Rodgers misery as Texans spank Steelers to advanceAFP, LOS ANGELESThe Houston Texans on Monday produced a suffocating defensive display to muscle their way past the Pittsburgh Steelers with a 30-6 wild-card victory in the NFL playoffs. A rampant Texans defense sacked Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers four times and scored two touchdowns from turnovers in the fourth quarter to set up a divisional-round tie with the New England Patriots on Sunday. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, right, loses possession of the ball while being tackled by Danielle Hunter of the Houston Texans in their NFL wild-card playoff game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Monday. Rodgers, who is out of contract, refused to be drawn on whether he had played his final game. It doesn’t happen much, so I’m proud of our guys.”The Steelers took an early lead with a 32-yard Chris Boswell field goal, the only score of an attritional first quarter, but Houston quarterback C.J.

Source: Taipei Times January 13, 2026 21:47 UTC