Houston Texans at Pittburgh Steelers DFS Showdown Wildcard 2026

The game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans should be a battle of the defenses. That doesn’t mean that Aaron Rodgers and C.J. Stroud won’t be trying to move the chains, though. DFS players don’t need to avoid this game, but rather be careful who they pick up because the defenses on either team play extremely well. There may be some star players that get held to little to no production just based on the matchup.

Lock of the Game

Nico Collins

Houston Texans

AT

Pittsburgh Steelers

(10-7)

For Houston to be successful, they need to target Collins early and often. Collins tends to have great games when he is targeted often, like against Jacksonville, where 15 targets led to 131 yards. C.J. Stroud may not have much time to throw with T.J. Watt breathing down his neck. It’s likely that Stroud will only have time to fling the ball to Collins or check down to a runningback or tight end. Collins should be getting ten or more targets in this game, and with that much work, he can easily get north of 100 yards and a possible touchdown or two.

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Pat Freiermuth

Pittsburgh Steelers

VS

Houston Texans

(12-5)

The Steelers have a particularly tough match-up against the Texans defense because it’s not just their pass rush they have to fear; the Texans secondary is quite threatening as well. Cornerbacks Karami Lassiter and Derek Stingley Jr., in particular, are players Pittsburgh would want to avoid. One great way to do that is to feed the tight end. Patrick Freiermuth would be more than happy to oblige, coming off a 51-yard game with only three receptions. Rodgers may target him on third downs where they need to convert and the other receivers are covered.

Jaylen Warren

Pittsburgh Steelers

VS

Houston Texans

(12-5)

Another way to take the cornerbacks out of the game is to run the football. Warren doesn’t go for 80 yards in every game, but he can easily go over 100 yards when his number gets called. Given the age of Aaron Rodgers, the Steelers could afford to play a little less aggressively. Pounding the ball with Warren might be exactly what the doctor ordered in this situation.

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