Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers
HOU3-5
6-2PIT
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Sunday 2026-12-06 · 20:20 ET·Acrisure Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
HOU 7d · PIT 9d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
HOU form
3-5PF 209 · PA 192Home 0-4Away 3-1
QB C.J. Stroud 31–23 as starter · playoffs 3–3 · last 10: 5–5 · since 2023
PIT form
6-2PF 180 · PA 144Home 4-0Away 2-2
QB Aaron Rodgers 169–95–1 as starter · playoffs 11–11 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2008
| HOU | Season efficiency | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| 0.06 | Off EPA / play | -0.027 |
| 42.9 | Off success % | 42.1 |
| 10.2 | Off explosive % | 9.5 |
| 40.2 | 3rd-down conv % | 38.2 |
| 0.003 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.074 |
| 40.6 | Def success % allowed | 41.8 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
HOU staff
HCDeMeco Ryans1–0 vs McCarthyOCNick Caley1–0 vs GrahamDCMatt Burke
4th-down go 13.7% · PROE -0.3 · no-huddle 4.6%
PIT staff
HCMike McCarthy0–1 vs RyansOCBrian AngelichioDCPatrick Graham0–1 vs Caley
4th-down go 19.3% · PROE +0.6 · no-huddle 7.9%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
DeMeco Ryans1–0Mike McCarthyRyans leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-18 | HOU @ DAL | 34–10 | 391–388 | DeMeco Ryans |
HOU offense vs PIT defense
Nick Caley(OC)1–0Patrick Graham(DC)Caley leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-21 | HOU | LV | 23–21 | 272 | +2 | W |
PIT offense vs HOU defense
Brian Angelichio(OC)vsMatt Burke(DC)first career meeting
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | HOU @ PIT | 30–6 | HOU | DeMeco Ryans / Mike Tomlin |
| 2023-10-01 | PIT @ HOU | 6–30 | HOU | Mike Tomlin / DeMeco Ryans |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded