On a nine-game win streak, are the Texans among the top five teams in the NFL entering Monday evening's bout against the Steelers?

J.J. Watt thinks the Houston Texans could have one of the league's most underrated contributors on their roster.

The SportsLine Projection Model is high on the road team. It has the Colts covering the spread in 57% of simulations and winning outright in 34% to bring value as +455 underdogs. The model has the Over hitting in 65% of simulations.

The fifth-seeded Houston Texans face the fourth-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers in a 2026 Wild Card Weekend matchup on Monday Night Football. Houston

Houston’s full 2026 schedule is not out yet, but their opponents are known for next year now that the season is over. The Texans will play eight home games and nine road games. Houston will hope it can improve its offense over the offseason before it takes on this second-place schedule, because its defense is already one of the game’s best.

The Houston Texans will have their most important task of this season ahead of them this weekend as the Wild Card Round approaches against the Pittsburgh Steelers, putting Houston to the test in postseason football after rattling off a nine-game win streak to end the regular season.

Texans kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn is so low-key, he set the NFL single-season record for field goals and had no idea until reporters told him in the locker room after the game.