Week 4, 2041

played in Pittsburgh, PA

76 degrees, stormy, 11 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	10	0	3	-	20
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	7	17	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:21 HOU - Mercury Stokes 9 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 12:15 HOU - Angel McTermid 45 field goal
2Q: 07:10 PIT - Wyatt Cobb 27 pass from Ernie Jasper (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 03:37 HOU - Coby Fleener 13 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 15:00 PIT - Jared Allen 15 fumble return (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 09:21 PIT - John Hamilton 15 pass from Ernie Jasper (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 05:57 PIT - Deon Prior 45 field goal
4Q: 06:54 HOU - Angel McTermid 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:21 HOU - Mercury Stokes 9 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
2Q: 12:15 HOU - Angel McTermid 45 field goal
2Q: 07:10 PIT - Wyatt Cobb 27 pass from Ernie Jasper (Deon Prior extra point)
2Q: 03:37 HOU - Coby Fleener 13 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 15:00 PIT - Jared Allen 15 fumble return (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 09:21 PIT - John Hamilton 15 pass from Ernie Jasper (Deon Prior extra point)
3Q: 05:57 PIT - Deon Prior 45 field goal
4Q: 06:54 HOU - Angel McTermid 30 field goal

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 0-4 3-1
First Downs 14 13
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 238 202
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 3.72 3.48
Net Rushing Yards 34 56
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 1.55 2.00
Net Passing Yards 204 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 0 27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 225 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/21 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.86 4.87
Fumbles/Lost 6/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 10.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/4 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/107 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 38
Time of Possession 30:52 29:08

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	0-4	3-1
First Downs	14	13
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	238	202
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	3.72	3.48
Net Rushing Yards	34	56
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	1.55	2.00
Net Passing Yards	204	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 0	27 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	225	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/21	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.86	4.87
Fumbles/Lost	6/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	10.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/4	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/107	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 38
Time of Possession	30:52	29:08

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	2:33	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
1	10:09	1:54	OPP 20	5	20	Touchdown
1	6:21	1:53	OWN 35	4	5	Fumble
1	2:33	5:25	OWN 20	11	52	Field Goal
2	6:59	3:31	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 30	1	-11	Half
3	15:00	0:09	OWN 20	1	-5	Fumble
3	14:51	2:09	OWN 23	3	-9	Punt
3	9:10	1:58	OWN 36	3	-4	Fumble
3	5:51	3:41	OWN 22	6	31	Punt
3	0:12	0:55	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	11:21	4:34	OWN 40	8	47	Field Goal
4	4:25	1:26	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	2:20	0:39	OWN 21	4	7	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
1	8:15	1:54	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
1	4:28	1:55	OPP 40	3	-7	Punt
2	12:08	5:09	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
2	3:28	3:05	OWN 20	10	57	Missed FG
3	12:42	3:32	OWN 48	7	52	Touchdown
3	7:12	1:21	OPP 32	3	4	Field Goal
3	2:10	1:58	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	14:17	2:56	OWN 14	5	3	Punt
4	6:47	2:22	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
4	2:59	0:39	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
4	1:41	1:41	OPP 28	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Ernie Jasper, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Grant	16	17	1.06	7	0
Jerald Newman	3	14	4.67	10	1
Cary Hicks	3	3	1.00	4	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
K.C. Rayburn	20	43	2.15	12	2
Jake Hoard	5	10	2.00	7	0
Ernie Jasper	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
Tanner Hindman	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	36	24	225	6/21	2	33	0	102.2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Jasper	27	17	170	3/24	2	30	0	105.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB C.J. Grant	6	8	61	10.17	50	33	0
WR Mercury Stokes	4	6	58	14.50	32	30	1
WR Dixon Edwards	4	9	39	9.75	13	12	0
RB Cary Hicks	3	3	24	8.00	18	17	0
TE Coby Fleener	2	4	28	14.00	11	15	1
WR Gene Banks	2	3	7	3.50	0	5	0
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Sammie Gwinn	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Dawkins	8	12	73	9.13	24	30	0
WR John Hamilton	4	7	37	9.25	0	15	1
RB Scott Dawkins	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Tanner Hindman	1	1	11	11.00	8	11	0
WR Richie Crane	1	1	22	22.00	3	22	0
RB K.C. Rayburn	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Wyatt Cobb	1	2	27	27.00	14	27	1
TE Rodney Umenyiora	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerald Newman	3	0	0
Mercury Stokes	1	0	0
Cary Hicks	1	0	0
C.J. Grant	1	0	0
Coby Fleener	0	1	0
Kirk Curley	0	1	0
Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	1	0
Charles Pruett	0	1	0
Cedric Allison	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richie Crane	1	0	0	0
Jared Allen	0	1	1	1
Aaron Cauthen	0	1	1	0
Zane Modrell	0	1	0	0
Colin Ramirez	0	0	2	0
D.J. Hayden	0	0	1	0
Donnie Horton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wayne Marshak	5	206	41.2	35.0	47	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Joe Lowe	7	301	43.0	39.6	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Prior	1/2	1/2	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Hildreth	2	3	1.5	0
Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	1.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Crane	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	4	107	26.8	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
K.C. Rayburn	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwight Marshall	10	2	0.0	26	28
ILB Jerome Henry	6	0	0.0	19	23
CB Rod Torres	4	2	1.0	25	27
DE Rodney Tylke	3	1	0.5	23	23
S Alexis Carmazzi	3	1	0.0	28	29
DE Abel Kurtz	2	1	1.0	24	26
OLB Donald Morehead	2	1	0.5	20	20
OLB Max Hout	2	2	0.0	15	6
DT Ty Terry	2	1	0.0	8	5
ILB Michael Wheeler	2	0	0.0	23	25
OLB Darnell Dietz	2	0	0.0	13	11
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	0	0.0	28	30
S Brian Van Hoose	2	0	0.0	7	7
CB Kennedy Cassidy	1	2	0.0	13	24
DT Lee Kirkaldie	1	2	0.0	20	25
S Dwayne Hildreth	0	1	0.0	1	2

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Al Horn	10	1	0.0	16	31
CB Al Bryant	8	1	0.0	21	41
CB D.J. Hayden	5	2	0.0	21	35
S Colin Ramirez	5	2	0.0	22	42
ILB Russell Harvey	5	1	0.0	22	42
DT Donnie Horton	4	0	1.0	13	27
DE Gene Sheldon	2	1	1.5	14	28
CB Herb Gamroth	2	1	0.0	17	33
ILB Wes Richmond	2	0	0.0	6	12
S Corey Turner	2	0	0.0	21	41
OLB Roman Guthrie	1	1	1.5	5	12
DT Aaron Cauthen	1	2	1.0	17	29
OLB Jared Allen	1	2	1.0	21	41
DE Melvin Ingram	1	1	0.0	11	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Abel Kurtz	1.0	0	1	0	26
CB Rod Torres	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Rodney Tylke	0.5	0	1	0	23
OLB Donald Morehead	0.5	0	0	1	20
ILB Michael Wheeler	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Lee Kirkaldie	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Roman Guthrie	1.5	0	0	0	12
DE Gene Sheldon	1.5	0	0	0	28
OLB Jared Allen	1.0	1	1	1	41
DT Aaron Cauthen	1.0	0	1	0	29
DT Donnie Horton	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Melvin Ingram	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dwight Marshall	4	1	28
S Alexis Carmazzi	3	0	29
ILB Jerome Henry	3	0	23
ILB Michael Wheeler	2	0	25
OLB Max Hout	2	0	6
CB Rod Torres	1	1	27
CB Percy Van DeWege	1	1	30
OLB Donald Morehead	1	0	20
OLB Darnell Dietz	0	1	11
CB Kennedy Cassidy	0	1	24

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Al Bryant	7	1	41
S Al Horn	6	0	31
CB D.J. Hayden	3	0	35
S Corey Turner	3	0	41
ILB Russell Harvey	1	2	42
ILB Wes Richmond	1	0	12
CB Herb Gamroth	1	0	33
S Colin Ramirez	1	0	42
DE Gene Sheldon	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Sloan	1	5	22	1	42
Doug Beasley	1	4	22	2	42
Lonnie Hitchcock	0	4	22	2	42
Kirk Curley	0	3	15	0	23
Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	3	22	0	42
Shawn Houston	0	0	22	1	42

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tanner Hindman	3	6	1	22	0	17
Rodney Umenyiora	2	3	0	26	0	19
Amini Silatolu	1	7	0	28	1	30
Sammie Collins	0	4	0	28	0	30
Jim Ross	0	3	0	28	2	30
Britt McGee	0	2	0	28	0	30
Dixon McCumber	0	1	0	28	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Morehead	2	10
Cedric Allison	1	22
Kennedy Cassidy	1	12

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Luke Kuechly	5	17
Jake Hoard	1	24
Al Horn	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lonnie Hitchcock	22	42	---	---	7	71
Dixon Edwards	18	40	---	---	12	70
C.J. Grant	18	34	---	---	17	69
Jerald Newman	22	42	---	---	---	64
Bruce Sloan	22	42	---	---	---	64
Rod Torres	---	---	25	27	12	64
Shawn Houston	22	42	---	---	---	64
Doug Beasley	22	42	---	---	---	64
Xavier Su'a-Filo	22	42	---	---	---	64
Coby Fleener	19	34	---	---	7	60
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	28	30	2	60
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	28	29	2	59
Dwight Marshall	---	---	26	28	2	56
Mercury Stokes	16	35	---	---	1	52
Michael Wheeler	---	---	23	25	3	51
Abel Kurtz	---	---	24	26	1	51
Donald Morehead	---	---	20	20	10	50
Kennedy Cassidy	---	---	13	24	12	49
Rodney Tylke	---	---	23	23	2	48
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	20	25	2	47
Jerome Henry	---	---	19	23	4	46
Kirk Curley	15	23	---	---	7	45
Darnell Dietz	---	---	13	11	20	44
Gene Banks	8	19	---	---	9	36
Francisco Reeves	---	---	9	11	8	28
Cedric Allison	0	1	---	---	22	23
Blake Holliman	2	4	---	---	17	23
Sammie Gwinn	4	6	---	---	12	22
Max Hout	---	---	15	6	---	21
Ty Terry	---	---	8	5	7	20
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	3	3	14	20
Cary Hicks	4	8	---	---	5	17
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	7	7	1	15
Kelvin Benjamin	6	6	---	---	2	14
Trent Steiner	---	---	3	5	5	13
Dwayne Hildreth	---	---	1	2	10	13
Sam Massare	---	---	0	0	9	9
Wesley Cook	0	0	---	---	7	7
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	7	7
Broderick Kelley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charles Pruett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wayne Marshak	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gilbert Washington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Butch Craig	---	---	0	0	---	0
Edwin Schneggenburger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Amini Silatolu	28	30	---	---	9	67
Sammie Collins	28	30	---	---	9	67
Colin Ramirez	---	---	22	42	3	67
Russell Harvey	---	---	22	42	2	66
Herb Gamroth	---	---	17	33	16	66
Al Bryant	---	---	21	41	2	64
Corey Turner	---	---	21	41	2	64
Jared Allen	---	---	21	41	2	64
D.J. Hayden	---	---	21	35	3	59
Britt McGee	28	30	---	---	---	58
Jim Ross	28	30	---	---	---	58
Ernie Jasper	28	30	---	---	---	58
Dixon McCumber	28	30	---	---	---	58
Al Horn	---	---	16	31	11	58
Tanner Hindman	22	17	---	---	15	54
K.C. Rayburn	23	25	---	---	5	53
Eddie Dawkins	23	28	---	---	---	51
Rodney Umenyiora	26	19	---	---	6	51
Aaron Cauthen	---	---	17	29	2	48
Donnie Horton	---	---	13	27	7	47
John Hamilton	19	22	---	---	2	43
Gene Sheldon	---	---	14	28	---	42
Melvin Ingram	---	---	11	26	1	38
Richie Crane	8	16	---	---	14	38
Zane Modrell	---	---	11	16	6	33
Jake Hoard	5	3	---	---	24	32
Bobby Beckman	9	5	---	---	18	32
Wyatt Cobb	3	11	---	---	9	23
Wes Richmond	---	---	6	12	4	22
Luke Kuechly	---	---	2	1	17	20
Irving Martel	2	0	---	---	16	18
Roman Guthrie	---	---	5	12	---	17
Kendall Pearson	0	1	---	---	12	13
Bruce Irvin	---	---	0	0	11	11
Ralph Van Guilder	---	---	0	0	10	10
Billy Joe Lowe	0	0	---	---	9	9
Terry Finley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jason Slowey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rob Dacosta	0	0	---	---	9	9
Deon Prior	0	0	---	---	7	7
Full Contact Etten	---	---	2	5	---	7
Darren McFadden	---	---	0	0	5	5
Scott Dawkins	0	3	---	---	---	3
Wes Battle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Herbertson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bruce Kosier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	-4	-0.7
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	1	-3	-3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	2	0.4
Middle	18	52	2.9
Right	3	4	1.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	36	24	2	3	2	3	3	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Jasper	27	17	3	1	0	5	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	42	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	156	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	27	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	28	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	95	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	36	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	9	4	0	39	0	40
RB C.J. Grant	8	6	0	61	1	34
WR Mercury Stokes	6	4	1	58	1	35
TE Coby Fleener	4	2	1	28	0	34
WR Gene Banks	3	2	0	7	0	19
RB Cary Hicks	3	3	0	24	0	8
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	0	3	0	23
TE Sammie Gwinn	1	1	0	-1	0	6
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	0	6	0	6

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Dawkins	12	8	73	1	28
WR John Hamilton	7	4	37	0	22
TE Rodney Umenyiora	2	0	0	0	19
WR Wyatt Cobb	2	1	27	1	11
RB Scott Dawkins	1	1	-4	0	3
FB Tanner Hindman	1	1	11	0	17
WR Richie Crane	1	1	22	1	16
RB K.C. Rayburn	1	1	4	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	4	9	2.25	1.06
Cary Hicks	2	0	0.00	1.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	5	3	28	5.60	6.25

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Jasper	4	1	15	3.75	6.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Stokes	2	1	9	4.50	9.67
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	13	13.00	7.00
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Hamilton	2	1	15	7.50	5.29
WR Eddie Dawkins	1	0	0	0.00	6.08
TE Rodney Umenyiora	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
K.C. Rayburn	2	1
Ernie Jasper	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	11	8	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Jasper	11	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB C.J. Grant	4	3	1
WR Mercury Stokes	3	2	2
WR Dixon Edwards	2	1	1
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	0
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Dawkins	4	3	1
WR John Hamilton	3	2	0
WR Wyatt Cobb	2	1	1
RB Scott Dawkins	1	1	0
WR Richie Crane	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (18,500)
End Zone 13,300 (13,300)
Mezzanine 7,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (11,800)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (18,500)
End Zone	13,300 (13,300)
Mezzanine	7,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (11,800)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)