The Pittsburgh Steelers opened as underdogs for their Wild Card Round playoff matchup against the Houston Texans at Acrisure Stadium on Monday. All major sportsbooks favor the Texans by three points despite being on the road, according to the betting network VSiN. Although the Texans are the No. 5 seed, they finished the season with a 12-5 record, two games better than the Steelers at 10-7.
Houston enters the game touting the best defense in football. It has allowed a league-low 4,359 yards this season, ranking as the fourth-best passing defense and third-best rushing defense. The Texans have posted the sixth-most sacks in the league with 46.