Pittsburgh's last playoff win came against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2016 playoffs. Since then, Pittsburgh has lost its last seven postseason games. Coach Mike Tomlin's seven-game postseason losing streak ties former Bengals coach Marvin Lewis for the longest playoff losing streak by an NFL coach.

Houston won a wild-card game for the third consecutive year, while the Steelers still haven't won in the postseason since 2016.

The Pittsburgh Steelers' season came to an end on Monday with a wild-card round loss to the Houston Texans, but that wasn't the only thing that ended.

The NFL doesn't allow teams to provide smelling salts to players, who are still able to use on their own. The Texans make the rookies buy them.

ESPN pulled in a massive audience for the Houston Texans’ 30–6 playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, with 29.1 million viewers tuning in across its platforms. But as the NFL prepares to reopen negotiations on its Monday Night Football rights, that strong performance could end up making the network’s long-term position even less secure.

SportsLine expert R.J. White, who is on a 37-20 (+1455) roll, has revealed his NFL Wild Card picks for the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Houston Texans on 'Monday Night Football'

Drake Maye made his debut against Houston last season in a 42-21 loss. Now he's a Pro Bowler leading the Patriots into the AFC divisional round.

The Texans are ranked as the NFL's number two scoring defense, number one in yards allowed per game, and number one in EPA per play, having just come off one of Houston's better performances on that end this season with a dominating Wild Card win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 30-6.