Week 4, 2053

played in Pittsburgh, PA

49 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	3	0	3	-	13
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	3	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:00 HOU - Carl Martin 7 run (Lamont Martin extra point)
1Q: 01:50 PIT - Francisco Howland 29 field goal
2Q: 09:49 PIT - Francisco Howland 35 field goal
2Q: 04:50 HOU - Lamont Martin 40 field goal
3Q: 05:52 PIT - Lucas Portillo 9 run (Francisco Howland extra point)
4Q: 11:50 HOU - Lamont Martin 25 field goal
4Q: 08:59 PIT - Francisco Howland 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:00 HOU - Carl Martin 7 run (Lamont Martin extra point)
1Q: 01:50 PIT - Francisco Howland 29 field goal
2Q: 09:49 PIT - Francisco Howland 35 field goal
2Q: 04:50 HOU - Lamont Martin 40 field goal
3Q: 05:52 PIT - Lucas Portillo 9 run (Francisco Howland extra point)
4Q: 11:50 HOU - Lamont Martin 25 field goal
4Q: 08:59 PIT - Francisco Howland 48 field goal

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 0-4 2-2
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 252 349
- Offensive Plays 57 63
- Yards per Play 4.42 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 127 138
- Rushing Attempts 22 32
- Yards per Rush 5.77 4.31
Net Passing Yards 125 211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 0 29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 158 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 3.57 6.81
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/41 7/53
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/86 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:54 33:06

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	0-4	2-2
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	252	349
- Offensive Plays	57	63
- Yards per Play	4.42	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	127	138
- Rushing Attempts	22	32
- Yards per Rush	5.77	4.31
Net Passing Yards	125	211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 0	29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	158	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	3.57	6.81
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/41	7/53
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/86	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:54	33:06

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:09	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
1	8:57	1:34	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
1	1:44	1:53	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
2	9:43	4:59	OWN 25	11	52	Field Goal
2	1:18	0:58	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
3	10:34	1:23	OWN 6	3	-3	Punt
3	5:45	4:20	OWN 13	7	39	Punt
4	15:00	3:16	OPP 48	5	40	Field Goal
4	8:52	1:31	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	6:12	3:25	OWN 29	9	26	Punt
4	2:08	1:34	OWN 27	6	19	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:51	3:54	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
1	7:23	5:39	OWN 39	11	49	Field Goal
2	14:51	5:08	OWN 17	8	65	Field Goal
2	4:44	3:26	OWN 25	7	54	Missed FG
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 27	1	5	Half
3	15:00	4:26	OWN 15	7	41	Punt
3	9:11	3:26	OPP 43	8	43	Touchdown
3	1:25	1:25	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
4	11:44	2:52	OWN 37	5	32	Field Goal
4	7:21	1:09	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:47	0:39	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	0:34	0:34	OPP 46	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Bernie Zawilinski, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Carl Martin	14	82	5.86	20	2	1
RB Darryl VanKirk	3	12	4.00	9	0	0
QB Roman Steinmetz	2	14	7.00	11	1	0
RB Joseph Lucas	2	13	6.50	9	0	0
RB Francisco Moen	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Todd Gurley	20	92	4.60	12	3	0
QB Gary Tanner	6	15	2.50	6	0	0
RB Lucas Portillo	4	11	2.75	9	0	1
WR Ron Clark	1	15	15.00	15	1	0
FB J.T. Howse	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	30	17	158	5/33	0	19	0	71.2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Tanner	29	21	224	2/13	0	41	0	94.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Earl Wesson	5	7	55	11.00	25	19
WR Mo Preston	4	6	41	10.25	2	19
RB Darryl VanKirk	2	2	2	1.00	0	1
WR Alexis DeNeff	2	3	11	5.50	0	8
RB Carl Martin	2	4	29	14.50	25	16
TE Zach Humphrey	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Joseph Lucas	1	2	11	11.00	4	11
TE Bruce Barnes	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jimmy Halela	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jose Burke	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Todd Gurley	5	5	20	4.00	11	8
WR Andres Gaudino	5	7	109	21.80	32	41
TE Carter Moore	4	4	47	11.75	15	25
TE Brant Garrison	2	3	13	6.50	1	8
FB J.T. Howse	2	3	18	9.00	15	19
WR Kendrick Maloney	1	3	12	12.00	2	12
WR Ron Clark	1	2	6	6.00	1	6
WR Shannon Walters	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Byron Sims	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Gary Tanner	1	0	0	0
T Jack Conklin	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Jacobs	7	284	40.6	36.9	45	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randall Bullock	5	207	41.4	38.6	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Martin	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Howland	3/4	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joseph Lucas	2	14	7.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alex Glover	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Wesson	1	14	14.0	0
Alexis DeNeff	1	72	72.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shannon Walters	3	68	22.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vernon Hargreaves	8	1	0.0	32	31
ILB Tommy Buchanan	7	1	0.0	28	21
OLB Byron Sims	6	5	1.0	29	27
DE Harvey Handley	6	1	0.0	24	22
CB Lionel Gerhardt	5	2	0.0	17	23
S Bryant Lindsay	4	1	0.0	29	23
CB Tanner Dobler	4	0	0.0	20	18
DT Emmett Flowers	3	1	0.0	26	24
OLB Gerald Wilson	2	2	0.0	29	19
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	0.0	3	10
DT Al Winslett	1	0	1.0	12	16
ILB Peter Hitchcock	1	3	0.0	13	22
S Jonathan Mohon	1	1	0.0	10	18
CB Ted Geffen	1	1	0.0	22	13
ILB Scottie Jefferson	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Cameron Heise	1	0	0.0	20	11
DT Glen Kemp	0	4	0.0	27	18

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Bernie Zawilinski	7	0	2.5	20	29
CB Jorge Cloak	7	1	0.0	20	30
ILB Vinny Harvey	6	2	0.0	21	31
OLB Eric Kendricks	5	2	0.0	21	32
S Amir Dodge	5	2	0.0	22	35
DT Mario Nelson	4	1	1.0	20	33
CB Juan Godfrey	3	0	0.0	22	35
DE Marty Meadows	2	1	0.5	20	25
S Dave Newhart	2	0	0.0	11	17
CB Thurman Dion	1	0	0.0	11	20
S Alex Glover	1	0	0.0	13	22
DT Norbert Blackwell	0	3	1.0	12	18
OLB Ross Cochrane	0	4	0.0	9	19
DT Damon Knight	0	1	0.0	5	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Al Winslett	1.0	1	0	1	16
OLB Byron Sims	1.0	1	0	0	27
DE Harvey Handley	0.0	0	1	3	22
DT Emmett Flowers	0.0	0	1	3	24
S Vernon Hargreaves	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernie Zawilinski	2.5	0	0	29
DT Mario Nelson	1.0	0	0	33
DT Norbert Blackwell	1.0	0	0	18
DE Marty Meadows	0.5	1	1	25
OLB Eric Kendricks	0.0	1	0	32
DT Zachery Briggs	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bryant Lindsay	3	1	23
OLB Byron Sims	3	0	27
CB Lionel Gerhardt	3	0	23
S Vernon Hargreaves	3	0	31
CB Tanner Dobler	3	0	18
CB Bobby Taylor	2	0	10
ILB Scottie Jefferson	1	0	4
DE Harvey Handley	1	0	22
ILB Tommy Buchanan	1	0	21
ILB Peter Hitchcock	1	0	22

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Vinny Harvey	4	1	31
OLB Eric Kendricks	3	0	32
CB Juan Godfrey	3	0	35
CB Jorge Cloak	2	1	30
S Dave Newhart	2	0	17
CB Thurman Dion	1	1	20
DE Marty Meadows	1	0	25
S Alex Glover	1	0	22
DT Norbert Blackwell	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Corbin Myre	5	5	22	0	35
G Mickey Palmer	3	6	22	1	35
T John Huie	1	3	22	2	35
T Desmond Blake	0	4	22	1	35
G Harvey Halpern	0	3	22	1	35

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Kenneth Hirshberg	5	7	3	32	0	31
T Jack Conklin	2	6	2	32	0	31
G Daryl Davis	2	6	0	32	0	31
G Amari Fredrickson	1	5	0	32	0	31
C Lamont Arnold	0	2	0	32	2	31
TE Brant Garrison	0	2	0	28	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Webb	3	11
Earl Wesson	1	16

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Micah Kamykowski	1	25
Lucas Portillo	1	18
Amari Fredrickson	1	14
Brant Garrison	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Desmond Blake	22	35	---	---	13	70
WR Earl Wesson	21	31	---	---	16	68
S Vernon Hargreaves	---	---	32	31	4	67
G Harvey Halpern	22	35	---	---	9	66
G Mickey Palmer	22	35	---	---	9	66
T John Huie	22	35	---	---	9	66
OLB Byron Sims	---	---	29	27	3	59
CB Lionel Gerhardt	---	---	17	23	18	58
QB Roman Steinmetz	22	35	---	---	---	57
C Corbin Myre	22	35	---	---	---	57
S Bryant Lindsay	---	---	29	23	2	54
WR Alexis DeNeff	19	25	---	---	9	53
DT Emmett Flowers	---	---	26	24	2	52
ILB Tommy Buchanan	---	---	28	21	2	51
DE Harvey Handley	---	---	24	22	3	49
OLB Gerald Wilson	---	---	29	19	1	49
ILB Peter Hitchcock	---	---	13	22	13	48
TE Bruce Barnes	21	25	---	---	---	46
DT Glen Kemp	---	---	27	18	1	46
S Jonathan Mohon	---	---	10	18	15	43
RB Darryl VanKirk	3	15	---	---	23	41
CB Tanner Dobler	---	---	20	18	3	41
WR Mo Preston	14	26	---	---	---	40
RB Carl Martin	15	14	---	---	11	40
CB Ted Geffen	---	---	22	13	1	36
S Cameron Heise	---	---	20	11	3	34
RB Francisco Moen	8	3	---	---	23	34
DT Al Winslett	---	---	12	16	3	31
ILB Scottie Jefferson	---	---	4	4	22	30
CB Bobby Taylor	---	---	3	10	7	20
DT Horace Horner	---	---	2	10	7	19
DE Lenny Wert	---	---	5	9	3	17
WR Jose Burke	2	8	---	---	5	15
RB Joseph Lucas	3	6	---	---	5	14
TE Jimmy Halela	3	10	---	---	---	13
TE Zach Humphrey	1	11	---	---	---	12
G Chad Webb	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Amari Rose	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Duane Gough	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Rex Stevens	---	---	0	2	5	7
P Jesse Jacobs	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Lamont Martin	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Anthony O'Neill	0	1	---	---	5	6
QB Christopher Grier	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Darryl Breckterfield	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Evan Mardling	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Amari Fredrickson	32	31	---	---	14	77
CB Juan Godfrey	---	---	22	35	18	75
WR Andres Gaudino	32	30	---	---	11	73
T Jack Conklin	32	31	---	---	9	72
T Kenneth Hirshberg	32	31	---	---	9	72
G Daryl Davis	32	31	---	---	9	72
TE Brant Garrison	28	27	---	---	11	66
ILB Vinny Harvey	---	---	21	31	12	64
QB Gary Tanner	32	31	---	---	---	63
C Lamont Arnold	32	31	---	---	---	63
S Amir Dodge	---	---	22	35	2	59
WR Shannon Walters	26	27	---	---	4	57
DE Bernie Zawilinski	---	---	20	29	7	56
DT Mario Nelson	---	---	20	33	2	55
RB Todd Gurley	27	27	---	---	---	54
OLB Eric Kendricks	---	---	21	32	1	54
CB Jorge Cloak	---	---	20	30	1	51
OLB Ross Cochrane	---	---	9	19	22	50
DE Marty Meadows	---	---	20	25	2	47
S Alex Glover	---	---	13	22	9	44
CB Thurman Dion	---	---	11	20	9	40
DT Norbert Blackwell	---	---	12	18	9	39
WR Ron Clark	18	18	---	---	---	36
TE Micah Kamykowski	4	3	---	---	25	32
WR Kendrick Maloney	7	5	---	---	18	30
S Dave Newhart	---	---	11	17	1	29
FB J.T. Howse	4	5	---	---	20	29
RB Lucas Portillo	5	4	---	---	18	27
DT Zachery Briggs	---	---	9	16	1	26
S C.J. Harvey	---	---	2	3	16	21
TE Carter Moore	7	9	---	---	3	19
DT Damon Knight	---	---	5	10	---	15
K Francisco Howland	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Kyle Geathers	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Jeffery Drenik	---	---	1	4	1	6
CB Nicky Spencer	---	---	1	4	1	6
G Howie Bruner	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Randall Bullock	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Pedro Burchfield	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Oliver Donaldson	2	0	---	---	---	2
DT Sam Hanaki	---	---	1	1	---	2
DT Mike Sousa	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Cornelius Bierce	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Curtis Harper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jay DuVall	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	49	7.0
Middle	14	74	5.3
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	15	57	3.8
Right	9	58	6.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	30	17	0	1	5	4	3	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Tanner	29	21	4	0	2	1	3	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	41	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	53	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	45	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	47	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	51	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	35	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	91	30.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Earl Wesson	7	5	0	55	31
WR Mo Preston	6	4	1	41	26
RB Carl Martin	4	2	1	29	14
TE Bruce Barnes	3	0	2	0	25
WR Alexis DeNeff	3	2	0	11	25
RB Darryl VanKirk	2	2	0	2	15
RB Joseph Lucas	2	1	0	11	6
TE Zach Humphrey	1	1	0	9	11
TE Jimmy Halela	1	0	1	0	10
WR Jose Burke	1	0	0	0	8

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andres Gaudino	7	5	0	109	3	30
RB Todd Gurley	5	5	0	20	0	27
TE Carter Moore	4	4	0	47	1	9
WR Kendrick Maloney	3	1	1	12	0	5
TE Brant Garrison	3	2	0	13	0	27
FB J.T. Howse	3	2	0	18	0	5
WR Ron Clark	2	1	0	6	0	18
WR Shannon Walters	2	1	1	-1	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Roman Steinmetz	1	11	11.00	7.00
RB Darryl VanKirk	1	2	2.00	4.00
RB Carl Martin	1	7	7.00	5.86

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Todd Gurley	2	9	4.50	4.60
QB Gary Tanner	1	1	1.00	2.50
RB Lucas Portillo	1	9	9.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	1	1	4	4.00	5.27

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Tanner	3	1	3	1.00	7.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mo Preston	1	1	4	4.00	6.83

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kendrick Maloney	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Todd Gurley	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
FB J.T. Howse	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Roman Steinmetz	1	0
RB Darryl VanKirk	1	1
RB Carl Martin	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Todd Gurley	2	1
RB Lucas Portillo	1	1
FB J.T. Howse	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	10	4	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Tanner	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mo Preston	2	1	1
TE Bruce Barnes	2	0	0
WR Earl Wesson	2	1	0
TE Jimmy Halela	1	0	0
RB Darryl VanKirk	1	1	0
WR Alexis DeNeff	1	1	1
WR Jose Burke	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB J.T. Howse	3	2	1
RB Todd Gurley	2	2	1
WR Ron Clark	2	1	1
TE Brant Garrison	2	2	0
WR Kendrick Maloney	1	0	0
WR Andres Gaudino	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (18,500)
End Zone 12,100 (13,300)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,800)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (18,500)
End Zone	12,100 (13,300)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,800)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (6,200)