Kenneth Gainwell Wild Card Preview vs. the Texans

Kenneth Gainwell has a difficult matchup when his Pittsburgh Steelers face the Houston Texans in the AFC Wild Card Round (Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET). The Texans gave up 93.7 rushing yards per game during the regular season, fourth-best in the NFL.

Gainwell has amassed 114 carries for 537 yards (31.6 ypg), including five touchdowns. Gainwell has put up 73 catches for 486 receiving yards (28.6 ypg) and three scores.

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Gainwell vs. the Texans

• Gainwell vs the Texans (since 2021): No games
• Two opposing rushers have racked up 100 or more rushing yards in a matchup against the Texans during the 2025 season.
• Houston has allowed one or more rushing TDs to 12 opposing players this year.
• The Texans have let only one opposing player to register two or more rushing TDs against them this season.
• The 93.7 rushing yards per game yielded by the Texans defense makes them the NFL's fourth-ranked run defense.
• So far this season, the Texans have conceded 13 passing TDs to their opponents, averaging 0.8 per game. That ranks eighth in league play.

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Gainwell Rushing Insights

• Gainwell has hit the rushing yards over in six of 16 opportunities (37.5%).
• The Steelers have passed 57.5% of the time and run 42.5% this season. They rank 15th in the NFL in scoring.
• He has carried the ball in 114 of his team's 407 total rushing attempts this season (28.0%).
• Gainwell has at least one trip to the end zone as a runner in four games this year, with multiple rushing TDs once.
• He has eight total touchdowns this season (19.0% of his team's 42 offensive TDs).
• He has 21 red zone carries for 27.3% of the team share (his team runs on 49.4% of its plays in the red zone).

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Gainwell's Recent Performance