Week 4, 2017

played in Pittsburgh, PA

52 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	10	0	7	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	21	0	0	13	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 PIT - Kirk Cole 13 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 05:14 PIT - Jeremy Arora 2 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 00:34 PIT - Ralph Strong 6 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
2Q: 13:27 HOU - J.B. Nardi 82 punt return (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 04:59 HOU - Mason Crosby 31 field goal
4Q: 14:51 PIT - George Gray 12 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point failed)
4Q: 08:42 HOU - J.B. Nardi 41 pass from Mitchell Gallier (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 06:33 PIT - Trevor Cochrane 48 fumble return (Jay Feely extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 PIT - Kirk Cole 13 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 05:14 PIT - Jeremy Arora 2 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
1Q: 00:34 PIT - Ralph Strong 6 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point)
2Q: 13:27 HOU - J.B. Nardi 82 punt return (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 04:59 HOU - Mason Crosby 31 field goal
4Q: 14:51 PIT - George Gray 12 pass from Patrick Moore (Jay Feely extra point failed)
4Q: 08:42 HOU - J.B. Nardi 41 pass from Mitchell Gallier (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 06:33 PIT - Trevor Cochrane 48 fumble return (Jay Feely extra point)

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 2-2 4-0
First Downs 20 24
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 16 19
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 379 423
- Offensive Plays 79 72
- Yards per Play 4.80 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 89 124
- Rushing Attempts 19 29
- Yards per Rush 4.68 4.28
Net Passing Yards 290 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 58 - 29 - 0 43 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 302 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.83 6.95
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 3/5 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/23
Punt Returns/Yards 3/83 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 4/61 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:18 30:42

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	2-2	4-0
First Downs	20	24
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	16	19
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	379	423
- Offensive Plays	79	72
- Yards per Play	4.80	5.88
Net Rushing Yards	89	124
- Rushing Attempts	19	29
- Yards per Rush	4.68	4.28
Net Passing Yards	290	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	58 - 29 - 0	43 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	302	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.83	6.95
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	3/5	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/23
Punt Returns/Yards	3/83	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	4/61	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:18	30:42

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:17	1:31	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
1	5:09	1:49	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	0:25	0:44	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	10:35	5:41	OWN 20	12	66	Field Goal
2	3:50	1:34	OWN 18	7	34	Punt
3	15:00	3:55	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
3	8:13	3:59	OWN 5	9	56	Punt
4	14:46	0:57	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	12:10	3:44	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
4	7:01	0:37	OWN 39	2	9	Fumble
4	6:24	3:17	OWN 30	14	47	Downs
4	1:56	1:37	OWN 17	8	10	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:43	OWN 5	7	95	Touchdown
1	9:46	4:37	OWN 15	11	85	Touchdown
1	3:20	2:55	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
2	14:41	1:21	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	13:20	2:45	OWN 39	5	14	Punt
2	4:54	1:04	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
2	2:16	2:16	OWN 7	5	26	Half
3	11:05	2:52	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
3	4:14	4:28	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
4	13:49	1:39	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	8:26	1:25	OWN 16	4	-7	Punt
4	3:07	1:11	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 27	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Patrick Moore, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ellis Skaggs	10	50	5.00	11	2
Tony Coffey	8	37	4.63	8	0
Mitchell Gallier	1	2	2.00	2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ralph Strong	22	113	5.14	20	4
Jamal Mello	5	13	2.60	7	0
Patrick Moore	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Byron Leftwich	35	20	200	2/12	0	25	0	73.5
Mitchell Gallier	23	9	102	0/0	1	41	0	67.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Patrick Moore	43	25	299	0/0	4	45	0	110.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Jackson	6	15	70	11.67	15	25	0
TE T.J. Ross	4	10	25	6.25	4	14	0
WR J.B. Nardi	4	6	77	19.25	8	41	1
WR Joel Tatum	4	8	47	11.75	2	17	0
FB JD Runnels	3	3	15	5.00	3	7	0
WR Dwight Donovan	3	6	25	8.33	5	15	0
TE Jerome Collins	2	5	30	15.00	0	22	0
RB Ellis Skaggs	2	2	10	5.00	2	5	0
RB Tony Coffey	1	2	3	3.00	1	3	0
FB Jimmy Van Pelt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	6	9	65	10.83	4	23	1
WR Jeremy Arora	5	8	77	15.40	0	45	1
WR Michael Rottinghaus	5	8	56	11.20	0	16	0
WR Kirk Cole	4	7	60	15.00	13	18	1
RB Ralph Strong	2	4	5	2.50	5	6	1
FB Edgar Kellum	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
TE Dominic Gardiner	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Gary Barnidge	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Freddie Hines	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Brandon Hansen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
JD Runnels	1	0	0	0
Alvin Elkins	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Michael Rottinghaus	1	0	0	0
Trevor Cochrane	0	1	0	1
Ralph Strong	0	1	0	0
Tyrus Blake	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Hardy	7	351	50.1	39.4	63	4

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Eloms	7	332	47.4	37.4	54	5

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Feely	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.B. Nardi	2	81	40.5	1
Dwight Donovan	1	2	2.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	3	35	11.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.B. Nardi	3	49	16.3	0
Casey Donovan	1	12	12.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	2	41	20.5	0
Freddie Hines	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	8	3	28	39
S Alvin Elkins	7	0	22	36
S Kent Jarvis	5	0	29	42
CB Glen Wayne	4	3	17	32
CB Terrell Barrett	4	1	12	11
CB Casey Donovan	4	0	23	38
DE Teddy Flannery	3	0	26	39
OLB Thurman Joseph	3	0	5	6
CB Ian Brock	2	3	19	29
OLB Perry Egan	2	1	20	31
OLB Xavier Adibi	2	0	11	13
DT Alex Rivera	1	2	16	30
DE Derrick Harvey	1	1	12	16
DE Marcus Spears	1	0	19	32
ILB Fred Noll	1	0	9	12
DT Levon Jacobs	0	3	26	38
S Donnell Hoffman	0	1	7	6
DT Nate Houston	0	1	9	10
DT Frank Okam	0	1	3	5
OLB Christian Hutton	0	1	1	4

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Clint Ingram	8	0	0.0	19	53
CB Adam Jones	7	0	0.0	19	59
CB Marc Bridges	6	1	0.0	15	55
S Troy Polamalu	6	0	0.0	19	59
OLB Bruce Davis	4	3	1.0	18	59
DT Brodrick Bunkley	4	0	1.0	19	57
S Otis Wyatt	4	1	0.0	17	58
DT Pat Sims	2	1	0.0	14	27
DE Omar Hudson	2	1	0.0	17	54
ILB Vernon Neale	2	0	0.0	3	6
DE Trevor Cochrane	1	1	0.0	17	57
DT Lamar Bayh	1	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Rusty Dawkins	1	0	0.0	1	2
OLB Walter Hopper	0	1	0.0	3	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Flannery	1	2	2	39
DE Marcus Spears	0	3	0	32
DT Frank Okam	0	1	0	5

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brodrick Bunkley	1.0	1	2	57
OLB Bruce Davis	1.0	0	0	59
DE Trevor Cochrane	0.0	5	0	57
ILB Clint Ingram	0.0	2	0	53
DE Omar Hudson	0.0	2	0	54
DT Pat Sims	0.0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Alvin Elkins	6	0	36
OLB Jon Beason	3	2	39
CB Casey Donovan	3	1	38
OLB Xavier Adibi	2	1	13
OLB Perry Egan	2	1	31
CB Glen Wayne	2	0	32
S Kent Jarvis	2	0	42
OLB Thurman Joseph	2	0	6
CB Ian Brock	1	1	29
DE Teddy Flannery	1	0	39
CB Terrell Barrett	1	0	11

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Adam Jones	6	2	59
CB Marc Bridges	5	2	55
S Troy Polamalu	4	3	59
ILB Clint Ingram	4	1	53
S Otis Wyatt	3	3	58
ILB Vernon Neale	2	0	6
OLB Bruce Davis	2	0	59
S Tyrus Blake	1	1	34
DT Lamar Bayh	1	0	5
DE Omar Hudson	1	0	54

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Lujan	2	4	13	0	50
Matthew Burley	2	2	11	1	35
Herb Whitfield	1	2	18	0	59
Gosder Cherilus	1	1	15	0	49
Teddy Perrine	0	5	11	0	30
Jermaine Summers	0	2	15	1	44
Chris Chester	0	1	11	0	32
Jimmy Van Pelt	0	1	10	0	17

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Marty Howard	3	5	25	38
Chris Williams	3	5	25	39
Quinn Ojinnaka	1	3	25	41
Edgar Kellum	1	2	13	8
Greg Eslinger	1	1	11	12
Marshal Yanda	0	4	26	36
J.J. Ackerman	0	3	24	35
Norbert Wells	0	3	8	12
Gary Barnidge	0	1	11	14

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Hoffman	3	17
Glen Wayne	1	17
Joel Tatum	1	10
Herb Whitfield	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Polamalu	2	15
Marc Bridges	1	21
Tyrus Blake	1	19
Dominic Gardiner	1	17
Norbert Wells	1	7

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Herb Whitfield	18	59	---	---	8	85
Kent Jarvis	---	---	29	42	5	76
Chad Jackson	13	50	---	---	12	75
Joe Lujan	13	50	---	---	8	71
Casey Donovan	---	---	23	38	10	71
Jon Beason	---	---	28	39	1	68
Jermaine Summers	15	44	---	---	8	67
Glen Wayne	---	---	17	32	17	66
T.J. Ross	13	45	---	---	7	65
Teddy Flannery	---	---	26	39	---	65
J.B. Nardi	10	37	---	---	17	64
Gosder Cherilus	15	49	---	---	---	64
Levon Jacobs	---	---	26	38	---	64
Tony Coffey	9	34	---	---	18	61
Marcus Spears	---	---	19	32	8	59
Alvin Elkins	---	---	22	36	1	59
Ian Brock	---	---	19	29	8	56
Byron Leftwich	17	37	---	---	---	54
Perry Egan	---	---	20	31	2	53
Matthew Burley	11	35	---	---	5	51
Alex Rivera	---	---	16	30	2	48
Chris Chester	11	32	---	---	3	46
Teddy Perrine	11	30	---	---	3	44
Dwight Donovan	9	33	---	---	1	43
Joel Tatum	9	21	---	---	10	40
JD Runnels	5	21	---	---	11	37
Jerome Collins	6	17	---	---	11	34
Jimmy Van Pelt	10	17	---	---	7	34
Ellis Skaggs	10	24	---	---	---	34
Derrick Harvey	---	---	12	16	5	33
Donnell Hoffman	---	---	7	6	17	30
Xavier Adibi	---	---	11	13	4	28
Mitchell Gallier	2	23	---	---	1	26
Fred Noll	---	---	9	12	5	26
Terrell Barrett	---	---	12	11	1	24
Christian Hutton	---	---	1	4	19	24
Thurman Joseph	---	---	5	6	9	20
Keith Zinger	1	1	---	---	18	20
Nate Houston	---	---	9	10	---	19
Frankie Lane	---	---	5	4	---	9
Frank Okam	---	---	3	5	---	8
Les Hardy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Keith Bumgarner	1	1	---	---	1	3
Colt Brennan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Allen Patrick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Troy Polamalu	---	---	19	59	15	93
Marc Bridges	---	---	15	55	21	91
Adam Jones	---	---	19	59	11	89
Bruce Davis	---	---	18	59	5	82
Brodrick Bunkley	---	---	19	57	1	77
Ralph Strong	24	35	---	---	18	77
Otis Wyatt	---	---	17	58	1	76
Trevor Cochrane	---	---	17	57	1	75
Quinn Ojinnaka	25	41	---	---	7	73
Clint Ingram	---	---	19	53	1	73
Patrick Moore	29	43	---	---	---	72
Omar Hudson	---	---	17	54	1	72
Patrick Lee	---	---	16	53	1	70
Marshal Yanda	26	36	---	---	6	68
Marty Howard	25	38	---	---	1	64
Chris Williams	25	39	---	---	---	64
George Gray	23	36	---	---	1	60
J.J. Ackerman	24	35	---	---	---	59
Tyrus Blake	---	---	4	34	19	57
Kirk Cole	15	32	---	---	10	57
Jeremy Arora	21	29	---	---	1	51
Michael Rottinghaus	12	22	---	---	17	51
Dominic Gardiner	14	16	---	---	17	47
Pat Sims	---	---	14	27	4	45
Gary Barnidge	11	14	---	---	7	32
Greg Eslinger	11	12	---	---	7	30
Brandon Hansen	3	8	---	---	17	28
Edgar Kellum	13	8	---	---	6	27
Rusty Dawkins	---	---	1	2	24	27
Norbert Wells	8	12	---	---	7	27
Freddie Hines	3	6	---	---	10	19
Alonzo Baum	---	---	4	9	4	17
Jamal Mello	6	9	---	---	---	15
Vernon Neale	---	---	3	6	4	13
Walter Hopper	---	---	3	9	---	12
Neal Lynn	1	2	---	---	7	10
Lamar Bayh	---	---	4	5	---	9
Tim Anderson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Tony Eloms	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	4	3	7
Mario Houston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jay Feely	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bart Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edgar Wendt	---	---	0	0	---	0
Lawrence Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	14	64	4.6
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	5	22	4.4
Right	15	71	4.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Byron Leftwich	35	20	2	0	4	7	4	0	0
Mitchell Gallier	23	9	1	1	1	5	7	2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Patrick Moore	43	25	4	2	3	6	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	29	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	62	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	8	104	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	15	4	107	7.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	83	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	85	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	126	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Jackson	15	6	2	70	1	50
TE T.J. Ross	10	4	1	25	0	45
WR Joel Tatum	8	4	2	47	0	21
WR J.B. Nardi	6	4	0	77	1	37
WR Dwight Donovan	6	3	0	25	0	33
TE Jerome Collins	5	2	0	30	1	17
FB JD Runnels	3	3	0	15	0	21
RB Ellis Skaggs	2	2	0	10	0	24
RB Tony Coffey	2	1	0	3	0	34
FB Jimmy Van Pelt	1	0	0	0	0	17

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	9	6	0	65	1	36
WR Jeremy Arora	8	5	0	77	2	29
WR Michael Rottinghaus	8	5	0	56	0	22
WR Kirk Cole	7	4	0	60	0	32
RB Ralph Strong	4	2	1	5	0	35
TE Dominic Gardiner	2	1	0	8	0	16
TE Gary Barnidge	2	1	0	20	1	14
WR Freddie Hines	1	0	1	0	0	6
FB Edgar Kellum	1	1	0	8	0	8
FB Brandon Hansen	1	0	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ellis Skaggs	2	2	1.00	5.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Strong	3	8	2.67	5.14
Jamal Mello	1	7	7.00	2.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Byron Leftwich	1	0	0	0.00	5.71

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Patrick Moore	8	5	40	5.00	6.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tony Coffey	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Arora	2	2	9	4.50	9.63
RB Ralph Strong	2	1	6	3.00	1.25
WR George Gray	2	1	12	6.00	7.22
WR Freddie Hines	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kirk Cole	1	1	13	13.00	8.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Coffey	2	1
Ellis Skaggs	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Mello	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Byron Leftwich	10	5	3
Mitchell Gallier	5	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Patrick Moore	14	11	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Donovan	3	1	1
TE Jerome Collins	2	2	1
WR Chad Jackson	2	0	0
RB Tony Coffey	2	1	0
TE T.J. Ross	2	0	0
WR J.B. Nardi	2	2	1
FB Jimmy Van Pelt	1	0	0
WR Joel Tatum	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Arora	4	3	2
WR Kirk Cole	4	3	3
WR Michael Rottinghaus	3	3	2
RB Ralph Strong	2	1	0
WR George Gray	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)