Despite hosting their first playoff game since 2020, the Steelers are underdogs going into Monday night against the Texans. That’s fine by them, says QB Aaron Rodgers, who has certainly been in that position before, albeit on the road. After all, Houston has won nine straight games, while Pittsburgh clinched thanks to a last-second missed field goal. Between the two teams, one clearly “belongs” more than that other.
“I think there’s definitely an advantage” to being the underdog, Rodgers said, via the Steelers’ website. “When we [the Packers] won the Super Bowl, we were the underdogs.