The brightest moments demand that stars rise to the occasion. On Monday night, under the unforgiving lights of the postseason, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf made sure he was seen. In a Wild Card matchup against the Houston Texans, Metcalf didn’t need a stat line stuffed with catches to make his presence felt. Two receptions for 42 yards were enough to change the tone early—and, perhaps more importantly, to inject life into an offense that desperately needed a spark.
Those early touches mattered. They stretched the field, shifted coverage, and reminded Houston’s defense that Pittsburgh finally had a true game-breaker on the outside.