Announcers Revealed for Texans-Steelers Wild Card Matchup

The announcers for the Houston Texans' Wild Card matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers has been officially revealed leading up to their kickoff for MNF.

For what will be the final game kicking off for Wild Card Weekend as the Texans hit the road to face the Steelers, it will be the ESPN crew consisting of Troy Aikman and Joe Buck on the call in the booth, while Laura Rutledge will be the sideline reporter.

It's no surprise for who's on the slate for Monday night, as the ESPN crew will hold the fort down as they typically do for the last game in a given week.

It'll be the third time this season that the Texans have gotten a spot on the MNF stage, the previous two times coming during their Week 2 matchup at home in a loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and their second coming in Week 7 as they traveled to take on the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field, for what would turn out to be another loss in the books.

Now, the Texans will be hitting the road once again for their first playoff matchup, heading to Pittsburgh for an appearance at Acrisure Stadium for the first time this season, and hoping for their first win of the season on a Monday night stage.

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For head coach DeMeco Ryans, it will be the first time that Houston has faced the Steelers dating back to the beginning of the 2023 regular season. It'll also be the Texans' first road game in the playoffs throughout franchise history, having won the division in each of their previous postseason appearances dating back to 2002.

The Texans haven't been quite as stellar on the road this season compared to how their success has transpired at home, having a 7-2 record (77.7%) while playing at NRG Stadium compared to a 5-3 clip while traveling away (62.5%).

Overcoming that uphill battle that is home-field advantage will likely be a task Houston is bound to face throughout their entire postseason run, but they have all the momentum behind them to fight through it, as they have with any adversity throughout this season entirely.