NFL · 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers3rd AFC North - .500 pct vSun 6 Dec, 8:20 PM EST Houston TexansAFC South - .000 pct
Match resultPittsburgh 67%Tie <1%Houston 33%
What this game means
The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 5% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 19 points in the Playoffs race.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Playoffs46%
Division19%
Conferenceseason odds5%
Super Bowlseason odds2%
Byeseason odds4%
Houston Texans
Playoffs12%
Division6%
Pittsburgh winPlayoffsPittsburgh Steelers46%54%▲ +8Houston Texans12%1%▼ -11
TiePlayoffsPittsburgh Steelers46%46%±0Houston Texans12%3%▼ -9
Houston winPlayoffsPittsburgh Steelers46%35%▼ -11Houston Texans12%4%▼ -8
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AFC North · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1ClevelandDivision34%3-1-0.750-2BaltimoreDivision32%3-1-0.750-3PittsburghDivision19%2-2-0.5001AFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1JacksonvilleDivision68%3-1-0.750-2IndianapolisDivision24%2-2-0.50014*HoustonDivision6%0-4-0.0003The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
7New EnglandPlayoffs64%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8DenverPlayoffs58%2-2-0.5009PittsburghPlayoffs46%2-2-0.50014*HoustonPlayoffs12%0-4-0.000