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2025 NFL wild-card betting: Will Texans' defense be too much for Steelers?
In the final wild card tilt on Monday night, the Houston Texans and DeMeco Ryans' defense head to Pittsburgh for a matchup with Mike Tomlin's Steelers. We'll take a closer look at this game, using scheme and offensive tendencies to give you the best bets to play.
Matt Bowen breaks it down and offers his take, and Liz Loza, Pamela Maldonado, Eric Moody and Ben Solak share their best bets, analysis and DFS plays to help you get in on the action.
Bowen: We should expect a balanced call sheet from Houston, using the run game to set up the deep, in-breaking throws for quarterback C.J. Stroud. That means volume for wide receiver Nico Collins and middle-of-the-field deployment for tight end Dalton Schultz. And when the Texans do move the ball into the red zone, they will need answers for man-coverage.
Texans vs. Steelers: Three must-know storylines for Monday's playoff game
By the skin of their teeth (and the width of a missed kick), the Steelers are back in the playoffs. They'll meet a stingy opponent in Pittsburgh on Monday night.
For all of their offensive struggles, the Houston Texans remain an imposing force in the AFC because of a relentless defense that strikes fear in the hearts of the opposition. Their SWARM defense — an acronym created by head coach DeMeco Ryans that stands for special work ethic and relentless mindset — has lived up to the mantra in 2025, posting the lowest average yards allowed per game (277.2) in the NFL and narrowly missing out on finishing as the league's best scoring defense at 17.4 points per game allowed. The unit has carried Houston back to the postseason, where the Texans hope to advance beyond the Divisional Round for the first time in franchise history after falling to Baltimore and Kansas City in each of the last two seasons. In order to get there, they must first clear Pittsburgh on the prime-time stage.
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Aaron Rodgers by the numbers: 12 numbers to reflect on Rodgers' postseason career after what might have been his last playoff game
Aaron Rodgers played in what many are speculating is the final playoff game of his certain Hall of Fame career Monday night, a 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans. If that was, indeed, his last postseason hurrah, here's a look back at an illustrious playoff career, by the numbers.
Times Rodgers was willing to discuss his football future in the immediate aftermath of Monday's loss. Amid speculation that his football playing career is over, Rodgers said that he didn't want to make an emotional decision and declined to talk further about retirement in his postgame news conference.
Number of playoff TD passes that separate Rodgers from the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes for second place on the NFL's all-time list. Rodgers has 45 career playoff TD passes to Mahomes' 46. No. 1: Tom Brady with 88.
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