Week 4, 2026

played in Pittsburgh, PA

49 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	14	0	10	-	31
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:37 HOU - Tyrell Johnson 70 fumble return (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 09:01 PIT - Danny Cranford 21 pass from Johnnie Ferderer (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 14:23 HOU - Jamal Gardner 3 pass from Gene Chandler (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 06:09 HOU - LeSean McCoy 1 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 01:53 PIT - Graham Sellers 15 pass from Johnnie Ferderer (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 08:15 HOU - J.T. Garrison 1 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 02:09 HOU - Bruce Darche 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:37 HOU - Tyrell Johnson 70 fumble return (Bruce Darche extra point)
1Q: 09:01 PIT - Danny Cranford 21 pass from Johnnie Ferderer (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 14:23 HOU - Jamal Gardner 3 pass from Gene Chandler (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 06:09 HOU - LeSean McCoy 1 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 01:53 PIT - Graham Sellers 15 pass from Johnnie Ferderer (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 08:15 HOU - J.T. Garrison 1 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 02:09 HOU - Bruce Darche 40 field goal

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 3-1 1-3
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 12 3
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 314 245
- Offensive Plays 73 54
- Yards per Play 4.30 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 141 78
- Rushing Attempts 37 15
- Yards per Rush 3.81 5.20
Net Passing Yards 173 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 1 36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 173 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.81 4.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 1/5 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 6/155
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 31
Time of Possession 36:40 23:20

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	3-1	1-3
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	12	3
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	314	245
- Offensive Plays	73	54
- Yards per Play	4.30	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	141	78
- Rushing Attempts	37	15
- Yards per Rush	3.81	5.20
Net Passing Yards	173	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 1	36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	173	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.81	4.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	1/5	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	6/155
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 31
Time of Possession	36:40	23:20

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:44	2:04	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
1	4:33	5:18	OWN 43	11	57	Touchdown
2	10:57	4:56	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
2	2:33	0:40	OWN 20	3	5	Interception
2	1:45	1:45	OWN 25	7	37	Half
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 18	6	14	Punt
3	10:05	2:11	OWN 38	6	12	Punt
3	5:15	5:15	OWN 34	9	37	Missed FG
4	12:41	4:32	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
4	6:40	2:31	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	3:49	1:47	OPP 30	3	7	Field Goal
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 31	3	1	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:32	OWN 30	5	40	Fumble
1	12:28	3:44	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
1	6:40	2:07	OWN 10	5	2	Punt
2	14:15	3:18	OWN 23	5	33	Interception
2	6:01	3:28	OWN 30	8	30	Punt
2	1:53	0:08	OPP 15	1	15	Touchdown
3	11:28	1:23	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	7:54	2:39	OWN 4	5	20	Punt
4	15:00	2:19	OWN 36	4	28	Fumble
4	8:09	1:29	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
4	4:09	0:20	OWN 27	4	3	Downs
4	2:02	1:05	OWN 22	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: LeSean McCoy, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LeSean McCoy	20	94	4.70	11	3	1
J.T. Garrison	12	32	2.67	9	0	1
Gene Chandler	4	6	1.50	4	0	0
Jamal Gardner	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herb Matich	10	47	4.70	18	1
Johnnie Ferderer	3	13	4.33	6	0
Toby Gerhardt	2	18	9.00	15	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	36	23	173	0/0	1	37	1	73.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnnie Ferderer	28	15	131	3/17	2	21	1	75.1
Brandon Johnson	8	6	53	0/0	0	13	0	92.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Gardner	5	11	21	4.20	3	9	1
WR Preston Beadnell	4	6	40	10.00	16	17	0
WR Dean Rivers	4	7	29	7.25	0	11	0
TE Nolan Brooks	3	4	42	14.00	30	37	0
WR Jessie Johannsen	2	2	7	3.50	0	5	0
TE Frank Fortune	2	3	16	8.00	0	10	0
TE Daryl Barricelli	2	2	14	7.00	0	11	0
FB Darrell Erickson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Cranford	5	9	65	13.00	30	21	1
RB Herb Matich	4	7	30	7.50	2	12	0
WR George Gray	3	5	31	10.33	5	13	0
WR Ralph Witt	3	5	24	8.00	2	13	0
FB Bucky Irwin	2	2	6	3.00	0	8	0
WR Clay Joseph	2	3	6	3.00	0	5	0
TE Antonio Fecht	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
TE Graham Sellers	1	2	15	15.00	3	15	1
RB Toby Gerhardt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clarence Mankey	1	0	0.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force	TD
Tyrell Johnson	1	0	1
Clarence Mankey	1	0	0
Lawrence Fisk	0	1	0
Herb Hampton	0	1	0
Darrell Erickson	0	1	0
Kendrick Hussey	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Johnnie Ferderer	2	0
Antonio Fecht	1	0
Ralph Quinn	1	0
Donovan Ahern	0	1
Clay Joseph	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralph Flannery	4	190	47.5	45.0	51	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	5	214	42.8	34.6	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	1/2	1/2	0/0	40	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LeSean McCoy	3	21	7.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Moore	1	11	11.0	0
Ralph Quinn	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LeSean McCoy	3	68	22.7	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Robb	5	132	26.4	0
Kevin Klotz	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Herb Hampton	4	2	1.0	10	28
ILB Lawrence Fisk	4	0	1.0	7	12
CB Lawrence Abbey	4	3	0.0	15	38
S Allen Dawson	4	0	0.0	9	26
ILB Bob Hutton	3	2	0.5	15	39
S Clarence Mankey	3	0	0.0	15	32
S Perry Coffin	3	0	0.0	8	27
CB Jon Wolfe	3	0	0.0	10	27
CB Tyrell Johnson	2	2	0.0	13	34
OLB Ralph Livanis	2	2	0.0	15	38
ILB Alonzo Conrady	2	0	0.0	6	16
DE Kendrick Hussey	1	0	0.5	9	22
WR Jamal Gardner	1	0	---	---	---
DT Levon Jacobs	0	2	0.0	10	28
DT Butch Ena	0	1	0.0	9	20

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Josh Moseley	7	0	0.0	29	30
OLB Juan Gaines	7	0	0.0	28	31
DT B.J. Buckner	6	2	0.0	28	32
DT Grady Patton	5	1	0.0	22	13
CB Peter Gaylor	5	0	0.0	29	33
CB Wayne Maxwell	4	1	0.0	30	32
OLB Rondell Kurtz	3	2	0.0	13	15
DE Curtis McMahon	3	2	0.0	24	17
S William Moore	3	0	0.0	31	27
CB Kyle Meadows	3	0	0.0	22	26
OLB Patrick Mussi	2	4	0.0	24	21
DE Zack Durham	2	1	0.0	19	23
ILB Greg Lynn	1	1	0.0	9	5
S Ralph Quinn	1	1	0.0	16	18
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	1	0	0.0	16	13
RB Herb Matich	1	0	---	---	---
DE George Selvie	1	0	0.0	30	31
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	0.0	11	2
ILB Kirk Snyder	0	1	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk	1.0	0	0	12
OLB Herb Hampton	1.0	0	0	28
ILB Bob Hutton	0.5	1	0	39
DE Kendrick Hussey	0.5	0	0	22
DT Levon Jacobs	0.0	2	0	28
DE Carlos Dunlap	0.0	1	1	34
DT Butch Ena	0.0	1	0	20

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Selvie	0.0	1	0	0	31
DT B.J. Buckner	0.0	0	2	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lawrence Abbey	4	0	0	38
S Allen Dawson	4	0	0	26
S Clarence Mankey	3	0	1	32
CB Jon Wolfe	3	0	0	27
CB Tyrell Johnson	2	1	0	34
ILB Lawrence Fisk	1	1	0	12
ILB Bob Hutton	1	1	0	39
OLB Herb Hampton	1	0	0	28
S Perry Coffin	1	0	0	27
ILB Alonzo Conrady	1	0	0	16
OLB Ralph Livanis	0	2	0	38

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Peter Gaylor	5	3	0	33
S Josh Moseley	5	0	0	30
CB Wayne Maxwell	3	0	0	32
OLB Patrick Mussi	2	1	1	21
S William Moore	2	0	0	27
OLB Rondell Kurtz	2	0	0	15
OLB Juan Gaines	2	0	0	31
DT B.J. Buckner	1	0	0	32
CB Kyle Meadows	1	0	0	26
S Ralph Quinn	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Walter Jelinek	5	6	1	37	36
Gosder Cherilus	3	5	0	31	34
Alonzo Hansen	2	7	0	36	36
Leonard Gillespie	2	6	0	32	23
Ethan Bowens	2	2	0	35	36
Antoine Caldwell	1	1	0	2	0
Frank Fortune	1	1	0	4	5
Darrell Erickson	0	3	0	24	23
Nolan Brooks	0	1	0	18	16
Daryl Barricelli	0	1	0	17	11

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donovan Ahern	2	5	14	0	30
Chris Pyne	2	3	13	1	34
Rodger Saffold	1	2	13	1	37
Archie Roberts	0	1	4	0	4
Edgar Sinclair	0	1	2	0	5
Frankie Modrell	0	0	1	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Erickson	2	14
Lawrence Fisk	2	13
Alonzo Conrady	2	10
Tyrell Johnson	2	9

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Klotz	1	14
Jorge Brock	1	14
Antonio Fecht	1	13
Ralph Witt	1	13
Bucky Irwin	1	9
Archie Roberts	1	5

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Hansen	36	36	---	---	6	78
Gene Chandler	37	36	---	---	---	73
Walter Jelinek	37	36	---	---	---	73
Gosder Cherilus	31	34	---	---	6	71
Ethan Bowens	35	36	---	---	---	71
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	15	38	10	63
Ralph Livanis	---	---	15	38	10	63
LeSean McCoy	25	27	---	---	9	61
Darrell Erickson	24	23	---	---	14	61
Jamal Gardner	32	29	---	---	---	61
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	13	34	9	56
Leonard Gillespie	32	23	---	---	---	55
Dean Rivers	18	22	---	---	14	54
Bob Hutton	---	---	15	39	---	54
Clarence Mankey	---	---	15	32	1	48
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	12	34	---	46
Allen Dawson	---	---	9	26	8	43
Levon Jacobs	---	---	10	28	1	39
Herb Hampton	---	---	10	28	1	39
Nolan Brooks	18	16	---	---	5	39
Jon Wolfe	---	---	10	27	---	37
Perry Coffin	---	---	8	27	---	35
Preston Beadnell	16	18	---	---	---	34
Butch Ena	---	---	9	20	5	34
Mitch Petrus	12	15	---	---	6	33
Kendrick Hussey	---	---	9	22	2	33
Daryl Barricelli	17	11	---	---	5	33
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	7	12	13	32
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	6	16	10	32
Jessie Johannsen	14	16	---	---	---	30
J.T. Garrison	15	10	---	---	3	28
Frank Fortune	4	5	---	---	15	24
Spencer Hanson	2	3	---	---	11	16
Max Castillo	0	0	---	---	15	15
Bert Klepfer	---	---	2	8	---	10
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	8	8
Antoine Caldwell	2	0	---	---	6	8
Stephen Harvey	---	---	0	0	8	8
Ralph Flannery	0	0	---	---	6	6
Damon Connell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Calvin Green	---	---	0	0	4	4
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	0	0	3	3
Wayne Snyder	---	---	0	0	---	0
Hugh Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sammy Farrington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	30	32	5	67
William Moore	---	---	31	27	5	63
George Selvie	---	---	30	31	2	63
Peter Gaylor	---	---	29	33	1	63
Josh Moseley	---	---	29	30	2	61
B.J. Buckner	---	---	28	32	1	61
Juan Gaines	---	---	28	31	2	61
Joseph Weldon	---	---	21	23	15	59
George Gray	14	35	---	---	2	51
Gabe Russell	11	35	---	---	5	51
Rodger Saffold	13	37	---	---	---	50
Kyle Meadows	---	---	22	26	2	50
Patrick Mussi	---	---	24	21	4	49
Chris Pyne	13	34	---	---	---	47
Zack Durham	---	---	19	23	5	47
Ralph Witt	9	24	---	---	13	46
Herb Matich	12	33	---	---	1	46
Alonzo Hatcher	12	34	---	---	---	46
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	13	15	18	46
Johnnie Ferderer	15	31	---	---	---	46
Ralph Quinn	---	---	16	18	11	45
Donovan Ahern	14	30	---	---	---	44
Curtis McMahon	---	---	24	17	1	42
Graham Sellers	13	22	---	---	4	39
Grady Patton	---	---	22	13	2	37
Clay Joseph	5	18	---	---	13	36
Danny Cranford	10	24	---	---	---	34
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	16	13	3	32
Antonio Fecht	2	17	---	---	13	32
Bucky Irwin	6	14	---	---	9	29
Toby Gerhardt	3	6	---	---	17	26
Richard Makowski	5	7	---	---	5	17
Kevin Klotz	1	2	---	---	14	17
Ron Lazer	---	---	11	2	3	16
Frankie Modrell	1	9	---	---	5	15
Greg Lynn	---	---	9	5	1	15
Jorge Brock	0	0	---	---	14	14
Archie Roberts	4	4	---	---	5	13
Kirk Snyder	---	---	5	4	4	13
Brandon Johnson	0	8	---	---	---	8
Edgar Sinclair	2	5	---	---	---	7
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marshall Robb	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jared Pommier	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	85	4.7
Middle	13	37	2.8
Right	4	21	5.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	45	7.5
Middle	4	16	4.0
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	36	23	1	1	3	5	2	0	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnnie Ferderer	28	15	1	3	0	4	5	1	1
Brandon Johnson	8	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	130	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	32	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-2	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	101	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	85	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner	11	5	1	21	0	29
WR Dean Rivers	7	4	0	29	0	22
WR Preston Beadnell	6	4	1	40	0	18
TE Nolan Brooks	4	3	1	42	1	16
TE Frank Fortune	3	2	0	16	0	5
WR Jessie Johannsen	2	2	0	7	0	16
TE Daryl Barricelli	2	2	0	14	0	11
FB Darrell Erickson	1	1	0	4	0	23

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Cranford	9	5	0	65	1	24
RB Herb Matich	7	4	0	30	0	33
WR George Gray	5	3	0	31	0	35
WR Ralph Witt	5	3	1	24	0	24
WR Clay Joseph	3	2	0	6	0	18
TE Antonio Fecht	2	1	0	7	0	17
TE Graham Sellers	2	1	0	15	0	22
FB Bucky Irwin	2	2	0	6	0	14
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	3	2	0.67	4.70
J.T. Garrison	3	10	3.33	2.67

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	4	3	23	5.75	4.81

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnnie Ferderer	1	1	15	15.00	4.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Gardner	2	2	12	6.00	1.91
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	11	11.00	4.14
TE Nolan Brooks	1	0	0	0.00	10.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	15	15.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
LeSean McCoy	4	2
Gene Chandler	2	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Johnnie Ferderer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	9	6	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnnie Ferderer	7	1	1
Brandon Johnson	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Gardner	4	2	2
WR Jessie Johannsen	2	2	0
WR Preston Beadnell	1	1	1
WR Dean Rivers	1	0	0
TE Daryl Barricelli	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ralph Witt	2	1	1
RB Herb Matich	2	1	1
WR Danny Cranford	2	0	0
WR George Gray	1	0	0
WR Clay Joseph	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (19,600)
End Zone 13,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (19,600)
End Zone	13,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,000)