Wild Card Playoff Games, 2023

played in Houston, TX

50 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	10	10	0	-	20
Houston Texans	10	10	0	0	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 48 field goal
1Q: 03:42 HOU - Lawrence Fisk 59 fumble return (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
2Q: 06:08 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 31 field goal
2Q: 02:04 HOU - LeSean McCoy 5 run (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
3Q: 12:08 PIT - George Gray 12 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 02:09 PIT - Ryan Succop 26 field goal
4Q: 08:09 PIT - Danny Cranford 12 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 01:07 PIT - Ryan Succop 20 field goal
OT: 04:39 HOU - Brett Murphy 3 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 48 field goal
1Q: 03:42 HOU - Lawrence Fisk 59 fumble return (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
2Q: 06:08 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 31 field goal
2Q: 02:04 HOU - LeSean McCoy 5 run (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
3Q: 12:08 PIT - George Gray 12 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
3Q: 02:09 PIT - Ryan Succop 26 field goal
4Q: 08:09 PIT - Danny Cranford 12 pass from Rico Howe (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 01:07 PIT - Ryan Succop 20 field goal
OT: 04:39 HOU - Brett Murphy 3 run

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 11-6 9-8
First Downs 25 22
- by Rushing 10 7
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 366 359
- Offensive Plays 78 68
- Yards per Play 4.69 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 160 92
- Rushing Attempts 34 31
- Yards per Rush 4.71 2.97
Net Passing Yards 206 267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 23 - 0 36 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 217 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.68 7.22
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 10/65
Punt Returns/Yards 4/42 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 5/112 4/106
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:33 34:57

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	11-6	9-8
First Downs	25	22
- by Rushing	10	7
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	366	359
- Offensive Plays	78	68
- Yards per Play	4.69	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	160	92
- Rushing Attempts	34	31
- Yards per Rush	4.71	2.97
Net Passing Yards	206	267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 23 - 0	36 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	217	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.68	7.22
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	10/65
Punt Returns/Yards	4/42	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	5/112	4/106
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:33	34:57

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:51	2:56	OWN 39	5	13	Punt
1	4:35	1:04	OWN 45	3	14	Fumble
1	3:31	2:03	OWN 34	3	-6	Punt
2	13:48	3:33	OWN 18	7	39	Punt
2	6:03	2:27	OWN 32	5	30	Punt
2	1:57	1:27	OWN 29	5	22	Punt
3	15:00	2:58	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
3	5:31	3:27	OPP 46	7	37	Field Goal
3	0:10	7:11	OWN 7	15	93	Touchdown
4	6:47	5:46	OWN 39	14	58	Field Goal
OT1	12:20	2:11	OWN 38	5	12	Punt
OT1	9:59	0:49	OPP 34	3	8	Missed FG

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:09	OWN 29	10	40	Field Goal
1	5:55	1:20	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	1:28	2:40	OWN 21	5	24	Punt
2	10:15	4:12	OWN 20	10	66	Field Goal
2	3:36	1:39	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 10	1	3	Half
3	12:02	6:31	OWN 26	9	37	Punt
3	2:04	1:54	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
4	7:59	1:12	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 20	5	40	Half
OT1	15:00	2:40	OWN 28	6	11	Punt
OT1	10:09	0:10	OWN 9	1	0	Interception
OT1	9:10	3:25	OWN 33	5	19	Punt
OT1	5:45	1:15	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown

Game MVP: Rico Howe, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Toby Gerhardt	24	108	4.50	15	4
Herb Matich	9	48	5.33	17	3
Rico Howe	1	4	4.00	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LeSean McCoy	19	46	2.42	9	0	1
Brett Murphy	12	46	3.83	12	1	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Howe	42	23	217	2/11	2	19	0	85.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	36	25	274	1/7	0	59	1	80.1

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	6	11	62	10.33	16	19	1
WR Kirk Cole	4	9	34	8.50	7	16	0
WR Britt Wheeler	4	5	42	10.50	1	13	0
TE Graham Sellers	3	6	26	8.67	5	10	0
RB Toby Gerhardt	3	5	23	7.67	10	10	0
WR Danny Cranford	2	5	22	11.00	8	12	1
RB Herb Matich	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Preston Beadnell	6	10	49	8.17	42	27
WR Jamal Gardner	5	7	124	24.80	41	59
WR Dean Rivers	4	5	26	6.50	12	16
WR Dwight Donovan	3	3	18	6.00	8	10
TE John Carlson	2	2	13	6.50	2	15
RB LeSean McCoy	2	3	17	8.50	10	15
WR Jessie Johannsen	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
FB Darrell Erickson	1	1	14	14.00	5	14
TE R.J. Cote	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
RB Brett Murphy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jake Ford	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Force
George Gray	1	0
Kirk Cole	1	0
Lincoln Vespignani	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
LeSean McCoy	1	0	0	0
Lawrence Fisk	0	1	0	1
John Carlson	0	1	0	0
Herb Bradford	0	1	0	0
Kent Jarvis	0	0	1	0
Lawrence Abbey	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	6	268	44.7	33.3	59	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Watanabe	7	265	37.9	31.9	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	2/3	0/1	0/0	26	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jack Kemnitzer	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Cole	4	42	10.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	5	112	22.4	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	2	53	26.5	0
Jamal Gardner	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	8	1	0.0	26	29
S William Moore	7	3	0.0	26	27
OLB Bruce Davis	7	1	0.0	27	34
S Ronnie White	6	2	0.0	20	27
S Jake Ford	5	1	0.0	31	35
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	4	3	1.0	23	24
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	3	1	0.0	26	24
OLB Rondell Kurtz	3	0	0.0	15	12
CB Pete Wyoming	2	3	0.0	28	35
DT Norbert Briggs	2	0	0.0	11	20
S Josh Moseley	2	0	0.0	6	23
ILB Trevor Gourdine	2	0	0.0	5	9
DE Aaron Maybin	1	1	0.0	10	22
DE Chris Akaka	1	1	0.0	22	20
DE George Selvie	1	1	0.0	27	23
DT B.J. Buckner	1	1	0.0	16	17
DT Pat Sims	0	1	0.0	14	17

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk	12	3	0.0	31	42
CB D.J. Moore	6	0	0.0	30	34
S Luke Hartland	4	8	1.0	25	40
CB Lawrence Abbey	4	2	0.0	29	38
ILB Emmitt Vilnit	4	1	0.0	15	27
CB Tyrell Johnson	4	0	0.0	24	36
OLB Marc Poloski	4	0	0.0	21	15
DT Sedrick Harvey	3	0	1.0	13	26
S Chad Jones	3	3	0.0	24	27
DE Joey Sims	3	1	0.0	29	31
DT Levon Jacobs	3	0	0.0	26	35
OLB Peter Heuvicq	2	0	0.0	8	11
S Kent Jarvis	1	5	0.0	27	33
DE Terry Densmore	1	1	0.0	5	13
WR Preston Beadnell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Carlos Dunlap	1	0	0.0	29	31
DT Torell Troup	1	0	0.0	20	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1.0	0	1	0	24
DE Aaron Maybin	0.0	1	1	0	22
DT Pat Sims	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT B.J. Buckner	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Chris Akaka	0.0	0	0	1	20

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sedrick Harvey	1.0	1	1	0	26
S Luke Hartland	1.0	0	0	0	40
DT Levon Jacobs	0.0	0	2	1	35
DE Joey Sims	0.0	0	2	1	31
DE Teddy Flannery	0.0	0	1	4	23
DE Carlos Dunlap	0.0	0	1	2	31
DE Terry Densmore	0.0	0	1	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lincoln Vespignani	4	1	0	29
OLB Bruce Davis	4	0	0	34
S William Moore	3	0	0	27
S Ronnie White	3	0	0	27
CB Pete Wyoming	2	0	0	35
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	2	0	0	24
S Josh Moseley	2	0	0	23
OLB Rondell Kurtz	2	0	0	12
S Jake Ford	1	0	1	35
ILB Trevor Gourdine	1	0	0	9
DT B.J. Buckner	1	0	0	17
OLB Patrick Mussi	0	1	0	3

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk	4	2	42
CB D.J. Moore	4	1	34
CB Lawrence Abbey	4	0	38
CB Tyrell Johnson	3	1	36
OLB Peter Heuvicq	2	1	11
ILB Emmitt Vilnit	2	0	27
S Chad Jones	2	0	27
DE Joey Sims	1	0	31
DE Terry Densmore	1	0	13
OLB Marc Poloski	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marty Howard	5	13	34	0	40
Frankie Modrell	3	6	27	0	34
Gabe Russell	3	5	30	0	42
Brett Hathaway	1	5	31	0	41
Rodger Saffold	1	1	30	2	38
Herman Hanks	1	1	10	0	11
Bucky Irwin	0	1	15	0	16
Alonzo Hatcher	0	1	4	0	6

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Slauson	3	6	26	1	30
Herb Bradford	2	6	31	0	37
Kurt Ingram	1	4	23	0	31
Mickey Brandon	1	4	27	0	29
Jimmy Fulcher	1	4	28	0	32
Darrell Erickson	1	3	17	0	16
Lawrence Berry	0	2	8	0	6
Gosder Cherilus	0	1	4	0	8
Jumbo Wheeler	0	1	7	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Eleazer	2	27
Pete Wyoming	1	13
Toby Gerhardt	1	13
Bucky Irwin	1	13

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kent Jarvis	4	21
Dean Rivers	3	23
Jumbo Dolan	1	20
Dwight Donovan	1	17

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gabe Russell	30	42	---	---	7	79
Rico Howe	34	44	---	---	---	78
Pete Wyoming	---	---	28	35	13	76
Marty Howard	34	40	---	---	---	74
George Gray	28	44	---	---	2	74
Brett Hathaway	31	41	---	---	---	72
Jake Ford	---	---	31	35	2	68
Rodger Saffold	30	38	---	---	---	68
Kirk Cole	24	33	---	---	9	66
Bruce Davis	---	---	27	34	2	63
Frankie Modrell	27	34	---	---	2	63
Toby Gerhardt	24	26	---	---	13	63
Danny Cranford	22	21	---	---	16	59
Josh Moseley	---	---	6	23	28	57
William Moore	---	---	26	27	3	56
Lincoln Vespignani	---	---	26	29	1	56
Ronnie White	---	---	20	27	7	54
George Selvie	---	---	27	23	4	54
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	23	24	3	50
Britt Wheeler	15	22	---	---	13	50
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	26	24	---	50
Chris Akaka	---	---	22	20	5	47
Graham Sellers	16	22	---	---	9	47
Bucky Irwin	15	16	---	---	13	44
Antonio Fecht	12	11	---	---	18	41
Aaron Maybin	---	---	10	22	8	40
Gus Eleazer	4	5	---	---	27	36
Pat Sims	---	---	14	17	4	35
Trevor Gourdine	---	---	5	9	20	34
B.J. Buckner	---	---	16	17	1	34
Norbert Briggs	---	---	11	20	1	32
Herman Hanks	10	11	---	---	9	30
Herb Matich	10	17	---	---	1	28
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	15	12	1	28
Alonzo Hatcher	4	6	---	---	9	19
Quentin Dernbach	0	3	---	---	12	15
Don Middleton	1	5	---	---	9	15
Edwin Veldheer	3	3	---	---	9	15
Patrick Mussi	---	---	2	3	7	12
Patrick Lee	---	---	4	6	1	11
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	9	9
Josh Hall	---	---	2	0	6	8
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jim Brady	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	31	42	15	88
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	29	38	15	82
Kent Jarvis	---	---	27	33	21	81
D.J. Moore	---	---	30	34	14	78
Herb Bradford	31	37	---	---	9	77
Luke Hartland	---	---	25	40	8	73
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	24	36	8	68
Gene Chandler	31	37	---	---	---	68
Levon Jacobs	---	---	26	35	5	66
Joey Sims	---	---	29	31	5	65
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	29	31	1	61
Jimmy Fulcher	28	32	---	---	---	60
Dean Rivers	13	21	---	---	23	57
Mickey Brandon	27	29	---	---	---	56
Matt Slauson	26	30	---	---	---	56
Jamal Gardner	23	27	---	---	6	56
Kurt Ingram	23	31	---	---	---	54
Chad Jones	---	---	24	27	2	53
Preston Beadnell	21	31	---	---	---	52
Marc Poloski	---	---	21	15	13	49
Brett Murphy	12	14	---	---	20	46
Dwight Donovan	11	17	---	---	17	45
Emmitt Vilnit	---	---	15	27	1	43
John Carlson	17	18	---	---	6	41
Sedrick Harvey	---	---	13	26	2	41
Darrell Erickson	17	16	---	---	7	40
LeSean McCoy	19	20	---	---	---	39
Teddy Flannery	---	---	11	23	---	34
Torell Troup	---	---	20	12	2	34
R.J. Cote	12	11	---	---	6	29
Terry Densmore	---	---	5	13	8	26
Jumbo Dolan	2	1	---	---	20	23
Jumbo Wheeler	7	3	---	---	13	23
Lawrence Berry	8	6	---	---	9	23
Gosder Cherilus	4	8	---	---	9	21
Jessie Johannsen	1	6	---	---	14	21
Mitch Petrus	5	7	---	---	9	21
Peter Heuvicq	---	---	8	11	---	19
Dennis Hannam	3	5	---	---	9	17
Ralph Livanis	---	---	2	4	6	12
Casey Donovan	---	---	5	6	---	11
Steve Watanabe	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jack Kemnitzer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charles Stephens	0	0	---	---	2	2
Julio McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kurt Houston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	68	4.9
Middle	8	31	3.9
Right	12	61	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	15	45	3.0
Right	10	17	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Howe	42	23	0	2	2	6	8	9	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	36	25	3	1	2	2	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	22	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	98	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	97	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	45	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	78	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	55	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	96	19.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR George Gray	11	6	1	62	44
WR Kirk Cole	9	4	1	34	33
TE Graham Sellers	6	3	0	26	22
WR Britt Wheeler	5	4	0	42	22
WR Danny Cranford	5	2	0	22	21
RB Toby Gerhardt	5	3	0	23	26
RB Herb Matich	1	1	0	8	17

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Beadnell	10	6	1	49	1	31
WR Jamal Gardner	7	5	1	124	2	27
WR Dean Rivers	5	4	0	26	0	21
WR Dwight Donovan	3	3	0	18	0	17
RB LeSean McCoy	3	2	0	17	0	20
TE John Carlson	2	2	0	13	0	18
RB Brett Murphy	2	0	0	0	0	14
TE R.J. Cote	2	1	0	4	0	11
WR Jessie Johannsen	1	1	0	9	0	6
FB Darrell Erickson	1	1	0	14	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Gerhardt	6	11	1.83	4.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	3	14	4.67	2.42
Brett Murphy	3	11	3.67	3.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Howe	7	4	39	5.57	5.17

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	3	2	-2	-0.67	7.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kirk Cole	2	1	5	2.50	3.78
WR Danny Cranford	2	2	22	11.00	4.40
WR George Gray	1	1	12	12.00	5.64
WR Britt Wheeler	1	0	0	0.00	8.40
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	0	0	0.00	4.60

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	2	2.00	5.67
WR Preston Beadnell	1	1	-4	-4.00	4.90
WR Jamal Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	17.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Toby Gerhardt	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Murphy	3	2
LeSean McCoy	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Howe	14	8	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	4	2	1
WR Danny Cranford	4	2	1
WR Kirk Cole	3	2	2
WR Britt Wheeler	2	2	1
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Beadnell	4	2	1
WR Dean Rivers	3	3	1
WR Dwight Donovan	1	1	0
WR Jamal Gardner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,100)
End Zone 11,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,100)
End Zone	11,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,000)