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The Steelers’ Thursday injury report showed that the team is largely healthy ahead of a Wild Card matchup against the Houston Texans on Monday night. Pittsburgh running back Jaylen Warren was the team’s only non-participant with an illness designation. Veteran Cam Heyward was limited, but he had a rest designation. The rest of the team […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | about 15 hours ago | 0 reads
As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare for one of the league’s most formidable edge-rushing duos, new starting left tackle Dylan Cook faces a defining stretch of his young career. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin recently described Houston Texans pass rushers Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter as “simply the most dynamic edge rush tandem” in the […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | about 17 hours ago | 0 reads
As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to host the Houston Texans in Monday night’s AFC wild card game, attention briefly shifted to the future of offensive coordinator Arthur Smith following reports of interest from his former organization. Earlier on Tuesday, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that the Tennessee Titans plan to interview Smith for their […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | about 17 hours ago | 0 reads
The Houston Texans got some welcome news on Thursday, with Jonathan M. Alexander reporting that a source has told the Houston Chronicle that rookie safety Jaylen Reed is expected to return to practice after missing the last five games due to breaking a metal plate in his forearm during Houston’s week 13 matchup with the […]
From Battle Red Blog | about 17 hours ago | 0 reads
For the 1st time in franchise history, the Houston Texans are a wildcard team in the NFL playoffs. Another novelty: their playoff run doesn’t start on Saturday in the opening slot. Monday Night Football will see the Texans face off against the Pittsburgh Steelers. For those with really long memories, the Houston vs Pittsburgh playoff […]
From Battle Red Blog | about 22 hours ago | 0 reads
Welcome to week 18’s edition of the Cyclone tracker! (The last one, shockingly, week one feels like yesterday.) This is where we have followed our resident weather-themed duo in rookie receivers Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel, both out of Iowa State (hence, the “Cyclone” twins). As always, there will be analysis, projections, commentary, and relevant updates that happen […]
From Battle Red Blog | 2 days ago | 2 reads
Out goes one transfer quarterback, in comes another for the Cincinnati Bearcats. Fresh off losing highly-touted portal quarterback Brendan Sorsby to conference foe Texas Tech, the Bearcats replenished at the all-important position. Cincinnati landed a veteran starter in JC French IV from Georgia Southern who arrives at his new Big 12 home with one year […]
From Underdog Dynasty | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The Pittsburgh Steelers are AFC North champions and are gearing up to host the Houston Texans in the wild card round of the playoffs. There has been speculation, as there has been for a handful of years now, on whether this could be the final year for Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh. And while the Week […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | 2 days ago | 1 read
Welcome to the final week of the Houston Texans Power rankings! Every year, the power rankings create an interesting chart of the greater football public’s thoughts on the Texans, almost like watching a stock ticker. Their gains and losses week by week mark the thoughts of those bullish and bearish on the Texans alike, and […]
From Battle Red Blog | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Playoffs. We’ve made it. Houston will face Pittsburgh in the first round and the writers of Battle Red Blog each provided their thoughts and considerations immediately after hearing the Steelers stole a last-second victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Provide your initial thoughts on Houston’s matchup against the Steelers in the Wild Card. What are you […]
From Battle Red Blog | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The Houston Texans, in partnership with Reliant, are providing the Texans faithful with a way to soak up the playoff energy. This coming Monday, January 12th, the Texans take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wildcard matchup at Heinz Field. For those in H-Town, the team announced earlier today they will host a free […]
From Battle Red Blog | 3 days ago | 0 reads
After one of the most thrilling regular season finales ever, the Houston Texans have found their wildcard opponent in the 2025 NFL Playoffs: the Pittsburgh Steelers. For many Texans fans, this was the preferred matchup of all opponents in the playoffs since the Steelers seem to be the most compromised team, squeaking into the postseason […]
From Battle Red Blog | 3 days ago | 0 reads
As the top AFC Wild Card team, the Houston Texans must go on the road to face the Pittsburgh Steelers after they won the AFC North on Sunday Night Football. After that? Their path to the Super Bowl is completely up in the air. This marks Houston’s first-ever playoff appearance as a Wild Card team; […]
From Battle Red Blog | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The Day After the Day After…when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of Week 18’s regular season finale: A tale of two halves: With a slim chance for a home […]
From Battle Red Blog | 3 days ago | 1 read
The Houston Texans (12-5) will attempt to go on the road and win in the playoffs against the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) in the AFC Wild Card round on Monday, January 12, 2026 at Acrisure Stadium. Where to Buy Texans vs. Steelers Tickets If you’re looking to buy tickets for the Week 1 game featuring the Texans and the Steelers, visit Vivid Seats to grab your seats today! Texans vs. Steelers Game Info When: Monday, January 12, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET Where: Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The Houston Texans (12-5) will attempt to go on the road and win in the playoffs against the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) in the AFC Wild Card round on Monday, January 12, 2026 at Acrisure Stadium. Where to Buy Texans vs. Steelers Tickets If you’re looking to buy tickets for the Week 1 game featuring the Texans and the Steelers, visit Vivid Seats to grab your seats today! Texans vs. Steelers Game Info When: Monday, January 12, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET Where: Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 days ago | 0 reads
It’s playoff time! The most exciting time of the year, when we get rid of the pretenders of the NFL and get down to the teams that actually might get to the Super Bowl. As part of Wild Card Weekend, we get the Houston Texans, the #5 seed in the AFC, travelling to the Pittsburgh […]
From Battle Red Blog | 3 days ago | 0 reads
See, the thing about being a playoff team, which is what the Houston Texans are this year, is you have no idea what your draft pick is at the end of the regular season. Other teams are “lucky” in that respect that they don’t have to guess anymore. But this is the world we live […]
From Battle Red Blog | 4 days ago | 1 read
The Pittsburgh Steelers survived a wild fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens that featured four touchdowns and a missed field goal in the final seconds by Tyler Loop to clinch their first AFC North title since 2020. With the win, the Steelers have secured a home playoff game in wild card weekend, the first since […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | 4 days ago | 1 read
The winner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is heading to the playoffs as AFC North champions. Their reward is taking on the Houston Texans, who boast an elite defense and an improving offense. Pittsburgh could’ve won the AFC North last week by beating the lowly Cleveland Browns. Not only did that not happen, […]
From Field Gulls | 4 days ago | 0 reads
The Houston Texans 2025-26 regular season is over. So you know what that means. What? No, not playoff coverage, that’s exactly what they’d expect us to do. No, we won’t go into the Texans current nine-game winning streak going into said playoffs. Instead, we’ll take a quick look at the list of opponents for next […]
From Battle Red Blog | 4 days ago | 0 reads
The Indianapolis Colts closed the 2025 season with a 38-30 loss to the Houston Texans, spiraling to a seventh straight defeat and finishing with a losing record after a 7-1 start. Rookie quarterback Riley Leonard made his first NFL start against the league’s most unforgiving defense, but Indy’s sixth round draft pick started dealing out […]
From Stampede Blue | 5 days ago | 0 reads
The Indianapolis Colts (8-9) both failed to make the playoffs and finish above .500, as they fell 38-30 to the Houston Texans (12-5) in the regular season finale. It was their fifth straight loss against the Texans. With Indianapolis already eliminated from the playoffs two weeks ago, and Houston already knowing it wouldn’t be winning […]
From Stampede Blue | 5 days ago | 0 reads
Riley Leonard was good enough, minus two unforgivable errors that gave the Texans the win.
From KentSterling.com | 5 days ago | 0 reads
Rookie quarterback Riley Leonard showed that he belongs after his first NFL start against the Houston Texans in the Indianapolis Colts’ 2025-26 regular season finale. A sixth-round draft selection (189th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft, Leonard went from training with fellow Alabama native Philip Rivers in the pre-draft process to learning directly from him […]
From Stampede Blue | 5 days ago | 0 reads