The Houston Texans beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 on Jan 12, 2026 in the playoffs at Acrisure Stadium.
Final · Playoffs · Acrisure Stadium
Top performers
- C.J. Stroud threw for 250 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Texans.
- Woody Marks ran for 112 yards on 19 carries.
- Aaron Rodgers threw for 146 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Steelers.
- Jaylen Warren ran for 43 yards on 12 carries.
Houston Texans box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Marks | 19 | 112 | 1 | 20 |
| Nick Chubb | 10 | 48 | 0 | 9 |
| Cade Stover | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| C.J. Stroud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 164 | 1 | 20 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Kirk | 8 | 9 | 144 | 1 | 46 |
| Jayden Higgins | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 16 |
| Nico Collins | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 13 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 16 |
| Cade Stover | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| Dalton Schultz | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Jaylin Noel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Marks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 21 | 32 | 250 | 1 | 46 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Pitre | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Togiai | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damone Clark | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Reed | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Hill | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Calen Bullock | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naquan Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Speed | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denico Autry | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tremon Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Barnett | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Bryant | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 58 | 30 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Pittsburgh Steelers box score
Passing
| CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 17 | 33 | 146 | 0 | 1 |
| Mason Rudolph | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 18 | 34 | 148 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren | 12 | 43 | 0 | 12 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 6 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| Team | 18 | 63 | 0 | 14 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Metcalf | 2 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 25 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 4 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| Adam Thielen | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 21 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Calvin Austin III | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Jaylen Warren | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jonnu Smith | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 15 | 26 | 122 | 0 | 25 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Queen | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Clark | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Herbig | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keeanu Benton | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Payton Wilson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pierre | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandin Echols | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yahya Black | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Esezi Otomewo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Bruener | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Harrison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Sawyer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Highsmith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 74 | 34 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
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