Story byJosh InglisMon, January 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM UTC·1 min readThe Houston Texans hit the road to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL Wild Card Weekend's finale. Our Texans vs. Steelers same-game parlay is banking on a tough game through the air from Houston QB CJ Stroud. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRead on to see how we're tackling our Texans vs. Steelers predictions and NFL picks on Monday, January 12. Texans vs Steelers MNF same-game parlayCJ Stroud is an indoor QB playing an outdoor game on the road in the cold of January, and his splits outdoors are telling of someone who doesn't like poor passing conditions. Over his career, Stroud averages just 199.6 yards per game playing outdoors — and only 214 on the road, compared to 259 at home. The Pittsburgh Steelers' backfield saw 14 targets last week as the offensive play volume has been massive of late, averaging almost 70 plays a game over the last three games.
