Week 13, 2028

played in Pittsburgh, PA

26 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	7	7	0	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:42 HOU - Ian Zupancic 22 field goal
1Q: 03:50 PIT - Danny Cranford 50 pass from Cam Newton (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 04:35 HOU - Frank Fortune 8 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 08:34 PIT - Ryan Succop 23 field goal
3Q: 04:30 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 13 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:42 HOU - Ian Zupancic 22 field goal
1Q: 03:50 PIT - Danny Cranford 50 pass from Cam Newton (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 04:35 HOU - Frank Fortune 8 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 08:34 PIT - Ryan Succop 23 field goal
3Q: 04:30 HOU - Jimmie Mahaffey 13 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 6-6 3-9
First Downs 14 15
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 248 268
- Offensive Plays 57 58
- Yards per Play 4.35 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 76 77
- Rushing Attempts 26 22
- Yards per Rush 2.92 3.50
Net Passing Yards 172 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 0 35 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 190 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.55 5.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/43 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/44 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/87 3/56
Interception Ret./Yards 2/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:08 27:52

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	6-6	3-9
First Downs	14	15
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	248	268
- Offensive Plays	57	58
- Yards per Play	4.35	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	76	77
- Rushing Attempts	26	22
- Yards per Rush	2.92	3.50
Net Passing Yards	172	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 0	35 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	190	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.55	5.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/43	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/44	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/87	3/56
Interception Ret./Yards	2/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:08	27:52

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:30	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
1	10:57	5:23	OWN 33	8	62	Field Goal
1	3:36	1:11	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	14:48	1:05	OPP 46	3	5	Punt
2	12:31	3:10	OWN 31	6	17	Punt
2	7:48	3:22	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 19	5	19	Half
3	8:27	4:03	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
3	3:01	1:23	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
4	12:36	3:05	OWN 31	5	4	Punt
4	7:16	4:37	OWN 21	6	17	Punt
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 34	1	-1	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:30	1:33	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	5:34	1:58	OWN 29	3	71	Touchdown
1	2:25	2:37	OWN 20	6	23	Interception
2	13:43	1:12	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	9:21	1:33	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
2	4:26	2:37	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	6:33	OWN 20	12	74	Field Goal
3	4:24	1:23	OWN 22	4	-7	Punt
3	1:38	4:02	OWN 17	9	59	Missed FG
4	9:31	2:15	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
4	2:39	2:32	OWN 13	11	45	Interception

Game MVP: Gene Chandler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Spiller	20	46	2.30	11	1
Sammy Farrington	4	26	6.50	10	1
Gene Chandler	2	4	2.00	5	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Toby Gerhardt	11	30	2.73	8	0
Kent Cichanski	7	24	3.43	13	1
Cam Newton	4	23	5.75	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	28	17	190	3/18	2	39	0	104.7

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	35	20	196	1/5	1	50	2	58.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	4	10	45	11.25	11	22	1
RB C.J. Spiller	4	5	16	4.00	10	6	0
TE Frank Fortune	3	5	24	8.00	4	17	1
WR Tandon Doss	3	4	58	19.33	2	39	0
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	37	37.00	0	37	0
WR Jamal Gardner	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Cranford	4	6	79	19.75	44	50	1
WR George Gray	3	3	23	7.67	0	13	0
RB Toby Gerhardt	3	3	17	5.67	12	12	0
RB Kent Cichanski	3	5	27	9.00	15	17	0
TE Victor Morton	2	3	13	6.50	1	8	0
WR Nicky Newkirk	2	4	7	3.50	0	4	0
TE Antonio Fecht	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Buddy Chisolm	1	1	22	22.00	16	22	0
WR Donovan Watson	1	6	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Stanley Havili	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Perry Coffin	1	0	0.00	0
CB Timothy Doxzon	1	6	6.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Thomsen	7	313	44.7	37.9	49	4

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	6	304	50.7	43.3	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/2	0/1	0/0	23	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	5	44	8.8	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Watson	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	2	63	31.5	0
Jamal Gardner	1	24	24.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Watson	3	56	18.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Aaron Curry	6	2	0.5	20	32
ILB Bob Hutton	5	1	0.0	20	33
S Patrick Chung	4	0	0.0	4	9
CB Lawrence Abbey	4	0	0.0	8	21
S Perry Coffin	4	0	0.0	14	28
DT Cris Batten	3	2	0.0	19	26
S Nate Allen	2	3	0.0	18	30
DT Leonard Westbrook	2	0	0.0	10	19
DE Vernon Nichols	2	0	0.0	12	12
DE Artie Shorter	1	0	0.5	17	23
S Barry Towns	1	2	0.0	12	20
CB Jerome Murphy	1	2	0.0	20	32
DT Chris Zlotnik	1	1	0.0	15	22
ILB Alonzo Conrady	1	1	0.0	9	7
CB Mercury Farley	1	1	0.0	7	14
CB Timothy Doxzon	1	1	0.0	18	27
OLB Louie Shaw	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	0.0	4	10
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	0	0.0	14	30

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	6	1	0.0	20	27
OLB Patrick Mussi	5	3	0.0	16	23
CB Kyle Meadows	4	1	0.0	17	27
DT Sen'Derrick Marks	4	0	0.0	19	14
S Josh Moseley	4	0	0.0	23	17
DE George Selvie	3	1	1.5	13	25
DT B.J. Buckner	3	1	0.5	17	23
CB Peter Gaylor	3	0	0.0	23	27
DE Scottie Dightman	2	0	0.5	17	18
OLB Juan Gaines	2	1	0.0	20	26
OLB J.R. Branch	2	1	0.0	10	8
DT Grady Patton	1	1	0.5	17	21
DE Curtis McMahon	1	2	0.0	17	17
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	1	0.0	22	25
WR Danny Cranford	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	0.0	7	5
CB Joseph Weldon	1	0	0.0	8	12
TE Victor Morton	1	0	---	---	---
S Ralph Quinn	0	1	0.0	9	18
ILB Reggie Fields	0	1	0.0	5	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Artie Shorter	0.5	0	1	1	23
OLB Aaron Curry	0.5	0	0	0	32
DE Bubba Gilroy	0.0	1	2	0	30
DT Leonard Westbrook	0.0	0	1	1	19
DT Chris Zlotnik	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Selvie	1.5	1	0	2	25
DT B.J. Buckner	0.5	0	1	1	23
DT Grady Patton	0.5	0	1	0	21
DE Scottie Dightman	0.5	0	1	0	18
DE Curtis McMahon	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Aaron Curry	5	1	0	32
CB Lawrence Abbey	4	1	0	21
S Perry Coffin	2	0	1	28
ILB Bob Hutton	2	0	0	33
CB Jerome Murphy	2	0	0	32
S Nate Allen	1	1	0	30
CB Timothy Doxzon	1	0	1	27
S Patrick Chung	1	0	0	9
S Barry Towns	1	0	0	20
CB Mercury Farley	1	0	0	14

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	4	1	27
CB Peter Gaylor	2	2	27
OLB Juan Gaines	2	0	26
CB Kyle Meadows	2	0	27
DE George Selvie	1	0	25
DT B.J. Buckner	1	0	23
OLB Patrick Mussi	1	0	23
CB Wayne Maxwell	1	0	25
ILB Ron Lazer	1	0	5
S Ralph Quinn	1	0	18
DE Scottie Dightman	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Jelinek	3	6	1	26	0	31
Alonzo Hansen	1	5	0	25	1	31
Ernie Fitzgerald	1	3	0	26	1	31
A.J. Murray	1	1	0	16	0	10
Don Myers	1	1	0	8	0	9
Leonard Gillespie	0	4	0	19	1	22
Ethan Bowens	0	3	0	26	0	30
Frank Fortune	0	1	0	21	0	16

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rodger Saffold	1	3	18	0	33
Dwight Perez	1	3	10	0	21
Rusty Gothe	1	2	18	0	31
Jim Carlson	0	5	20	1	28
Edgar Sinclair	0	2	12	0	15
Richard Makowski	0	1	4	0	3
Stanley Havili	0	1	12	0	15
James Brewer	0	1	20	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Curry	3	14
C.J. Spiller	1	16
Sammy Farrington	1	14
A.J. Murray	1	5

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Meadows	3	17
Joseph Weldon	2	13
Antonio Fecht	1	15
Victor Morton	1	8
Patrick Mussi	1	3

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aaron Curry	---	---	20	32	14	66
Ernie Fitzgerald	26	31	---	---	8	65
Alonzo Hansen	25	31	---	---	8	64
C.J. Spiller	21	23	---	---	16	60
Gene Chandler	26	31	---	---	---	57
Bob Hutton	---	---	20	33	4	57
Walter Jelinek	26	31	---	---	---	57
Ethan Bowens	26	30	---	---	---	56
Jerome Murphy	---	---	20	32	3	55
Frank Fortune	21	16	---	---	15	52
Jimmie Mahaffey	23	28	---	---	---	51
Jamal Gardner	21	22	---	---	8	51
Nate Allen	---	---	18	30	2	50
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	14	30	6	50
Leonard Gillespie	19	22	---	---	8	49
Perry Coffin	---	---	14	28	5	47
Cris Batten	---	---	19	26	1	46
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	18	27	---	45
Aaron Hernandez	11	26	---	---	7	44
Artie Shorter	---	---	17	23	2	42
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	15	22	4	41
Sammy Farrington	10	12	---	---	14	36
Barry Towns	---	---	12	20	2	34
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	8	21	4	33
A.J. Murray	16	10	---	---	5	31
Ralph Livanis	---	---	4	10	16	30
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	10	19	1	30
Mercury Farley	---	---	7	14	7	28
Tandon Doss	7	17	---	---	3	27
Vernon Nichols	---	---	12	12	2	26
Don Myers	8	9	---	---	8	25
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	9	7	6	22
Patrick Chung	---	---	4	9	7	20
Dean Rivers	0	1	---	---	14	15
Kent Chappell	0	1	---	---	8	9
Teddy Jamison	---	---	0	1	7	8
Leonard Hankerson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dennis Thomsen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donald Butler	---	---	0	0	6	6
Herb Hampton	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	5	5
Victor Liotti	---	---	0	0	4	4
Louie Shaw	---	---	1	0	2	3
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chris Culliver	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kerry Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Gray	18	33	---	---	11	62
Kyle Meadows	---	---	17	27	17	61
Cam Newton	22	36	---	---	---	58
Peter Gaylor	---	---	23	27	5	55
Rusty Gothe	18	31	---	---	5	54
Rodger Saffold	18	33	---	---	2	53
James Brewer	20	32	---	---	---	52
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	22	25	2	49
Juan Gaines	---	---	20	26	2	48
Rahim Moore	---	---	20	27	1	48
Jim Carlson	20	28	---	---	---	48
Grady Patton	---	---	17	21	5	43
Patrick Mussi	---	---	16	23	3	42
Curtis McMahon	---	---	17	17	8	42
Josh Moseley	---	---	23	17	1	41
Donovan Watson	10	16	---	---	15	41
Toby Gerhardt	13	25	---	---	2	40
B.J. Buckner	---	---	17	23	---	40
Victor Morton	13	19	---	---	8	40
Antonio Fecht	10	13	---	---	15	38
George Selvie	---	---	13	25	---	38
Stanley Havili	12	15	---	---	11	38
Nicky Newkirk	12	20	---	---	6	38
Danny Cranford	11	24	---	---	2	37
Scottie Dightman	---	---	17	18	1	36
J.R. Branch	---	---	10	8	18	36
Dwight Perez	10	21	---	---	4	35
Sen'Derrick Marks	---	---	19	14	1	34
Ralph Quinn	---	---	9	18	7	34
Joseph Weldon	---	---	8	12	13	33
Edgar Sinclair	12	15	---	---	2	29
Kent Cichanski	9	12	---	---	6	27
Buddy Chisolm	2	3	---	---	20	25
Kirk Snyder	---	---	6	5	7	18
Archie Roberts	4	5	---	---	8	17
Ron Lazer	---	---	7	5	4	16
Richard Makowski	4	3	---	---	8	15
Alonzo Hatcher	2	4	---	---	8	14
Reggie Fields	---	---	5	1	7	13
Gabe Russell	2	8	---	---	---	10
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lamar Webb	---	---	0	2	2	4
Jay Schmidgall	---	---	0	0	3	3
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rico Howe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	16	52	3.3
Right	6	8	1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	28	17	3	0	3	3	4	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	35	20	2	2	2	3	5	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	40	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	40	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	98	19.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	116	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	78	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	10	4	2	45	1	28
RB C.J. Spiller	5	4	1	16	0	23
TE Frank Fortune	5	3	0	24	0	16
WR Tandon Doss	4	3	0	58	1	17
WR Jamal Gardner	2	1	0	9	0	22
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	0	37	1	1
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	0	1	0	26

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Cranford	6	4	0	79	1	24
WR Donovan Watson	6	1	1	5	0	16
RB Kent Cichanski	5	3	0	27	0	12
WR Nicky Newkirk	4	2	1	7	0	20
WR George Gray	3	3	0	23	0	33
RB Toby Gerhardt	3	3	0	17	0	25
TE Victor Morton	3	2	0	13	0	19
TE Antonio Fecht	2	1	0	3	0	13
FB Stanley Havili	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Buddy Chisolm	1	1	0	22	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	3	5	1.67	2.30

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Gerhardt	3	7	2.33	2.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	4	4	22	5.50	6.79

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	2	2	15	7.50	4.50
TE Frank Fortune	2	2	7	3.50	4.80

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gene Chandler	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Toby Gerhardt	2	1
Cam Newton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	13	10	6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	3	2	1
WR Jamal Gardner	2	1	0
RB C.J. Spiller	2	2	1
TE Frank Fortune	2	1	1
WR Tandon Doss	2	2	2
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	1
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Cranford	3	1	1
RB Kent Cichanski	2	1	1
TE Antonio Fecht	1	0	0
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	1	0
WR Donovan Watson	1	0	0
TE Victor Morton	1	0	0
WR Nicky Newkirk	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,700 (18,800)
End Zone 13,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,700 (18,800)
End Zone	13,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,000)