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AFC playoffs preview capsule: Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers

Records: Houston (12-5); Pittsburgh (10-7) Kickoff: Monday, 8:15 p.m., ESPN/ABC BetMGM NFL odds: Texans by 3 Against the spread: Texans 9-8; Steelers 8-8-1 Series record: Steelers lead 8-5 Last meeting: Texans beat Steelers 30-6 on Oct. 1, 2023, in Houston Last week: Texans beat Colts 38-30; Steelers beat Ravens 26-24 Texans offense: overall (18), rush (14), pass (22), scoring (13) Texans defense: overall (1), rush (6), pass (4), scoring (2) Steelers offense: overall (25), rush (26), pass (22), scoring (15) Steelers defense: overall (26), rush (13), pass (29), scoring ...

Season unravels for some NFL teams

Wouldn’t you know it? The season of the kicker came down to a missed kick. Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Chris Boswell hadn’t missed an extra point all season until Ravens safety Kevon Johnson got a hand on the PAT after Aaron Rodgers threw a 26-yard touchdown pass with 55 seconds left ...

Metcalf relieved Steelers still alive

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf returned to work on Monday, relieved that his team’s season is still alive following his two-game suspension for making contact with a fan in Detroit last month. The Steelers won the AFC North with a heart-stopping 26-24 win over ...

Steelers’ Tomlin not affected by what-if scenarios

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin isn’t into “what-ifs?” There’s really no point. Sure, the Pittsburgh Steelers coach could wring his hands over the impossibly thin line between victory and defeat, one his team received an up-close look at yet again in a riveting 26-24 win over Baltimore on ...

Blown FG leads to North title as Steelers edge rival Ravens

PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Calvin Austin III with 55 seconds left, and the Steelers beat the Ravens 26-24 on Sunday night when Baltimore’s Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard field goal as time expired, giving Pittsburgh the AFC North title. Pittsburgh (10-7) ...