The Houston Texans will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh tonight at 8:15 p.m. ET for a road Wild Card playoff game to conclude the first round of the 2026 NFL playoffs.
If tonight’s game is like the other playoff games from this weekend, it will be a good ending to a what has been a wild Wild Card weekend.
The Texans enter tonight’s game a nine-game win streak, which is the longest in the NFL. They also come in as four-point road favorites. However, the Texans are 0-6 on the road in the playoffs and the Steelers are 23-0 at home on Monday Night Football since 1992.
Houston Texans Depth Chart
As tonight’s game is hours away, let’s explore the Houston Texans‘ depth chart heading into tonight’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers:
| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| QB | CJ Stroud | Davis Mills | – | – |
| RB | Woody Marks | Jawhar Jordan (O) | Nick Chubb | Dare Ogunbowale |
| WR | Nico Collins | Xavier Hutchinson | Braxton Berrios | – |
| WR | Jayden Higgins | Jaylin Noel | Tank Dell (O) | – |
| WR | Christian Kirk | Justin Watson | – | – |
| TE | Dalton Schultz | Cade Stover | Harrison Bryant | Brevin Jordan (IR) |
| FB | Reggie Gilliam | – | – | – |
| LT | Aireontae Ersery | Trent Brown | Blake Fisher | Jarrett Kingston |
| LG | Tytus Howard | Jarrett Patterson | Juice Scruggs | – |
| C | Jake Andrews | Jarrett Patterson | – | – |
| RG | Ed Ingram | Tytus Howard | – | – |
| RT | Trent Brown | Tytus Howard | Blake Fisher | – |
| LDE | Will Anderson Jr. | Denico Autry | – | – |
| LDT | Tommy Togiai | Folorunso Fatukasi (IR) | Mario edwards Jr. (IR) | Kyonte Hamilton (IR) |
| RDT | Sheldon Rankins | Naquan Jones | Kurt Hinish (O) | Tim Settle Jr. (IR) |
| RDE | Danielle Hunter | Derek Barnett | Dylan Horton | – |
| WLB | Henry To’oTo’o | Jake Hansen (IR) | – | – |
| MLB | Azeez Al-Shaair | Christian Harris | – | – |
| SLB | EJ Speed | Jamal Hill | Damone Clark | – |
| LCB | Derek Stingley Jr. | Tremon Smith | Ajani Carter (IR) | – |
| SS | Cale Bullock | Jaylen Reed (IR) | MJ Stewart (IR) | – |
| FS | Jalen Pitre | Jimmie Ward (O) | – | – |
| RCB | Kamari Lassiter | Ja’Marcus Ingram | Jaylin Smith (IR) | – |
| NB | Myles Bryant | Alijah Huzzie | – | – |
| PK | Ka’imi Fairbairn | – | – | – |
| P | Tommy Townsend | – | – | – |
| H | Tommy Townsend | – | – | – |
| PR | Jaylin Noel | Jaylin Noel | – | – |
| KR | Tremon Smith | Jaylin Noel | Jaylin Noel | – |
| LS | Austin Brinkman | – | – | – |
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