Even after beating the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night to capture a playoff berth and AFC North crown, few in the national media believe in the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now that the bracket is set, a handful of outlets are looking past Wild Card weekend and mapping out the postseason. Virtually every one is predicting a quick Pittsburgh exit.

Staff at The Ringer posted their individual playoff scenarios. Ten different authors offered their prediction. All 10 have the Houston Texans beating the Steelers Monday night.

Some of that is pure Texans’ love. Four writers have Houston making it to the AFC Championship Game, no small feat for a No. 5 seed on the road, with three picking the Texans to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. Perhaps it isn’t all Steelers doubt. Austin Gayle thinks Mike Tomlin’s magic could continue.

“And can you really count out Mike Tomlin’s Steelers with all of the voodoo magic that has gotten them to this point?” he wrote. “Definitely not, especially against a Texans offense that hasn’t been able to iron out its kinks all season.”

Alas, Gayle still picked Houston to win.

As are the writers over at Yahoo. Their staff made the same playoff bracket predictions, each assigning Pittsburgh the same fate. All eight giving the nod to the Texans over the Steelers. That includes Charles McDonald, who quipped in a separate article Houston is “laughing” at Pittsburgh’s offense.

It’s a differing take from QB Aaron Rodgers, who sees a hot team playing its best ball. Pittsburgh is also a healthy group with a nearly perfect injury report.

Monday, we’ll pen our weekly article with the usual source of writers giving score predictions for the game. Perhaps some will pick Pittsburgh. Dave Bryan and my own predictions will be included. On today’s podcast, Dave says he knows who he is picking. I’ve flipped and flopped (and I know you all want me to pick Houston – we’ll see). But those in the national media have major doubts. For a Steelers’ locker room that has played the year with a chip on its shoulder, they wouldn’t want it any other way.