Week 4, 2035

played in Houston, TX

71 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	0	14	-	21
Houston Texans	0	3	14	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:14 PIT - Cam Newton 2 run (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 00:12 HOU - Ian Zupancic 37 field goal
3Q: 11:12 HOU - Dwayne Allen 26 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 05:11 HOU - Mercury Stokes 37 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 13:44 PIT - Victor Morton 8 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
4Q: 02:00 PIT - Devon Wylie 21 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
4Q: 00:29 HOU - Mercury Stokes 5 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:14 PIT - Cam Newton 2 run (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 00:12 HOU - Ian Zupancic 37 field goal
3Q: 11:12 HOU - Dwayne Allen 26 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
3Q: 05:11 HOU - Mercury Stokes 37 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 13:44 PIT - Victor Morton 8 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
4Q: 02:00 PIT - Devon Wylie 21 pass from Cam Newton (Deon Prior extra point)
4Q: 00:29 HOU - Mercury Stokes 5 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 2-2 3-1
First Downs 23 26
- by Rushing 12 1
- by Passing 11 22
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 366 476
- Offensive Plays 59 67
- Yards per Play 6.20 7.10
Net Rushing Yards 181 19
- Rushing Attempts 29 18
- Yards per Rush 6.24 1.06
Net Passing Yards 185 457
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 47 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 191 469
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.17 9.33
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 11.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 4/73 3/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:10 30:50

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	2-2	3-1
First Downs	23	26
- by Rushing	12	1
- by Passing	11	22
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	366	476
- Offensive Plays	59	67
- Yards per Play	6.20	7.10
Net Rushing Yards	181	19
- Rushing Attempts	29	18
- Yards per Rush	6.24	1.06
Net Passing Yards	185	457
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	47 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	191	469
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.17	9.33
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	11.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	4/73	3/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:10	30:50

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:38	1:59	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
1	5:49	4:34	OWN 31	10	45	Missed FG
2	13:56	3:55	OPP 29	8	29	Touchdown
2	6:26	3:48	OWN 6	9	32	Punt
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	11:00	2:54	OWN 26	5	48	Downs
3	4:55	6:20	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
4	8:24	2:53	OWN 20	7	24	Punt
4	2:15	0:34	OPP 34	2	34	Touchdown
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 25	2	34	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:22	OWN 9	7	18	Punt
1	8:39	2:50	OWN 17	6	59	Missed FG
1	1:15	2:19	OWN 31	5	7	Fumble
2	10:01	3:35	OWN 19	6	27	Punt
2	2:38	2:32	OWN 28	9	52	Field Goal
3	13:31	2:31	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
3	8:06	3:11	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
4	13:35	5:11	OWN 27	9	31	Punt
4	5:31	3:16	OWN 11	6	23	Fumble
4	1:41	1:21	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Tim Tebow, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nathan Hoover	20	120	6.00	17	6	0
Al Bunker	7	55	7.86	39	1	0
Cam Newton	1	2	2.00	2	0	1
Mel Davey	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Ray Rasmussen	8	-1	-0.13	2
Perry Torres	7	15	2.14	8
Dale Toviessi	3	5	1.67	2

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	29	18	191	1/6	2	24	0	104.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tim Tebow	47	31	469	2/12	3	51	0	119.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Nathan Hoover	4	5	35	8.75	14	16	0
TE Victor Morton	3	3	41	13.67	0	20	1
WR Nicky Newkirk	3	4	46	15.33	16	24	0
WR John Hamilton	2	6	5	2.50	3	4	0
WR Devon Wylie	2	3	28	14.00	10	21	1
TE Darrell Gil	2	2	20	10.00	0	15	0
FB Stanley Havili	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Al Bunker	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Kendrick Zolak	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mercury Stokes	8	11	136	17.00	47	37	2
WR Howard Hutek	6	10	55	9.17	9	14	0
RB Ray Rasmussen	4	5	20	5.00	9	18	0
TE Dwayne Allen	3	4	48	16.00	27	26	1
WR Harry Rock	3	6	64	21.33	12	28	0
WR Eugene Bogan	2	6	50	25.00	20	36	0
RB Perry Torres	2	2	11	5.50	2	8	0
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	31	31.00	0	31	0
WR Chris Leskanic	1	1	51	51.00	0	51	0
FB Bennie Brister	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Donovan Watson	1	0	0
Nathan Hoover	1	0	0
Jesse McKenzie	0	1	1
Moe Blazewicz	0	1	0
Stanley Havili	0	1	0
Tahir Whitehead	0	1	0
Roman Guthrie	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Force
Tim Tebow	1	0
Ray Rasmussen	1	0
Marcell Dareus	0	1
Harry Rock	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	4	196	49.0	43.5	61	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	3	150	50.0	42.3	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Prior	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	1/2	0/1	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Zolak	2	3	1.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Toviessi	2	11	5.5	0
Vincent Donaldson	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Watson	4	73	18.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Donaldson	2	37	18.5	0
Ray Rasmussen	1	8	8.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Sam Gardner	9	3	0.0	17	46
OLB Roman Guthrie	6	0	2.0	18	47
CB Kent Wheeler	6	1	0.0	17	45
S Rahim Moore	5	3	0.0	16	42
ILB Russell Harvey	5	2	0.0	13	40
S Ralph Quinn	4	1	0.0	9	32
S Jesse McKenzie	3	2	0.0	10	27
DT Walter Bryant	2	1	0.0	8	30
DE Melvin Ingram	2	1	0.0	10	37
OLB Mychal Kendricks	2	1	0.0	16	34
OLB Tahir Whitehead	1	1	0.0	13	22
ILB Alonzo Conrady	1	0	0.0	3	3
DT Moe Blazewicz	1	0	0.0	13	29
OLB Johnnie Bryant	1	0	0.0	5	17
CB Neal Baxter	0	1	0.0	5	26

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donald Morehead	6	2	1.0	24	26
S Dwight Marshall	5	2	0.0	10	16
DE Marcell Dareus	4	2	0.0	26	25
ILB Michael Wheeler	4	2	0.0	27	30
S Joseph Wright	4	2	0.0	21	29
S Perry Coffin	3	2	0.0	19	12
DT Ian Lance	3	0	0.0	9	15
DT C.J. Huffman	2	2	0.0	21	15
S Butch Dawson	2	1	0.0	8	9
CB Randal Swiderski	2	1	0.0	20	28
CB Moe Quayle	2	0	0.0	19	16
ILB Ernest Everett	2	0	0.0	13	2
CB Vincent Donaldson	2	0	0.0	10	8
DE Melvin Dennis	1	1	0.0	10	10
G Xavier Gunn	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	0	0.0	19	20
OLB Willie Joyner	1	0	0.0	2	4
CB Adam Hawkins	1	0	0.0	11	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Roman Guthrie	2.0	1	4	3	47
OLB Mychal Kendricks	0.0	0	1	0	34
OLB Tahir Whitehead	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Moe Blazewicz	0.0	0	0	2	29
DE Melvin Ingram	0.0	0	0	1	37

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Donald Morehead	1.0	0	1	1	26
DE Marcell Dareus	0.0	0	3	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sam Gardner	8	1	46
CB Kent Wheeler	6	2	45
S Rahim Moore	3	0	42
S Ralph Quinn	2	0	32
OLB Mychal Kendricks	2	0	34
ILB Russell Harvey	2	0	40
S Jesse McKenzie	2	0	27
CB Gino Desrosiers	1	1	11
ILB Alonzo Conrady	1	0	3
DT Walter Bryant	1	0	30
OLB Tahir Whitehead	1	0	22
OLB Roman Guthrie	1	0	47
OLB Johnnie Bryant	1	0	17

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dwight Marshall	3	0	16
ILB Michael Wheeler	2	1	30
CB Randal Swiderski	2	1	28
CB Moe Quayle	2	0	16
S Joseph Wright	2	0	29
S Perry Coffin	1	0	12
S Butch Dawson	1	0	9
DE Marcell Dareus	1	0	25
OLB Willie Joyner	1	0	4
CB Vincent Donaldson	1	0	8
OLB Jimmie Devine	1	0	16
CB Adam Hawkins	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Tenney	3	6	25	0	27
James Brewer	2	5	23	1	28
Rusty Gothe	2	4	22	0	23
Antoine Ross	2	4	26	0	28
Dwight Perez	2	2	10	0	8
Andrew Kurczewski	1	3	24	0	28
Stanley Havili	1	2	9	0	12
Peter Kowal	0	2	5	0	4

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Gunn	1	6	17	1	42
Marvin Flowers	1	5	14	1	38
Alonzo Hansen	0	2	15	0	48
Bruce Butler	0	2	17	0	44
Ethan Brown	0	1	6	0	10
Dwayne Allen	0	1	14	0	32
Bennie Brister	0	1	8	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Baxter	2	19
Jesse McKenzie	2	17
Stanley Havili	1	13
Donovan Watson	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Randal Swiderski	2	20
Dale Toviessi	1	17
Bennie Brister	1	12
Harry Rock	1	11
Joseph Wright	1	9

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roman Guthrie	---	---	18	47	2	67
Sam Gardner	---	---	17	46	2	65
Kent Wheeler	---	---	17	45	2	64
Rahim Moore	---	---	16	42	2	60
Cam Newton	29	30	---	---	---	59
Mychal Kendricks	---	---	16	34	6	56
Chris Tenney	25	27	---	---	3	55
Russell Harvey	---	---	13	40	2	55
Antoine Ross	26	28	---	---	---	54
Jesse McKenzie	---	---	10	27	17	54
James Brewer	23	28	---	---	1	52
Andrew Kurczewski	24	28	---	---	---	52
Rusty Gothe	22	23	---	---	5	50
Neal Baxter	---	---	5	26	19	50
Melvin Ingram	---	---	10	37	1	48
Edward May	---	---	14	31	3	48
John Hamilton	24	23	---	---	---	47
Nathan Hoover	22	22	---	---	---	44
Moe Blazewicz	---	---	13	29	1	43
Ralph Quinn	---	---	9	32	1	42
Kendrick Zolak	14	20	---	---	8	42
Walter Bryant	---	---	8	30	2	40
Darrell Gil	19	16	---	---	3	38
Nicky Newkirk	21	16	---	---	---	37
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	13	22	1	36
Johnnie Bryant	---	---	5	17	13	35
Stanley Havili	9	12	---	---	13	34
Al Bunker	7	8	---	---	14	29
Gino Desrosiers	---	---	2	11	15	28
Scottie Dightman	---	---	8	12	4	24
Mel Davey	14	8	---	---	2	24
Victor Morton	8	12	---	---	3	23
Dwight Perez	10	8	---	---	5	23
Harry Soliday	10	4	---	---	5	19
Emmanuel Herrlich	2	1	---	---	14	17
Devon Wylie	5	11	---	---	---	16
Peter Kowal	5	4	---	---	5	14
Eddie Dawkins	0	0	---	---	12	12
Donovan Watson	0	1	---	---	10	11
Chris Bilukidi	---	---	1	8	1	10
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	3	3	2	8
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	5	5
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	4	4
Johnnie Ferderer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Marc Alston	0	0	---	---	---	0
Reuben Guthrie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mercury Stokes	15	41	---	---	13	69
Randal Swiderski	---	---	20	28	20	68
Tim Tebow	18	49	---	---	---	67
Alonzo Hansen	15	48	---	---	4	67
Bruce Butler	17	44	---	---	5	66
Xavier Gunn	17	42	---	---	---	59
Joseph Wright	---	---	21	29	9	59
Michael Wheeler	---	---	27	30	1	58
Marvin Flowers	14	38	---	---	5	57
Marcell Dareus	---	---	26	25	1	52
Vincent Ogden	15	36	---	---	---	51
Donald Morehead	---	---	24	26	1	51
Dwayne Allen	14	32	---	---	3	49
Howard Hutek	13	35	---	---	---	48
Harry Rock	8	27	---	---	11	46
Jimmie Devine	---	---	26	16	2	44
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	19	20	2	41
Rod Torres	---	---	16	20	2	38
C.J. Huffman	---	---	21	15	1	37
Moe Quayle	---	---	19	16	1	36
Dwight Marshall	---	---	10	16	9	35
Bennie Brister	8	15	---	---	12	35
Perry Coffin	---	---	19	12	1	32
Adam Hawkins	---	---	11	20	1	32
Ray Rasmussen	8	19	---	---	4	31
Eugene Bogan	4	25	---	---	---	29
Jimmy Sherman	7	15	---	---	6	28
Jessie Hoitink	5	18	---	---	5	28
Vincent Donaldson	---	---	10	8	10	28
Perry Torres	7	19	---	---	---	26
Melvin Dennis	---	---	10	10	6	26
Dale Toviessi	3	5	---	---	17	25
Ian Lance	---	---	9	15	---	24
Willie Joyner	---	---	2	4	17	23
Ethan Brown	6	10	---	---	4	20
Butch Dawson	---	---	8	9	1	18
Ernest Everett	---	---	13	2	3	18
A.J. Kochansky	1	2	---	---	14	17
Ricky Huffman	1	9	---	---	2	12
Chris Leskanic	2	10	---	---	---	12
Nate Harding	---	---	5	4	3	12
Harvey Westbrook	---	---	3	5	1	9
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	3	3
Andrew Luck	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tyrone Weaver	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	57	7.1
Middle	16	116	7.3
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	9	6	0.7
Right	4	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	29	18	3	1	4	2	4	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tim Tebow	47	31	9	3	2	4	6	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	59	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	91	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	9	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	131	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	159	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	12	5	170	14.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Hamilton	6	2	2	5	0	23
RB Nathan Hoover	5	4	0	35	0	22
WR Nicky Newkirk	4	3	0	46	1	16
TE Victor Morton	3	3	0	41	1	12
WR Kendrick Zolak	3	0	1	0	0	20
WR Devon Wylie	3	2	1	28	1	11
FB Stanley Havili	2	1	0	11	0	12
TE Darrell Gil	2	2	0	20	0	16
RB Al Bunker	1	1	0	5	0	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Stokes	11	8	0	136	3	41
WR Howard Hutek	10	6	0	55	0	35
WR Eugene Bogan	6	2	0	50	1	25
WR Harry Rock	6	3	1	64	2	27
RB Ray Rasmussen	5	4	1	20	0	19
TE Dwayne Allen	4	3	0	48	1	32
RB Perry Torres	2	2	0	11	0	19
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	0	31	1	15
WR Chris Leskanic	1	1	0	51	1	10
FB Bennie Brister	1	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nathan Hoover	2	3	1.50	6.00
Cam Newton	1	2	2.00	2.00
Al Bunker	1	2	2.00	7.86

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	2	2	19	9.50	6.59

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tim Tebow	4	1	5	1.25	9.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Victor Morton	1	1	8	8.00	13.67
WR Nicky Newkirk	1	1	11	11.00	11.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Stokes	2	1	5	2.50	12.36
WR Eugene Bogan	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
TE Dwayne Allen	1	0	0	0.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Nathan Hoover	2	1
Al Bunker	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	7	4	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tim Tebow	11	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kendrick Zolak	2	0	0
WR John Hamilton	2	1	0
TE Victor Morton	1	1	1
WR Nicky Newkirk	1	1	1
RB Nathan Hoover	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harry Rock	3	2	2
WR Mercury Stokes	3	2	2
WR Howard Hutek	2	2	2
WR Eugene Bogan	1	1	1
RB Perry Torres	1	1	0
RB Ray Rasmussen	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (21,100)
End Zone 11,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (21,100)
End Zone	11,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (4,000)