Story byJuan Pereira CasanobaMon, January 12, 2026 at 8:36 PM UTC·2 min readTexans have a chance to break two bizarre streaks originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Houston Texans are in a prime position to advance past the NFL Wild Card round and beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, although the odds may be in their favor when it comes to quality of personnel, they’ll have to break away from their norm to get a positive result. The Texans have a history of defeat in the playoffs away from HoustonThe Texans own one of the best defensive units in football, and their offense has the ability to do special things, although they’ve been inconsistent for large stretches of the year.
