Week 4, 2029

played in Pittsburgh, PA

48 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	14	0	0	-	21
Pittsburgh Steelers	10	3	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 HOU - C.J. Spiller 2 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 07:11 PIT - George Gray 10 pass from Cam Newton (Kelly Simonton extra point)
1Q: 02:39 PIT - Kelly Simonton 20 field goal
2Q: 13:45 HOU - C.J. Spiller 8 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:07 PIT - Kelly Simonton 21 field goal
2Q: 00:01 HOU - Dean Rivers 91 kickoff return (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 12:38 PIT - Danny Cranford 10 pass from Cam Newton (Kelly Simonton extra point)
4Q: 00:14 PIT - Kelly Simonton 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 HOU - C.J. Spiller 2 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
1Q: 07:11 PIT - George Gray 10 pass from Cam Newton (Kelly Simonton extra point)
1Q: 02:39 PIT - Kelly Simonton 20 field goal
2Q: 13:45 HOU - C.J. Spiller 8 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:07 PIT - Kelly Simonton 21 field goal
2Q: 00:01 HOU - Dean Rivers 91 kickoff return (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 12:38 PIT - Danny Cranford 10 pass from Cam Newton (Kelly Simonton extra point)
4Q: 00:14 PIT - Kelly Simonton 35 field goal

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 2-2 3-1
First Downs 13 24
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 7 17
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 192 462
- Offensive Plays 60 69
- Yards per Play 3.20 6.70
Net Rushing Yards 48 122
- Rushing Attempts 29 22
- Yards per Rush 1.66 5.55
Net Passing Yards 144 340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 1 46 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 150 345
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.65 7.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/53 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 5/30
Kick Returns/Yards 4/162 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:57 30:04

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	2-2	3-1
First Downs	13	24
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	7	17
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	192	462
- Offensive Plays	60	69
- Yards per Play	3.20	6.70
Net Rushing Yards	48	122
- Rushing Attempts	29	22
- Yards per Rush	1.66	5.55
Net Passing Yards	144	340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 1	46 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	150	345
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.65	7.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/53	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	5/30
Kick Returns/Yards	4/162	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:57	30:04

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
1	12:56	3:42	OPP 35	7	35	Touchdown
1	7:01	1:20	OWN 28	3	-6	Interception
1	2:33	3:54	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	11:41	1:02	OWN 9	3	1	Punt
2	8:20	1:52	OWN 18	5	16	Punt
2	4:08	2:16	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
3	12:32	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	7:59	1:58	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	2:35	1:34	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	14:52	0:59	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
4	13:40	2:38	OPP 35	5	14	Missed FG
4	7:20	4:20	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	2:11	0:53	OWN 16	4	11	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 30	1	5	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:14	2:13	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
1	5:41	3:08	OPP 23	5	20	Field Goal
2	13:39	1:58	OWN 33	4	24	Punt
2	10:39	2:19	OPP 46	5	28	Fumble
2	6:28	2:20	OWN 21	5	23	Punt
2	1:52	1:51	OWN 42	9	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
3	10:51	2:52	OWN 21	7	46	Missed FG
3	6:01	3:26	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
3	1:01	1:09	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
4	13:53	0:13	OWN 6	1	0	Interception
4	11:02	3:42	OWN 28	7	33	Punt
4	3:00	0:49	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
4	1:18	1:09	OWN 32	5	50	Field Goal

Game MVP: Cam Newton, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Spiller	23	43	1.87	10	1	2
Sammy Farrington	5	1	0.20	3	0	0
Gene Chandler	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Toby Gerhardt	14	67	4.79	19	2
Brant Hockman	6	30	5.00	28	1
Cam Newton	2	25	12.50	19	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	30	16	150	1/6	0	28	1	53.5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	46	25	345	1/5	2	51	1	84.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jamal Gardner	6	7	57	9.50	19	21
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	3	11	36	12.00	11	15
WR Dean Rivers	2	2	7	3.50	0	4
RB C.J. Spiller	2	5	17	8.50	4	10
WR Tandon Doss	2	4	30	15.00	12	28
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR George Gray	7	17	84	12.00	32	28	1
WR Danny Cranford	5	9	71	14.20	13	22	1
WR Donovan Watson	5	7	55	11.00	2	16	0
WR Nicky Newkirk	4	7	119	29.75	41	51	0
TE Victor Morton	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Timothy Doxzon	1	11	11.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rahim Moore	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
Ernie Fitzgerald	1	0
Vernon Nichols	1	0
Ralph Livanis	0	1
Timothy Doxzon	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cam Newton	1	0	0	0
Warren Kushto	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	10	514	51.4	46.4	71	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	6	278	46.3	38.7	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelly Simonton	3/4	0/1	0/1	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Doxzon	1	6	6.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Kushto	5	30	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	4	162	40.5	1

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Gerleman	1	21	21.0	0
Donovan Watson	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Timothy Doxzon	6	1	0.5	17	39
S Patrick Chung	6	2	0.0	20	44
CB Devin McCourty	5	0	0.0	20	45
ILB Bob Hutton	3	1	0.5	19	42
S Perry Coffin	3	0	0.0	16	33
DT Leonard Westbrook	3	0	0.0	16	32
CB Chris Culliver	2	4	0.0	13	29
OLB Ralph Livanis	2	2	0.0	6	21
DT Cris Batten	2	2	0.0	17	38
OLB Louie Shaw	2	0	0.0	9	19
S Rico Kennedy	2	0	0.0	7	22
S Nate Allen	2	0	0.0	2	3
ILB Teddy Jamison	1	3	0.0	8	8
DT Chris Zlotnik	1	1	0.0	6	5
ILB Edward Patterson	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Drew Stevenson	1	0	0.0	7	21
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brandon Perkins	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Todd Power	1	0	0.0	3	21
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	0	0.0	17	29
DE Vernon Nichols	1	0	0.0	15	25

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rahim Moore	7	3	0.0	28	27
OLB Patrick Mussi	6	1	0.0	17	23
DT Sammy Barton	5	0	0.0	18	17
ILB Kirk Snyder	4	0	0.0	10	12
CB Wayne Maxwell	3	2	0.0	22	26
CB Peter Gaylor	3	0	0.0	21	25
DE Fernando Hernandez	2	1	1.0	7	5
DE Scottie Dightman	2	1	0.0	24	22
CB Kyle Meadows	2	0	0.0	14	16
DT Orlando Whitfield	2	0	0.0	16	14
ILB Ron Lazer	1	3	0.0	20	18
DT Grady Patton	1	1	0.0	21	24
S Horace Gilmore	1	1	0.0	21	24
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	0	---	---	---
DE George Selvie	1	0	0.0	22	26
OLB Jay Schmidgall	1	0	0.0	15	9
ILB Reggie Fields	1	0	0.0	7	7
CB Lamar Webb	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Brant Covert	1	0	0.0	8	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Bob Hutton	0.5	1	0	42
CB Timothy Doxzon	0.5	0	0	39
DE Rickey Nelson	0.0	1	1	25
OLB Louie Shaw	0.0	1	0	19
S Rico Kennedy	0.0	1	0	22
DE Bubba Gilroy	0.0	1	0	29
DT Leonard Westbrook	0.0	0	1	32

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fernando Hernandez	1.0	0	0	5
DE Scottie Dightman	0.0	4	0	22
DT Grady Patton	0.0	1	1	24
ILB Ron Lazer	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Devin McCourty	4	1	0	45
CB Timothy Doxzon	4	0	1	39
S Perry Coffin	2	2	0	33
ILB Bob Hutton	2	1	0	42
S Patrick Chung	2	0	0	44
OLB Louie Shaw	2	0	0	19
CB Chris Culliver	1	1	0	29
ILB Edward Patterson	1	0	0	5
DE Drew Stevenson	1	0	0	21
ILB Lincoln Krzys	1	0	0	7
ILB Teddy Jamison	1	0	0	8
S Rico Kennedy	1	0	0	22
S Nate Allen	1	0	0	3
DT Leonard Westbrook	1	0	0	32
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	0	0	29
OLB Roderick Garner	0	1	0	1
CB Todd Power	0	1	0	21

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wayne Maxwell	3	2	0	26
OLB Patrick Mussi	2	1	0	23
CB Peter Gaylor	2	1	0	25
S Rahim Moore	2	0	1	27
ILB Kirk Snyder	2	0	0	12
OLB Jay Schmidgall	1	0	0	9
ILB Reggie Fields	1	0	0	7
CB Lamar Webb	1	0	0	2
DE Brant Covert	1	0	0	10
S Horace Gilmore	1	0	0	24
S Robert Gerleman	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Jelinek	3	10	2	29	0	31
Ethan Bowens	1	8	0	29	0	29
Rondell Brady	1	4	0	27	1	29
Leonard Gillespie	0	2	0	22	0	27
Alonzo Hansen	0	2	0	29	0	31
Aaron Hernandez	0	1	0	22	0	18
Ronald McGarrity	0	1	0	13	0	10

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight Perez	2	3	20	0	41
Alonzo Hatcher	2	2	6	0	11
Jim Carlson	1	4	18	0	42
Rusty Gothe	1	3	18	1	37
James Brewer	1	3	16	0	37
Rodger Saffold	0	4	22	0	44
Graham Sellers	0	1	12	0	20
Victor Morton	0	1	9	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Louie Shaw	3	20
Ralph Livanis	2	19
Sammy Farrington	1	25
Alonzo Hansen	1	11

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Meadows	1	30
Victor Morton	1	19
Brant Hockman	1	19
J.B. Winters	1	19

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Chung	---	---	20	44	18	82
Alonzo Hansen	29	31	---	---	11	71
Devin McCourty	---	---	20	45	4	69
Rondell Brady	27	29	---	---	11	67
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	17	39	9	65
Bob Hutton	---	---	19	42	3	64
Ethan Bowens	29	29	---	---	6	64
Gene Chandler	29	31	---	---	---	60
Walter Jelinek	29	31	---	---	---	60
C.J. Spiller	24	25	---	---	8	57
Cris Batten	---	---	17	38	2	57
Sammy Farrington	12	17	---	---	25	54
Chris Culliver	---	---	13	29	11	53
Perry Coffin	---	---	16	33	3	52
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	16	32	4	52
Jamal Gardner	17	27	---	---	6	50
Aaron Hernandez	22	18	---	---	10	50
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	17	29	4	50
Jimmie Mahaffey	25	24	---	---	---	49
Leonard Gillespie	22	27	---	---	---	49
Louie Shaw	---	---	9	19	20	48
Ralph Livanis	---	---	6	21	19	46
Rickey Nelson	---	---	9	25	9	43
A.J. Murray	16	11	---	---	15	42
Ronald McGarrity	13	10	---	---	19	42
Vernon Nichols	---	---	15	25	2	42
Todd Power	---	---	3	21	10	34
Rico Kennedy	---	---	7	22	1	30
Tandon Doss	8	16	---	---	6	30
Drew Stevenson	---	---	7	21	1	29
Dean Rivers	7	7	---	---	15	29
Ernie Fitzgerald	9	7	---	---	11	27
Teddy Jamison	---	---	8	8	7	23
Lincoln Krzys	---	---	10	7	4	21
Chris Zlotnik	---	---	6	5	7	18
Edward Patterson	---	---	3	5	6	14
Don Myers	0	1	---	---	11	12
Emmitt Beyer	1	0	---	---	10	11
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	10	10
Roderick Garner	---	---	0	1	7	8
Nate Allen	---	---	2	3	---	5
Brandon Perkins	---	---	2	3	---	5
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kerry Blake	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Ausberry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Gray	22	45	---	---	19	86
Cam Newton	22	47	---	---	---	69
Rodger Saffold	22	44	---	---	---	66
Rusty Gothe	18	37	---	---	9	64
Dwight Perez	20	41	---	---	2	63
Kyle Meadows	---	---	14	16	30	60
Victor Morton	9	32	---	---	19	60
Jim Carlson	18	42	---	---	---	60
Rahim Moore	---	---	28	27	1	56
James Brewer	16	37	---	---	---	53
George Selvie	---	---	22	26	4	52
Toby Gerhardt	15	31	---	---	4	50
Wayne Maxwell	---	---	22	26	2	50
Kent Wheeler	---	---	24	25	1	50
Peter Gaylor	---	---	21	25	3	49
Warren Kushto	6	15	---	---	27	48
Graham Sellers	12	20	---	---	15	47
Grady Patton	---	---	21	24	2	47
Donovan Watson	12	22	---	---	12	46
Scottie Dightman	---	---	24	22	---	46
Horace Gilmore	---	---	21	24	1	46
Jay Schmidgall	---	---	15	9	20	44
Patrick Mussi	---	---	17	23	3	43
Brant Hockman	7	17	---	---	19	43
Danny Cranford	10	26	---	---	5	41
Ron Lazer	---	---	20	18	3	41
Sammy Barton	---	---	18	17	3	38
Nicky Newkirk	13	24	---	---	---	37
Orlando Whitfield	---	---	16	14	1	31
Kirk Snyder	---	---	10	12	8	30
Brant Covert	---	---	8	10	11	29
Alonzo Hatcher	6	11	---	---	10	27
J.B. Winters	4	3	---	---	19	26
Robert Gerleman	---	---	3	9	13	25
Reggie Fields	---	---	7	7	8	22
Harvey Johnston	5	15	---	---	1	21
Archie Roberts	4	5	---	---	10	19
Fernando Hernandez	---	---	7	5	5	17
Richard Makowski	1	3	---	---	10	14
Lamar Webb	---	---	1	2	8	11
Kelly Simonton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	6	6
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	4	4
J.R. Branch	---	---	0	0	2	2
Gabe Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamie Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	21	30	1.4
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	28	3.1
Middle	9	31	3.4
Right	4	63	15.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	30	16	3	2	0	5	6	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	46	25	6	2	5	7	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	2	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	72	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	2	27	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	49	16.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	19	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	74	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	117	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	135	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	11	3	36	0	24
WR Jamal Gardner	7	6	57	2	27
RB C.J. Spiller	5	2	17	0	25
WR Tandon Doss	4	2	30	1	16
WR Dean Rivers	2	2	7	0	7
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	3	0	18

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Gray	17	7	4	84	1	45
WR Danny Cranford	9	5	1	71	2	26
WR Donovan Watson	7	5	0	55	0	22
WR Nicky Newkirk	7	4	0	119	3	24
RB Toby Gerhardt	2	1	0	0	0	31
TE Victor Morton	2	2	0	8	0	32
TE Graham Sellers	1	1	0	8	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	2	10	5.00	1.87
Sammy Farrington	1	0	0.00	0.20

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Gerhardt	2	9	4.50	4.79
Cam Newton	1	6	6.00	12.50
Brant Hockman	1	0	0.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	2	1	12	6.00	5.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	6	4	23	3.83	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Gardner	1	1	12	12.00	8.14
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0	0.00	3.40

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Gray	1	1	10	10.00	4.94
WR Danny Cranford	1	1	10	10.00	7.89
RB Toby Gerhardt	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
TE Victor Morton	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
WR Nicky Newkirk	1	0	0	0.00	17.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Spiller	3	1
Sammy Farrington	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Toby Gerhardt	2	1
Brant Hockman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	10	3	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	5	0	0
WR Tandon Doss	2	1	1
WR Dean Rivers	1	1	1
WR Jamal Gardner	1	1	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Gray	7	3	2
WR Donovan Watson	1	1	0
WR Nicky Newkirk	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (18,800)
End Zone 12,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (18,800)
End Zone	12,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (5,000)