 |
C. Stover #87 | 2/2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
D. Schultz #86 | 3/4 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Noel #14 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Marks #27 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DK Metcalf #4 | 2/5 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 25 |
M. Valdes-Scantling #83 | 3/5 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 |
K. Gainwell #14 | 4/6 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 12 |
A. Thielen #19 | 2/2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 |
P. Freiermuth #88 | 1/3 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
C. Austin III #19 | 3/6 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 |
J. Warren #30 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Smith #81 | 2/3 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C.J. Stroud #7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
S. Rankins #90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Rodgers #12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
T.J. Watt #90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. McCormick #66 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Y. Black #94 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Pitre #5 | 7-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. To'oTo'o #39 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Al-Shaair #0 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Lassiter #4 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Togiai #72 | 5-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Clark #31 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Anderson Jr. #51 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Bullock #2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J. Hill #56 | 3-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Reed #23 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Rankins #90 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Jones #91 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Autry #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hunter #55 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Barnett #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Smith #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E.J. Speed #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bryant #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stingley Jr. #24 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Hutchinson #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brooks #44 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brinkman #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Queen #6 | 10-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T.J. Watt #90 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Clark #36 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Dugger #23 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harmon #99 | 6-2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Herbig #51 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ramsey #5 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Pierre #42 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Benton #95 | 4-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
P. Wilson #41 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Skowronek #15 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Echols #26 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Heyward #97 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Peppers #3 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Harrison #50 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Otomewo #93 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Porter Jr. #24 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Y. Black #94 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bruener #44 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Highsmith #56 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Samuel Jr. #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sawyer #33 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Fairbairn #15 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 6 | 51 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Boswell #9 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 6 | 35 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Townsend #6 | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 60 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Waitman #3 | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 56 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Noel #14 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Gainwell #14 | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Noel #14 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Austin III #19 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C.J. Stroud #7 | 21/32 | 250 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 86.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Marks #27 | 19 | 112 | 5.9 | 1 | 20 |
N. Chubb #24 | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
C. Stover #87 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
C.J. Stroud #7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Kirk #13 | 8/9 | 144 | 18.0 | 1 | 46 |
J. Higgins #81 | 3/4 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 16 |
N. Collins #12 | 3/7 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 |
X. Hutchinson #19 | 2/4 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 |
C. Stover #87 | 2/2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
D. Schultz #86 | 3/4 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
J. Noel #14 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Marks #27 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
C.J. Stroud #7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
S. Rankins #90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Pitre #5 | 7-5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. To'oTo'o #39 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Al-Shaair #0 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Lassiter #4 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Togiai #72 | 5-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Clark #31 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Anderson Jr. #51 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Bullock #2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J. Hill #56 | 3-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Reed #23 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Rankins #90 | 2-1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Jones #91 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Autry #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Hunter #55 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Barnett #96 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Smith #11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E.J. Speed #45 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bryant #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stingley Jr. #24 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
X. Hutchinson #19 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brooks #44 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Brinkman #40 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Fairbairn #15 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 6 | 51 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Townsend #6 | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 60 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Noel #14 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Noel #14 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Rodgers #12 | 17/33 | 146 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 4-36 | 50.8 |
M. Rudolph #2 | 1/1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 79.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Warren #30 | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 |
K. Gainwell #14 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DK Metcalf #4 | 2/5 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 25 |
M. Valdes-Scantling #83 | 3/5 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 |
K. Gainwell #14 | 4/6 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 12 |
A. Thielen #19 | 2/2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 |
P. Freiermuth #88 | 1/3 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
C. Austin III #19 | 3/6 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 |
J. Warren #30 | 1/1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Smith #81 | 2/3 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Rodgers #12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
T.J. Watt #90 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M. McCormick #66 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Y. Black #94 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Queen #6 | 10-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T.J. Watt #90 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Clark #36 | 6-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Dugger #23 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harmon #99 | 6-2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Herbig #51 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ramsey #5 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Pierre #42 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Benton #95 | 4-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
P. Wilson #41 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Skowronek #15 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Echols #26 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Heyward #97 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Peppers #3 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Harrison #50 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Otomewo #93 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Porter Jr. #24 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Y. Black #94 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Bruener #44 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Highsmith #56 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Samuel Jr. #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Sawyer #33 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Boswell #9 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 6 | 35 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Waitman #3 | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 56 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Gainwell #14 | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Austin III #19 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Punt
5 plays,
30 yd,
03:030-0
Punt
6 plays,
45 yd,
03:030-0
Field Goal
7 plays,
44 yd,
02:520-3
Fumble
7 plays,
30 yd,
04:000-3
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:330-3
Touchdown
14 plays,
92 yd,
07:017-3
Punt
3 plays,
11 yd,
01:317-3
Fumble
2 plays,
2 yd,
00:437-3
Field Goal
8 plays,
4 yd,
04:177-6
Punt
9 plays,
29 yd,
01:577-6
Interception
8 plays,
61 yd,
04:347-6
Punt
8 plays,
28 yd,
04:537-6
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:517-6
Punt
4 plays,
6 yd,
02:137-6
Field Goal
7 plays,
55 yd,
03:2210-6
Fumble TD
4 plays,
2 yd,
01:4417-6
Punt
6 plays,
19 yd,
01:5417-6
Touchdown
11 plays,
84 yd,
05:5124-6
Interception TD
4 plays,
5 yd,
00:5930-6
End of Game
6 plays,
21 yd,
02:3930-6
408
Total Yds
175
244
Pass Yds
112
164
Rush Yds
63
9
Total Drives
11
66
Total Plays
56
6.2
Yards Per Play
3.1
7.0
Yards Per Pass
2.9
5.3
Yards Per Rush
3.5
32:22
Possession
27:38
24
Biggest Lead
3
21
1st Downs
13
12
Passing 1st Downs
7
8
Rushing 1st Downs
5
1
1st Downs from Penalties
1
10/15
3rd Down
2/14
0/0
4th Down
2/3
2/3
Red Zone
0/2
3
Punts
6
3
Turnovers
2
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
2
Fumbles Lost
1
6
Penalties
3
44
Penalty Yards
24
4
Sacks
3
36
Sack Yards
6
8
Tackles For Loss
3
1
D/ST TD
0
