Week 4, 2047

played in Houston, TX

94 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	10	0	0	-	13
Houston Texans	0	10	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 PIT - Tevin Cox 26 field goal
2Q: 12:05 PIT - Tevin Cox 25 field goal
2Q: 06:10 HOU - Brandon Dagen 25 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
2Q: 02:14 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 36 field goal
2Q: 00:44 PIT - Rylan Gaines 14 pass from Gary Tanner (Tevin Cox extra point)
4Q: 04:36 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 22 field goal
4Q: 00:04 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 PIT - Tevin Cox 26 field goal
2Q: 12:05 PIT - Tevin Cox 25 field goal
2Q: 06:10 HOU - Brandon Dagen 25 run (Fernando Sawyer extra point)
2Q: 02:14 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 36 field goal
2Q: 00:44 PIT - Rylan Gaines 14 pass from Gary Tanner (Tevin Cox extra point)
4Q: 04:36 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 22 field goal
4Q: 00:04 HOU - Fernando Sawyer 30 field goal

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 1-3 2-2
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 263 277
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 4.17 4.20
Net Rushing Yards 100 146
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 3.57 5.03
Net Passing Yards 163 131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 0 35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 178 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.66 3.54
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/23 3/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 5/43
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 39
Time of Possession 29:35 30:25

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	1-3	2-2
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	263	277
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	4.17	4.20
Net Rushing Yards	100	146
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	3.57	5.03
Net Passing Yards	163	131
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 0	35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	178	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.66	3.54
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/23	3/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	5/43
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 39
Time of Possession	29:35	30:25

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 28	6	63	Field Goal
1	8:52	3:40	OWN 2	6	13	Punt
1	2:13	5:14	OWN 12	14	80	Field Goal
2	5:58	1:20	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	2:08	1:30	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
3	10:57	2:29	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	6:53	2:51	OWN 41	6	26	Downs
3	2:37	2:17	OWN 31	3	-5	Punt
4	13:03	2:24	OWN 9	5	10	Punt
4	9:08	1:18	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
4	4:30	1:45	OWN 11	3	-3	Punt
4	1:49	0:57	OWN 1	3	3	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	2:36	OWN 28	4	22	Punt
1	5:12	2:59	OWN 44	6	14	Punt
2	11:59	6:01	OWN 17	11	83	Touchdown
2	4:38	2:30	OPP 44	8	25	Field Goal
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 30	2	6	Half
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 20	8	38	Punt
3	8:28	1:35	OWN 28	3	-6	Punt
3	4:02	1:25	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
3	0:20	2:17	OWN 45	5	15	Punt
4	10:39	1:31	OWN 48	3	1	Punt
4	7:50	3:20	OPP 45	7	40	Field Goal
4	2:45	0:56	OPP 47	3	-1	Punt
4	0:52	0:52	OPP 41	3	28	Field Goal

Game MVP: Roman Steinmetz, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chance Bradford	23	92	4.00	12	2	0
K.C. Rayburn	5	8	1.60	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Grant	19	64	3.37	13	2	0
Brandon Dagen	7	59	8.43	25	2	1
Roman Steinmetz	3	23	7.67	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Tanner	30	19	179	2/15	1	24	0	90.8
Hayden Covington	3	1	-1	0/0	0	-1	0	42.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	35	23	143	2/12	0	19	0	73.8

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amari Cooper	7	10	62	8.86	5	19	0
RB Chance Bradford	6	7	53	8.83	26	24	0
WR Rylan Gaines	3	6	41	13.67	0	18	1
WR Wally Geisen	2	4	20	10.00	0	16	0
RB K.C. Rayburn	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Jalen Hammond	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Seth Roark	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Robbie Gillespie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB C.J. Grant	6	6	19	3.17	5	10
WR Melvin Ferentz	5	5	33	6.60	5	16
WR Edgar Ellis	4	11	31	7.75	0	13
TE Gustavo Johnstone	4	5	43	10.75	17	19
WR Wesley Rodriguez	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	1	1.00	1	1
FB Ryan Tittle	1	1	11	11.00	5	11
RB Brandon Dagen	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Maurice Kinney	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Walt Lane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Brewster	8	312	39.0	33.6	46	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	8	326	40.8	37.0	48	5

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tevin Cox	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fernando Sawyer	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thurman Duffy	1	10	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ferentz	5	43	8.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jalen Hammond	2	53	26.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Kinney	2	41	20.5	0
Melvin Ferentz	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Thurman Duffy	8	4	0.0	29	36
ILB Dante Fowler	6	2	0.0	23	34
OLB Myron Lincoln	5	0	1.0	14	24
S Brody Weaver	5	2	0.0	28	37
S Harrison Bailey	4	3	0.0	29	37
OLB Randal Montgomery	4	2	0.0	24	31
CB Bradley Lyon	4	0	0.0	21	23
DE Cedric Diable	3	1	1.0	20	23
OLB Chris Givens	2	2	0.0	24	29
CB Al Bryant	2	1	0.0	21	30
DE Gene Sheldon	2	1	0.0	18	22
DE Bubba Powell	2	0	0.0	12	15
DE Eduardo McKnight	2	0	0.0	20	21
S Damon Barber	1	1	0.0	6	3
DT Dashawn Wagaman	1	0	0.0	16	26
ILB Devonte Farquhar	1	0	0.0	6	9
CB Leonard Harkins	1	0	0.0	5	3

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S James Sample	7	3	0.0	27	32
OLB Trenton Herndon	7	0	0.0	16	23
CB Darius Cash	6	0	0.0	21	21
ILB Denzel Perryman	5	1	0.0	28	30
CB Darqueze Dennard	4	0	0.0	21	28
OLB Darnell Dietz	3	3	1.0	27	31
DT Alejandro Gentry	3	1	0.0	22	26
DT Lee Kirkaldie	3	1	0.0	19	24
S Reuben Owen	3	1	0.0	8	11
DE Harvey Handley	2	1	1.0	18	26
S Terry Mathews	2	2	0.0	27	31
S Emmanuel Bennett	1	1	0.0	6	14
DE Herman Carlson	1	1	0.0	15	20
ILB Owen Robbins	1	0	0.0	0	7
OLB Lamar Newhart	1	0	0.0	7	4
ILB Keegan Jennings	0	1	0.0	8	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Cedric Diable	1.0	1	0	23
OLB Myron Lincoln	1.0	0	0	24
OLB Randal Montgomery	0.0	0	2	31
DT Dashawn Wagaman	0.0	0	1	26

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	1.0	0	0	31
DE Harvey Handley	1.0	0	0	26
DT Lee Kirkaldie	0.0	1	1	24
DT Alejandro Gentry	0.0	1	0	26
DE Herman Carlson	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Thurman Duffy	5	2	36
CB Bradley Lyon	4	0	23
S Harrison Bailey	2	3	37
CB Al Bryant	2	2	30
S Brody Weaver	2	0	37
OLB Chris Givens	2	0	29
OLB Myron Lincoln	2	0	24
OLB Randal Montgomery	1	0	31
DE Eduardo McKnight	1	0	21
ILB Devonte Farquhar	1	0	9
CB Leonard Harkins	1	0	3
ILB Dante Fowler	0	2	34

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S James Sample	5	1	32
CB Darqueze Dennard	4	1	28
OLB Trenton Herndon	3	0	23
ILB Denzel Perryman	2	0	30
CB Blaine Stubblefield	1	2	33
S Emmanuel Bennett	1	0	14
ILB Owen Robbins	1	0	7
OLB Lamar Newhart	1	0	4
S Terry Mathews	1	0	31
CB Darius Cash	1	0	21
OLB Darnell Dietz	0	1	31
ILB Keegan Jennings	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Socha	4	10	1	28	0	35
Cornell Wilkerson	2	5	0	28	0	35
Harold Brady	2	5	0	28	0	35
Lamar Turnage	1	1	0	15	0	14
Phil Graham	0	3	0	28	1	35
Lamont Arnold	0	3	0	28	1	35
Gabe Pritchett	0	1	0	6	0	12

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cole Freels	5	7	29	0	37
Xavier Su'a-Filo	3	7	24	0	14
John Rockcliffe	2	5	29	1	37
Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	23	0	31
Buddy Brandon	0	5	29	0	37
Kyle Long	0	2	29	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bradley Lyon	3	22
Robbie Gillespie	1	17
Lamar Turnage	1	16
Lionel Palagonia	1	15
Harold Brady	1	10
Leonard Harkins	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Francisco Alcott	1	19
Emmanuel Bennett	1	16
Reuben Owen	1	10

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thurman Duffy	---	---	29	36	15	80
Jon Socha	28	35	---	---	10	73
Harold Brady	28	35	---	---	10	73
Brody Weaver	---	---	28	37	5	70
Harrison Bailey	---	---	29	37	3	69
Bradley Lyon	---	---	21	23	22	66
Phil Graham	28	35	---	---	---	63
Randal Montgomery	---	---	24	31	8	63
Lamont Arnold	28	35	---	---	---	63
Cornell Wilkerson	28	35	---	---	---	63
Dante Fowler	---	---	23	34	4	61
Myron Lincoln	---	---	14	24	23	61
Chris Givens	---	---	24	29	6	59
Amari Cooper	28	31	---	---	---	59
Gary Tanner	25	32	---	---	---	57
Rylan Gaines	26	29	---	---	1	56
Al Bryant	---	---	21	30	4	55
Chance Bradford	23	26	---	---	---	49
Cedric Diable	---	---	20	23	4	47
Dashawn Wagaman	---	---	16	26	4	46
Seth Roark	20	25	---	---	---	45
Lamar Turnage	15	14	---	---	16	45
Eduardo McKnight	---	---	20	21	4	45
Gene Sheldon	---	---	18	22	3	43
Wally Geisen	14	20	---	---	4	38
Bubba Powell	---	---	12	15	10	37
Gabe Pritchett	6	12	---	---	11	29
Amir Braswell	0	0	---	---	26	26
Robbie Gillespie	2	3	---	---	17	22
Devonte Farquhar	---	---	6	9	5	20
Jalen Hammond	1	6	---	---	10	17
Brant Sparks	---	---	1	0	15	16
Lionel Palagonia	0	0	---	---	15	15
Leonard Harkins	---	---	5	3	7	15
K.C. Rayburn	5	9	---	---	---	14
Damon Barber	---	---	6	3	4	13
Raymond May	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cooper Burke	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sawyer Shields	0	0	---	---	10	10
Richard Brewster	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hayden Covington	3	3	---	---	---	6
Tevin Cox	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tito Reese	---	---	2	4	---	6
Preston Henderson	---	---	0	0	6	6
Drake Simmons	0	0	---	---	2	2
Donald Perry	---	---	0	0	1	1

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cole Freels	29	37	---	---	11	77
Darius Cash	---	---	21	21	25	67
Kyle Long	29	37	---	---	---	66
Roman Steinmetz	29	37	---	---	---	66
Buddy Brandon	29	37	---	---	---	66
Gustavo Johnstone	23	31	---	---	12	66
John Rockcliffe	29	37	---	---	---	66
Blaine Stubblefield	---	---	27	33	2	62
James Sample	---	---	27	32	3	62
Denzel Perryman	---	---	28	30	3	61
Edgar Ellis	28	32	---	---	---	60
Darnell Dietz	---	---	27	31	2	60
Terry Mathews	---	---	27	31	2	60
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	19	24	10	53
Melvin Ferentz	17	22	---	---	12	51
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	21	28	2	51
Alejandro Gentry	---	---	22	26	2	50
C.J. Grant	22	28	---	---	---	50
Wesley Rodriguez	21	23	---	---	1	45
Harvey Handley	---	---	18	26	1	45
Trenton Herndon	---	---	16	23	2	41
Quentin Hanson	5	23	---	---	11	39
Walt Lane	6	6	---	---	27	39
Xavier Su'a-Filo	24	14	---	---	---	38
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	6	14	16	36
Herman Carlson	---	---	15	20	---	35
Ryan Tittle	11	17	---	---	5	33
Reuben Owen	---	---	8	11	10	29
Bruce Hackney	---	---	10	9	9	28
Maurice Kinney	4	8	---	---	16	28
Keegan Jennings	---	---	8	11	8	27
Brandon Dagen	7	9	---	---	8	24
B.J. Lincoln	5	8	---	---	10	23
Scottie Jefferson	---	---	1	4	16	21
Francisco Alcott	1	0	---	---	19	20
Owen Robbins	---	---	0	7	8	15
Lamar Newhart	---	---	7	4	4	15
Darrell Hamilton	0	1	---	---	11	12
Howard Perry	0	0	---	---	11	11
Morris Packer	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	11	11
O.J. Chaudhuri	0	0	---	---	11	11
Fernando Sawyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bart Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dana Walton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lionel Fulcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	13	1.3
Middle	13	57	4.4
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	49	8.2
Middle	16	67	4.2
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Tanner	30	19	1	1	2	5	2	0	0
Hayden Covington	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	35	23	0	1	1	9	0	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	57	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	88	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	31	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	11	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	52	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	80	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amari Cooper	10	7	0	62	0	31
RB Chance Bradford	7	6	0	53	1	26
WR Rylan Gaines	6	3	1	41	0	29
WR Wally Geisen	4	2	0	20	0	20
WR Jalen Hammond	2	1	0	3	0	6
TE Seth Roark	2	0	1	0	0	25
RB K.C. Rayburn	1	1	0	-1	0	9
TE Robbie Gillespie	1	0	0	0	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Edgar Ellis	11	4	0	31	32
RB C.J. Grant	6	6	0	19	28
WR Melvin Ferentz	5	5	0	33	22
TE Gustavo Johnstone	5	4	0	43	31
WR Wesley Rodriguez	2	1	0	2	23
WR Maurice Kinney	2	0	0	0	8
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	1	0	1	8
RB Walt Lane	1	0	1	0	6
FB Ryan Tittle	1	1	0	11	17
RB Brandon Dagen	1	1	0	3	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
K.C. Rayburn	1	-1	-1.00	1.60
Chance Bradford	1	2	2.00	4.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	1	0	0.00	3.37

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Tanner	4	2	20	5.00	5.97

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	5	2	5	1.00	4.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rylan Gaines	1	1	14	14.00	6.83
WR Amari Cooper	1	1	6	6.00	6.20
TE Seth Roark	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Wally Geisen	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edgar Ellis	2	0	0	0.00	2.82
WR Maurice Kinney	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Melvin Ferentz	1	1	7	7.00	6.60
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	-2	-2.00	3.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Chance Bradford	3	1
K.C. Rayburn	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	5	3
Roman Steinmetz	3	2
Brandon Dagen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Tanner	7	3	2
Hayden Covington	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	8	7	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amari Cooper	3	1	1
WR Rylan Gaines	1	0	0
RB Chance Bradford	1	1	1
WR Jalen Hammond	1	1	0
TE Seth Roark	1	0	0
WR Wally Geisen	1	0	0
TE Robbie Gillespie	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB C.J. Grant	3	3	0
WR Melvin Ferentz	2	2	0
WR Maurice Kinney	1	0	0
WR Edgar Ellis	1	1	0
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,900 (21,100)
End Zone 11,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,900 (21,100)
End Zone	11,500 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)