Wild Card Playoff Games, 2044

played in Pittsburgh, PA

37 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	0	0	0	-	7
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	7	7	17	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 HOU - Darnell Dietz 74 fumble return (Trenton Giles extra point)
1Q: 01:12 PIT - Scott Portilla 21 field goal
2Q: 09:38 PIT - Floyd Balogh 3 pass from Gary Tanner (Scott Portilla extra point)
3Q: 06:45 PIT - Chance Bradford 8 run (Scott Portilla extra point)
4Q: 08:54 PIT - Scott Portilla 35 field goal
4Q: 06:17 PIT - Rylan Gaines 65 pass from Gary Tanner (Scott Portilla extra point)
4Q: 02:40 PIT - Chance Bradford 7 run (Scott Portilla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 HOU - Darnell Dietz 74 fumble return (Trenton Giles extra point)
1Q: 01:12 PIT - Scott Portilla 21 field goal
2Q: 09:38 PIT - Floyd Balogh 3 pass from Gary Tanner (Scott Portilla extra point)
3Q: 06:45 PIT - Chance Bradford 8 run (Scott Portilla extra point)
4Q: 08:54 PIT - Scott Portilla 35 field goal
4Q: 06:17 PIT - Rylan Gaines 65 pass from Gary Tanner (Scott Portilla extra point)
4Q: 02:40 PIT - Chance Bradford 7 run (Scott Portilla extra point)

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 9-8 13-4
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 199 439
- Offensive Plays 59 69
- Yards per Play 3.37 6.36
Net Rushing Yards 69 171
- Rushing Attempts 11 43
- Yards per Rush 6.27 3.98
Net Passing Yards 130 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 24 - 2 26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 158 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/28 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.71 10.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/16 4/38
Kick Returns/Yards 4/99 1/35
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 24:00 36:00

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	9-8	13-4
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	199	439
- Offensive Plays	59	69
- Yards per Play	3.37	6.36
Net Rushing Yards	69	171
- Rushing Attempts	11	43
- Yards per Rush	6.27	3.98
Net Passing Yards	130	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 24 - 2	26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	158	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/28	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.71	10.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/16	4/38
Kick Returns/Yards	4/99	1/35
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	24:00	36:00

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:30	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
1	9:09	2:04	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
1	1:05	1:14	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	9:32	2:13	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	5:28	2:27	OWN 48	4	15	Punt
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 17	9	51	Missed FG
3	13:40	3:36	OWN 31	6	30	Punt
3	6:35	3:34	OWN 5	7	60	Punt
4	14:55	3:35	OWN 20	9	41	Interception
4	8:46	0:50	OWN 30	2	0	Interception
4	6:03	1:10	OWN 22	4	-9	Downs
4	2:33	0:35	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 13	1	-4	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:30	3:21	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
1	7:05	1:20	OWN 37	5	37	Fumble
1	5:45	4:40	OWN 44	9	52	Field Goal
2	14:51	5:19	OWN 48	11	52	Touchdown
2	7:19	1:51	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
2	3:01	1:01	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	10:04	3:29	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	3:01	3:06	OWN 20	7	43	Punt
4	11:20	2:34	OWN 41	5	41	Field Goal
4	7:56	1:53	OWN 31	3	69	Touchdown
4	4:53	2:20	OPP 13	4	13	Touchdown
4	1:58	1:42	OWN 26	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Gary Tanner, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Grant	8	46	5.75	20	2
Jesse Gallop	2	13	6.50	12	1
Jayden Flora	1	10	10.00	10	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chance Bradford	28	85	3.04	16	1	2
K.C. Rayburn	10	41	4.10	10	1	0
Gary Tanner	5	45	9.00	14	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jayden Flora	42	24	158	6/28	0	33	2	45.5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Tanner	26	18	268	0/0	2	65	0	128.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dixon Edwards	5	11	25	5.00	0	11
RB C.J. Grant	4	6	41	10.25	29	33
WR Dusty Harvey	4	4	29	7.25	7	13
FB O.J. Bevins	4	6	-3	-0.75	2	6
WR Mercury Stokes	2	4	27	13.50	8	18
WR Josiah Shanks	2	4	17	8.50	1	10
WR Gene Banks	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
RB Jesse Gallop	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	15	15.00	2	15
TE B.J. Lincoln	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Floyd Balogh	6	9	83	13.83	35	35	1
WR Rylan Gaines	4	4	133	33.25	81	65	1
FB Tanner Hindman	2	2	11	5.50	11	10	0
RB Chance Bradford	2	2	0	0.00	2	2	0
TE Allen Jacobs	1	5	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Leo Duffy	1	1	29	29.00	22	29	0
TE Mark Greer	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Lionel Palagonia	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Colin Ramirez	1	0	0.00	0
CB Full Contact Etten	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force	TD
Darnell Dietz	1	0	1
Dusty Harvey	0	1	0
Leonardo Ramirez	0	1	0
James Sample	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov
Chance Bradford	2	0
Floyd Balogh	1	0
D.J. Hayden	0	1
Dixon McCumber	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	8	375	46.9	32.1	60	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Brewster	6	310	51.7	42.3	59	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Portilla	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	2	9	4.5	0
C.J. Grant	2	7	3.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Bradford	4	38	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	3	78	26.0	0
C.J. Grant	1	21	21.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
K.C. Rayburn	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leonardo Ramirez	9	2	0.0	42	25
OLB Darnell Dietz	8	2	0.0	40	23
S James Sample	8	2	0.0	43	26
DT Luther Bates	6	1	0.0	32	19
DT Michael Hoy	4	2	0.0	30	20
DE Johnny Lester	3	2	0.0	33	20
DE Abel Kurtz	3	1	0.0	40	26
S Brian Van Hoose	3	0	0.0	5	5
ILB Denzel Perryman	3	0	0.0	36	26
CB Juan Reinert	3	0	0.0	43	26
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	0	0.0	43	25
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
WR Gene Banks	1	0	---	---	---
DE Francisco Reeves	1	0	0.0	9	6
ILB Jerome Henry	1	0	0.0	13	5
OLB Damon Lyle	1	0	0.0	23	10
CB Caiden Redding	1	0	0.0	13	13
DT Herb Brady	0	2	0.0	14	9

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bradley Lyon	5	0	0.0	11	48
CB Al Bryant	4	3	0.0	10	43
S Brody Weaver	4	2	0.0	11	44
ILB Nick Hamilton	4	1	0.0	8	20
CB D.J. Hayden	4	1	0.0	8	41
OLB Randal Montgomery	3	1	3.0	9	38
DT Donnie Horton	3	0	1.0	7	19
CB Full Contact Etten	3	0	0.0	4	28
OLB Chris Givens	3	0	0.0	9	40
DE Artie Griffith	2	1	1.0	7	20
DE Gene Sheldon	2	0	0.5	7	28
S Colin Ramirez	2	0	0.0	11	47
S Al Horn	1	1	0.0	0	9
DE Bubba Powell	1	0	0.0	6	36
DT Aaron Cauthen	0	1	0.5	4	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Abel Kurtz	1	0	2	26
DE Johnny Lester	0	2	0	20
DE Francisco Reeves	0	1	0	6
ILB Denzel Perryman	0	1	0	26

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Randal Montgomery	3.0	0	2	2	38
DT Donnie Horton	1.0	0	1	0	19
DE Artie Griffith	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Aaron Cauthen	0.5	1	1	0	29
DE Gene Sheldon	0.5	0	1	0	28
DE Bubba Powell	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Leonardo Ramirez	4	1	25
OLB Darnell Dietz	2	1	23
S James Sample	2	1	26
ILB Denzel Perryman	2	0	26
CB Juan Reinert	2	0	26
DE Abel Kurtz	1	0	26
CB Percy Van DeWege	1	0	25
DT Lee Kirkaldie	1	0	1
S Brian Van Hoose	1	0	5
DT Michael Hoy	1	0	20
OLB Damon Lyle	1	0	10

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Al Bryant	4	2	0	43
OLB Chris Givens	3	1	0	40
CB Full Contact Etten	3	0	1	28
CB Bradley Lyon	3	0	0	48
S Colin Ramirez	2	0	1	47
ILB Nick Hamilton	2	0	0	20
CB D.J. Hayden	2	0	0	41
S Brody Weaver	2	0	0	44
DE Gene Sheldon	1	1	0	28
DT Donnie Horton	1	0	0	19
S Al Horn	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Beasley	3	3	0	11	0	48
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	5	1	11	1	48
Dave Henson	1	1	0	11	2	48
B.J. Lincoln	0	1	0	10	0	30
O.J. Chaudhuri	0	0	0	11	2	48
Buddy Brandon	0	0	0	11	1	48

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Elijah Borkowski	3	9	0	43	26
Dixon McCumber	3	5	0	42	26
Eddie Stewart	2	6	0	42	26
Tanner Hindman	2	3	1	23	13
Travis Talley	1	8	0	41	26
Sammie Collins	1	5	0	40	26
Richard Shirley	1	1	0	3	0
Irving Martel	0	1	0	9	3

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Henry	1	28
Dusty Harvey	1	22
Travis Forbes	1	9
Weston Alley	1	9
J.B. Battle	1	8

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Les Adderley	2	13
Chris Givens	2	13
D.J. Hayden	1	26
K.C. Rayburn	1	24
Wes Hammond	1	17
Lionel Palagonia	1	15

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Juan Reinert	---	---	43	26	4	73
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	43	25	3	71
James Sample	---	---	43	26	2	71
Leonardo Ramirez	---	---	42	25	3	70
Abel Kurtz	---	---	40	26	2	68
Dave Henson	11	48	---	---	9	68
Dixon Edwards	11	43	---	---	12	66
Darnell Dietz	---	---	40	23	3	66
Denzel Perryman	---	---	36	26	2	64
O.J. Chaudhuri	11	48	---	---	1	60
Jayden Flora	11	48	---	---	---	59
Doug Beasley	11	48	---	---	---	59
Xavier Su'a-Filo	11	48	---	---	---	59
Buddy Brandon	11	48	---	---	---	59
Johnny Lester	---	---	33	20	2	55
Michael Hoy	---	---	30	20	1	51
Luther Bates	---	---	32	19	---	51
C.J. Grant	8	31	---	---	9	48
B.J. Lincoln	10	30	---	---	7	47
Jerome Henry	---	---	13	5	28	46
Caiden Redding	---	---	13	13	17	43
Dusty Harvey	1	19	---	---	22	42
Gene Banks	8	33	---	---	---	41
Mercury Stokes	3	34	---	---	1	38
Jesse Gallop	3	11	---	---	22	36
O.J. Bevins	5	16	---	---	15	36
Damon Lyle	---	---	23	10	2	35
Herb Brady	---	---	14	9	5	28
Gustavo Johnstone	3	7	---	---	17	27
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	10	1	9	20
Josiah Shanks	1	8	---	---	11	20
Francisco Reeves	---	---	9	6	1	16
Blake Holliman	2	8	---	---	5	15
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	5	5	3	13
Donte Dennis	---	---	4	1	8	13
Kaden Babbitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	9	9
Travis Forbes	0	0	---	---	9	9
Weston Alley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.B. Battle	---	---	0	0	8	8
Emmett Cable	---	---	0	0	5	5
Trenton Giles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dwayne Hildreth	---	---	0	0	---	0
Hayden Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joey Malio	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eddie Stewart	42	26	---	---	7	75
D.J. Hayden	---	---	8	41	26	75
Travis Talley	41	26	---	---	8	75
Gary Tanner	43	26	---	---	2	71
Elijah Borkowski	43	26	---	---	---	69
Dixon McCumber	42	26	---	---	---	68
Sammie Collins	40	26	---	---	---	66
Allen Jacobs	34	16	---	---	15	65
Brody Weaver	---	---	11	44	9	64
Chris Givens	---	---	9	40	13	62
Rylan Gaines	37	20	---	---	4	61
Bradley Lyon	---	---	11	48	2	61
Colin Ramirez	---	---	11	47	1	59
Chance Bradford	33	14	---	---	10	57
Floyd Balogh	31	23	---	---	---	54
Al Bryant	---	---	10	43	---	53
Bubba Powell	---	---	6	36	8	50
Randal Montgomery	---	---	9	38	1	48
K.C. Rayburn	10	11	---	---	24	45
Tanner Hindman	23	13	---	---	6	42
Gene Sheldon	---	---	7	28	3	38
Bucky Henson	---	---	4	15	18	37
Aaron Cauthen	---	---	4	29	1	34
Full Contact Etten	---	---	4	28	1	33
Artie Griffith	---	---	7	20	4	31
Lionel Palagonia	8	7	---	---	15	30
Nick Hamilton	---	---	8	20	1	29
Donnie Horton	---	---	7	19	3	29
Irving Martel	9	3	---	---	15	27
Mark Greer	13	11	---	---	1	25
Leo Duffy	13	9	---	---	---	22
Wes Hammond	3	2	---	---	17	22
Mark Bridges	---	---	3	7	7	17
Les Adderley	1	1	---	---	13	15
Hugh Wells	---	---	2	12	---	14
Kaleb Levick	---	---	0	3	9	12
Al Horn	---	---	0	9	2	11
Harold Gardner	2	0	---	---	8	10
Alan Pearson	2	0	---	---	8	10
Scott Portilla	0	0	---	---	9	9
Raymond May	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richard Brewster	0	0	---	---	6	6
Richard Shirley	3	0	---	---	1	4
Riddick Bull	---	---	0	1	---	1
Bruce Kosier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mo Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	5	27	5.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	33	2.5
Middle	23	110	4.8
Right	7	28	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jayden Flora	42	24	1	3	2	4	6	2	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Tanner	26	18	4	0	0	3	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	32	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	54	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	72	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	80	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	176	19.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	11	5	0	25	0	43
RB C.J. Grant	6	4	0	41	1	31
FB O.J. Bevins	6	4	1	-3	0	16
WR Mercury Stokes	4	2	0	27	0	34
WR Dusty Harvey	4	4	0	29	0	19
WR Josiah Shanks	4	2	0	17	0	8
WR Gene Banks	3	1	1	8	0	33
TE B.J. Lincoln	2	0	0	0	0	30
RB Jesse Gallop	1	1	0	-1	0	11
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	0	15	0	7

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Floyd Balogh	9	6	83	1	23
TE Allen Jacobs	5	1	2	0	16
WR Rylan Gaines	4	4	133	2	20
FB Tanner Hindman	2	2	11	0	13
TE Mark Greer	2	1	8	0	11
RB Chance Bradford	2	2	0	0	14
WR Leo Duffy	1	1	29	1	9
WR Lionel Palagonia	1	1	2	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chance Bradford	10	32	3.20	3.04
K.C. Rayburn	2	10	5.00	4.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Tanner	6	4	22	3.67	10.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Allen Jacobs	2	1	2	1.00	0.40
WR Floyd Balogh	2	2	18	9.00	9.22
TE Mark Greer	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Lionel Palagonia	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
K.C. Rayburn	3	2
Chance Bradford	2	1
Gary Tanner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jayden Flora	11	6	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Tanner	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Edwards	4	2	0
WR Dusty Harvey	2	2	1
WR Mercury Stokes	1	1	1
WR Gene Banks	1	0	0
RB C.J. Grant	1	0	0
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	1
WR Josiah Shanks	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Floyd Balogh	3	2	2
WR Rylan Gaines	3	3	2
TE Allen Jacobs	1	0	0
FB Tanner Hindman	1	1	1
TE Mark Greer	1	0	0
RB Chance Bradford	1	1	0
WR Lionel Palagonia	1	1	0

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)