Week 4, 2044

played in Pittsburgh, PA

54 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	14	0	3	3	-	20
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	6	8	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:37 HOU - C.J. Grant 9 run (Trenton Giles extra point)
2Q: 05:40 PIT - Scott Portilla 46 field goal
2Q: 02:16 HOU - Mercury Stokes 40 pass from Hayden Covington (Trenton Giles extra point)
3Q: 04:41 PIT - Scott Portilla 19 field goal
3Q: 01:03 PIT - Scott Portilla 37 field goal
4Q: 02:29 HOU - Trenton Giles 24 field goal
4Q: 00:46 PIT - Allen Jacobs 2 pass from Gary Tanner (Gary Tanner pass to Allen Jacobs for conversion)
OT: 11:49 HOU - Trenton Giles 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:37 HOU - C.J. Grant 9 run (Trenton Giles extra point)
2Q: 05:40 PIT - Scott Portilla 46 field goal
2Q: 02:16 HOU - Mercury Stokes 40 pass from Hayden Covington (Trenton Giles extra point)
3Q: 04:41 PIT - Scott Portilla 19 field goal
3Q: 01:03 PIT - Scott Portilla 37 field goal
4Q: 02:29 HOU - Trenton Giles 24 field goal
4Q: 00:46 PIT - Allen Jacobs 2 pass from Gary Tanner (Gary Tanner pass to Allen Jacobs for conversion)
OT: 11:49 HOU - Trenton Giles 38 field goal

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 340 382
- Offensive Plays 63 74
- Yards per Play 5.40 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 135 154
- Rushing Attempts 38 36
- Yards per Rush 3.55 4.28
Net Passing Yards 205 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 16 - 1 37 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 234 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.20 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 1/5 3/29
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 2/21 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:00 33:36

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	340	382
- Offensive Plays	63	74
- Yards per Play	5.40	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	135	154
- Rushing Attempts	38	36
- Yards per Rush	3.55	4.28
Net Passing Yards	205	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 16 - 1	37 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	234	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.20	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	1/5	3/29
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	2/21	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:00	33:36

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	3:57	OWN 12	8	51	Fumble
1	3:48	2:51	OWN 35	4	19	Punt
2	13:58	3:30	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
2	5:33	3:32	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	1:12	1:12	OWN 26	3	-2	Fumble
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
3	9:32	1:56	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
3	4:35	1:13	OWN 20	3	7	Interception
3	0:56	2:36	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
4	13:20	2:13	OPP 35	3	4	Missed FG
4	7:22	1:45	OWN 39	3	-5	Punt
4	4:43	2:20	OPP 11	3	4	Field Goal
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 16	3	29	Half
OT1	15:00	3:17	OWN 20	7	59	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 27	7	22	Punt
1	6:21	2:33	OWN 37	6	28	Interception
1	0:57	1:59	OWN 3	6	25	Punt
2	10:28	4:55	OWN 20	10	51	Field Goal
2	2:01	0:49	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
3	13:22	3:50	OWN 7	9	35	Punt
3	7:36	3:01	OWN 42	5	56	Field Goal
3	3:22	2:26	OPP 31	4	11	Field Goal
4	11:07	3:45	OWN 38	6	30	Missed FG
4	5:37	0:54	OWN 5	2	9	Interception
4	2:23	1:47	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
OT1	11:43	3:19	OWN 21	8	16	Downs

Game MVP: Randal Montgomery, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Grant	32	117	3.66	15	3	1
Malcolm Fuller	3	5	1.67	5	0	0
Hayden Covington	2	14	7.00	7	0	0
Dusty Harvey	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
K.C. Rayburn	22	99	4.50	11	3
Chance Bradford	9	26	2.89	10	2
Gary Tanner	5	29	5.80	11	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hayden Covington	20	16	234	5/29	1	40	1	111.3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Tanner	37	23	232	1/4	1	40	2	66.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Edwards	7	8	106	15.14	51	31	0
WR Mercury Stokes	3	3	42	14.00	0	40	1
TE B.J. Lincoln	3	3	42	14.00	14	21	0
FB O.J. Bevins	3	3	44	14.67	45	23	0
WR Gene Banks	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB C.J. Grant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Floyd Balogh	5	7	57	11.40	26	18	0
WR Rylan Gaines	5	10	70	14.00	28	29	0
RB K.C. Rayburn	4	4	24	6.00	9	9	0
RB Chance Bradford	3	3	9	3.00	0	8	0
WR Lionel Palagonia	3	6	21	7.00	0	9	0
TE Allen Jacobs	2	3	11	5.50	8	9	1
WR Leo Duffy	1	3	40	40.00	21	40	0
TE Mark Greer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Juan Reinert	1	7	7.00	0
S James Sample	1	14	14.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Riddick Bull	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Hayden Covington	1	0	0
O.J. Bevins	1	0	0
Dusty Harvey	0	1	0
Dave Henson	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chance Bradford	1	0	0
Gene Sheldon	0	1	0
Full Contact Etten	0	1	0
Al Bryant	0	0	1
Randal Montgomery	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	5	257	51.4	46.8	59	4

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Brewster	4	164	41.0	40.3	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trenton Giles	2/3	0/1	0/0	38	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Portilla	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	0/0
Richard Brewster	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	1	3	3.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Bradford	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	1	19	19.0	0
Malcolm Fuller	1	15	15.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
K.C. Rayburn	3	60	20.0	0
Rylan Gaines	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	8	5	0.0	32	35
S Brian Van Hoose	7	0	0.0	8	14
S Leonardo Ramirez	6	2	0.0	35	38
S James Sample	5	4	0.0	36	38
DT Michael Hoy	5	1	0.0	23	16
DE Johnny Lester	5	0	0.0	33	29
CB Juan Reinert	5	0	0.0	36	37
ILB Donte Dennis	4	1	0.0	36	38
CB Caiden Redding	3	3	0.0	21	26
DT Luther Bates	3	0	0.0	26	24
DT Herb Brady	2	0	1.0	10	14
OLB Damon Lyle	2	2	0.0	15	9
ILB Jerome Henry	2	1	0.0	4	3
CB Percy Van DeWege	1	1	0.0	36	38
WR Gene Banks	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	0.0	24	24

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Colin Ramirez	8	4	0.0	37	25
ILB Mark Bridges	8	0	0.0	16	14
ILB Nick Hamilton	7	1	0.0	31	20
OLB Randal Montgomery	6	3	3.5	35	25
OLB Chris Givens	6	2	0.0	28	18
DE Cedric Diable	5	0	0.0	33	19
S Brody Weaver	4	1	0.0	37	25
CB Al Bryant	3	0	0.0	33	21
DE Gene Sheldon	2	2	1.5	21	15
DT Aaron Cauthen	2	2	0.0	20	11
CB Riddick Bull	2	0	0.0	18	14
DE Bubba Powell	1	2	0.0	22	16
CB D.J. Hayden	1	1	0.0	22	11
CB Full Contact Etten	1	1	0.0	24	12
WR Rylan Gaines	1	0	---	---	---
WR Lionel Palagonia	1	0	---	---	---
DT Donnie Horton	0	2	0.0	18	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Herb Brady	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Abel Kurtz	0.0	1	2	1	14
DE Francisco Reeves	0.0	1	0	0	9
ILB Donte Dennis	0.0	1	0	0	38
DT Luther Bates	0.0	0	2	1	24

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Randal Montgomery	3.5	1	3	25
DE Gene Sheldon	1.5	1	2	15
DT Donnie Horton	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Brian Van Hoose	5	1	0	14
OLB Darnell Dietz	5	0	0	35
CB Juan Reinert	3	0	1	37
ILB Donte Dennis	3	0	0	38
S James Sample	2	0	1	38
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	0	24
CB Percy Van DeWege	1	0	0	38
ILB Jerome Henry	1	0	0	3
S Leonardo Ramirez	1	0	0	38
CB Caiden Redding	1	0	0	26

Pittsburgh	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Al Bryant	3	0	21
OLB Chris Givens	3	0	18
CB Riddick Bull	2	1	14
CB D.J. Hayden	2	0	11
S Colin Ramirez	2	0	25
ILB Mark Bridges	2	0	14
ILB Nick Hamilton	1	0	20
CB Full Contact Etten	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Su'a-Filo	4	10	38	0	25
Buddy Brandon	3	10	38	3	25
O.J. Chaudhuri	2	5	38	1	25
B.J. Lincoln	2	3	29	0	20
Dave Henson	1	3	38	1	25
O.J. Bevins	0	3	20	0	16
Doug Beasley	0	2	38	0	25

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Talley	4	7	36	0	38
Dixon McCumber	3	6	36	0	38
Carlton Blufer	2	3	36	1	38
Sammie Collins	1	5	36	0	38
Irving Martel	1	2	25	0	27
Skip Hoover	0	4	36	0	38
Allen Jacobs	0	2	27	0	28
Tanner Hindman	0	2	2	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Harvey	2	20
Dixon Edwards	2	15
Jerome Henry	1	20
Dave Henson	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Irving Martel	1	19
Wes Hammond	1	16
Chris Givens	1	12

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Juan Reinert	---	---	36	37	14	87
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	36	38	8	82
Donte Dennis	---	---	36	38	4	78
Leonardo Ramirez	---	---	35	38	5	78
James Sample	---	---	36	38	4	78
Dixon Edwards	36	22	---	---	15	73
Darnell Dietz	---	---	32	35	5	72
Dave Henson	38	25	---	---	8	71
Caiden Redding	---	---	21	26	21	68
Johnny Lester	---	---	33	29	4	66
Doug Beasley	38	25	---	---	---	63
Xavier Su'a-Filo	38	25	---	---	---	63
Buddy Brandon	38	25	---	---	---	63
Hayden Covington	38	25	---	---	---	63
O.J. Chaudhuri	38	25	---	---	---	63
Rodney Tylke	---	---	24	24	7	55
O.J. Bevins	20	16	---	---	19	55
B.J. Lincoln	29	20	---	---	4	53
C.J. Grant	34	16	---	---	1	51
Luther Bates	---	---	26	24	---	50
Michael Hoy	---	---	23	16	3	42
Gene Banks	22	17	---	---	---	39
Dusty Harvey	12	6	---	---	20	38
Gustavo Johnstone	8	5	---	---	19	32
Herb Brady	---	---	10	14	7	31
Abel Kurtz	---	---	12	14	3	29
Jerome Henry	---	---	4	3	20	27
Damon Lyle	---	---	15	9	1	25
Mercury Stokes	15	9	---	---	---	24
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	8	14	---	22
Josiah Shanks	6	2	---	---	14	22
Jesse Gallop	0	0	---	---	21	21
Malcolm Fuller	4	9	---	---	6	19
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	6	8	3	17
Francisco Reeves	---	---	3	9	1	13
Denzel Perryman	---	---	0	0	10	10
Blake Holliman	4	3	---	---	1	8
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kaden Babbitt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	8	8
Travis Forbes	0	0	---	---	8	8
Weston Alley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Trenton Giles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Emmett Cable	---	---	0	4	1	5
Norman Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joey Malio	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Blufer	36	38	---	---	8	82
Travis Talley	36	38	---	---	8	82
Brody Weaver	---	---	37	25	14	76
Rylan Gaines	35	35	---	---	5	75
Skip Hoover	36	38	---	---	---	74
Dixon McCumber	36	38	---	---	---	74
Sammie Collins	36	38	---	---	---	74
Gary Tanner	36	38	---	---	---	74
Irving Martel	25	27	---	---	19	71
Allen Jacobs	27	28	---	---	14	69
Colin Ramirez	---	---	37	25	3	65
Randal Montgomery	---	---	35	25	3	63
Chris Givens	---	---	28	18	12	58
Al Bryant	---	---	33	21	3	57
Nick Hamilton	---	---	31	20	3	54
Cedric Diable	---	---	33	19	2	54
Floyd Balogh	26	25	---	---	---	51
K.C. Rayburn	25	21	---	---	5	51
Chance Bradford	11	16	---	---	24	51
Riddick Bull	---	---	18	14	19	51
Bubba Powell	---	---	22	16	6	44
Gene Sheldon	---	---	21	15	7	43
Kaleb Levick	---	---	13	7	22	42
Full Contact Etten	---	---	24	12	3	39
D.J. Hayden	---	---	22	11	5	38
Aaron Cauthen	---	---	20	11	3	34
Donnie Horton	---	---	18	14	1	33
Leo Duffy	5	9	---	---	16	30
Mark Bridges	---	---	16	14	---	30
Lionel Palagonia	12	14	---	---	---	26
Mark Greer	10	9	---	---	5	24
Les Adderley	1	3	---	---	19	23
Al Horn	---	---	10	6	6	22
Wes Hammond	1	3	---	---	16	20
Richard Brewster	0	0	---	---	11	11
Harold Gardner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Raymond May	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alan Pearson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Portilla	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bucky Henson	---	---	0	2	4	6
Tanner Hindman	2	0	---	---	---	2
Mo Alexander	0	0	---	---	1	1
Eddie Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bruce Kosier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Richard Shirley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hugh Wells	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	41	4.1
Middle	21	78	3.7
Right	7	16	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	24	96	4.0
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hayden Covington	20	16	5	0	1	0	2	6	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Tanner	37	23	2	4	0	1	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	75	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	97	16.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	40	40.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	55	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	107	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	40	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	8	7	1	106	2	22
WR Mercury Stokes	3	3	0	42	1	9
TE B.J. Lincoln	3	3	0	42	1	20
FB O.J. Bevins	3	3	0	44	1	16
WR Gene Banks	2	0	0	0	0	17
RB C.J. Grant	1	0	0	0	0	16

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rylan Gaines	10	5	70	1	35
WR Floyd Balogh	7	5	57	0	25
WR Lionel Palagonia	6	3	21	0	14
RB K.C. Rayburn	4	4	24	0	21
TE Allen Jacobs	3	2	11	0	28
WR Leo Duffy	3	1	40	1	9
RB Chance Bradford	3	3	9	0	16
TE Mark Greer	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	3	12	4.00	3.66
Malcolm Fuller	1	1	1.00	1.67

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
K.C. Rayburn	3	0	0.00	4.50
Chance Bradford	1	-1	-1.00	2.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Tanner	3	3	12	4.00	6.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Allen Jacobs	1	1	2	2.00	3.67
RB K.C. Rayburn	1	1	9	9.00	6.00
RB Chance Bradford	1	1	1	1.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	6	2
Malcolm Fuller	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
K.C. Rayburn	4	1
Chance Bradford	4	2
Gary Tanner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hayden Covington	4	3	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Tanner	6	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch
WR Mercury Stokes	2	2
WR Gene Banks	1	0
FB O.J. Bevins	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Floyd Balogh	2	1	1
TE Allen Jacobs	1	0	0
WR Rylan Gaines	1	0	0
WR Leo Duffy	1	0	0
RB Chance Bradford	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)