The Pittsburgh Steelers host the Houston Texans in the Wild Card round this week, but it’s not exactly a game many expect the Steelers to win. Which isn’t a huge surprise, as the Texans roll into town having gone multiple months without a loss, and have quite a talented defense the Steelers will have to face.
The AFC is wide open this year, without some of the familiar top dogs in the race. But of the three wild-card teams, Houston certainly wasn’t one that Roethlisberger was excited for the Steelers to be matched up against.
“If I had a choice of who we were playing in the AFC right now, Buffalo was the last team I wanted to play.