The model is leaning Pittsburgh's way despite the Texans entering this game favored on the road. The Steelers cover in nearly 60% of simulations and win 50% of the time, returning value at +150 odds on the money line. The total of 39.5 is the lowest of the entire wild card slate, and the model has the Over hitting in roughly 51% of simulations.

The NFL closed the regular season with an average audience of 18.7 million per game across TV and digital, the league's second-highest mark since Nielsen began tracking in 1988 and just shy of the 1989 record of 19.