Week 3, 2076

played in Pittsburgh, PA

73 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	3	0	10	-	13
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	21	0	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 PIT - Devin Ruff 13 pass from Daniel Lovelace (Reginald Hicks extra point)
2Q: 13:57 PIT - Braxton Grant 8 pass from Daniel Lovelace (Reginald Hicks extra point)
2Q: 10:48 PIT - Griffin Diano 10 pass from Daniel Lovelace (Reginald Hicks extra point)
2Q: 04:34 PIT - Austin Fogle 5 pass from Daniel Lovelace (Reginald Hicks extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Caden Buysse 20 field goal
4Q: 13:09 HOU - Brayden Rowell 5 pass from Nathan Clements (Caden Buysse extra point)
4Q: 05:46 PIT - Tre Montgomery 42 interception return (Reginald Hicks extra point)
4Q: 00:02 HOU - Caden Buysse 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 PIT - Devin Ruff 13 pass from Daniel Lovelace (Reginald Hicks extra point)
2Q: 13:57 PIT - Braxton Grant 8 pass from Daniel Lovelace (Reginald Hicks extra point)
2Q: 10:48 PIT - Griffin Diano 10 pass from Daniel Lovelace (Reginald Hicks extra point)
2Q: 04:34 PIT - Austin Fogle 5 pass from Daniel Lovelace (Reginald Hicks extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Caden Buysse 20 field goal
4Q: 13:09 HOU - Brayden Rowell 5 pass from Nathan Clements (Caden Buysse extra point)
4Q: 05:46 PIT - Tre Montgomery 42 interception return (Reginald Hicks extra point)
4Q: 00:02 HOU - Caden Buysse 40 field goal

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 292 384
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 4.79 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 110 130
- Rushing Attempts 17 32
- Yards per Rush 6.47 4.06
Net Passing Yards 182 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 20 - 2 35 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 182 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.14 6.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/45 8/93
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/73
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:55 34:05

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	292	384
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	4.79	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	110	130
- Rushing Attempts	17	32
- Yards per Rush	6.47	4.06
Net Passing Yards	182	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 20 - 2	35 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	182	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.14	6.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/45	8/93
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/73
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:55	34:05

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
1	9:28	1:25	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	4:48	1:38	OWN 13	6	55	Punt
2	13:50	1:01	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
2	10:37	1:42	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	4:28	1:55	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 34	4	63	Field Goal
3	7:44	1:59	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
3	3:26	5:25	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	11:09	3:02	OWN 5	9	28	Interception
4	6:38	1:02	OWN 20	4	9	Interception
4	5:36	2:33	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OPP 49	4	26	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	2:38	OWN 17	5	21	Punt
1	10:37	1:09	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown
1	8:03	3:15	OWN 31	6	18	Punt
1	3:10	4:20	OWN 3	11	97	Touchdown
2	12:49	2:12	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
2	8:55	4:27	OWN 17	12	83	Touchdown
2	2:33	1:15	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	7:16	OWN 29	12	41	Punt
3	5:45	2:19	OWN 30	4	26	Punt
4	13:01	1:52	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	8:07	1:29	OPP 36	3	-2	Punt
4	3:03	1:58	OWN 6	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Daniel Lovelace, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Stephen Reid	9	70	7.78	27	3
RB Kendrick Mueller	5	15	3.00	13	1
QB Nathan Clements	2	19	9.50	13	1
QB D.J. Keeley	1	6	6.00	6	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Noah Humphrey	28	105	3.75	34	4
RB Rick Talley	3	18	6.00	8	0
WR Devin Ruff	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	25	13	101	0/0	0	18	0	62.3
Nathan Clements	19	7	81	0/0	1	31	2	28.5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daniel Lovelace	35	26	263	2/9	4	32	0	133.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Stephen Reid	4	5	36	9.00	9	18	0
WR Francisco Smolka	3	10	33	11.00	9	16	0
WR Keegan Kakoza	3	13	22	7.33	11	14	0
RB Kendrick Mueller	3	3	51	17.00	32	31	0
TE Brayden Rowell	2	7	7	3.50	0	5	1
RB Pat Sanford	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Geoff Stargell	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Amir Karamanos	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Austin Fogle	7	9	61	8.71	13	32	1
WR Braxton Grant	6	8	60	10.00	34	19	1
RB Noah Humphrey	5	5	60	12.00	21	23	0
TE Griffin Diano	4	7	45	11.25	5	18	1
WR Devin Ruff	2	2	20	10.00	13	13	1
TE Charlie Kemp	2	2	17	8.50	0	9	0
WR Leon Banda	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tre Montgomery	1	42	42.00	1
S Matt Buckner	1	31	31.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Collin Darchi	1	0	0	0
S Silas Greer	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Noah Humphrey	1	0	0
RB Derek Morrow	0	1	0
T Matt Erickson	0	1	0
CB Tre Montgomery	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Toscano	8	332	41.5	39.0	57	5

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Reeves	8	340	42.5	33.9	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caden Buysse	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Hicks	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Darchi	2	9	4.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Ruff	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Demetrius Reynolds	2	57	28.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Noah Humphrey	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Timothy Sherman	8	1	0.0	29	26
S Silas Greer	7	2	0.0	31	37
CB Ruben Schmid	6	0	0.0	26	35
S Collin Darchi	5	3	0.0	26	25
OLB Zane Young	4	0	0.0	9	4
CB Tristan Richmond	3	0	1.5	15	19
OLB Keegan Harden	3	4	0.5	26	36
CB Malachi Eller	3	0	0.0	26	28
OLB Dave Craig	2	2	0.0	18	17
DT Sam Stortz	2	1	0.0	21	11
S Adam Sutter	2	1	0.0	10	16
ILB Darius Collier	2	0	0.0	4	0
ILB Bennett Riley	2	0	0.0	10	21
OLB Wes Woodard	2	0	0.0	11	17
DE Riley King	1	2	0.0	25	31
S Nicky Pihos	1	1	0.0	7	3
WR Keegan Kakoza	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mercury Poling	1	0	0.0	14	20
DE T.J. Murray	1	0	0.0	8	7
DE Gerald Cook	0	1	0.0	27	34
CB Bo Oliver	0	1	0.0	8	11

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Andy Londerville	9	1	17	44
S Deion Cox	4	2	13	30
CB Eli Giles	4	0	6	21
DT John Lyons	3	1	16	36
CB Jessie Hickman	2	2	14	32
S Hugh Brondstetter	2	2	4	17
S Matt Buckner	2	1	17	41
CB Javier Benton	2	0	9	24
OLB Sedrick Rivers	2	0	13	27
OLB Nolan Van Pelt	2	0	9	22
DE Efrain Burton	1	1	13	31
DE Horace Goss	1	1	15	40
DT Aidan Elliott	1	0	6	16
CB Tre Montgomery	1	0	15	44
OLB Donald Dennis	0	1	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
CB Tristan Richmond	1.5	0	19
OLB Keegan Harden	0.5	1	36
DE Riley King	0.0	1	31
DT Benjamin Angelone	0.0	1	8

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Horace Goss	1	3	1	40
DT Jon Boroniec	1	2	0	36
DE Efrain Burton	1	1	0	31
DE Heath Nevicosi	1	0	1	14
DT John Lyons	1	0	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Timothy Sherman	7	1	26
S Silas Greer	6	0	37
ILB Bennett Riley	3	0	21
CB Ruben Schmid	3	0	35
CB Malachi Eller	2	0	28
S Adam Sutter	2	0	16
DT Mercury Poling	1	0	20
CB Tristan Richmond	1	0	19
OLB Keegan Harden	1	0	36
DE Riley King	0	1	31

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Andy Londerville	7	0	0	44
CB Tre Montgomery	2	2	1	44
CB Jessie Hickman	2	1	0	32
OLB Sedrick Rivers	2	1	0	27
CB Eli Giles	2	0	0	21
CB Javier Benton	2	0	0	24
S Hugh Brondstetter	2	0	0	17
OLB Nolan Van Pelt	1	1	0	22
S Matt Buckner	0	0	1	41

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Josue Arcenaux	2	3	17	44
T Andres Bonar	1	4	17	44
T Carter Whiting	1	3	17	44
G Kelly Levine	1	3	17	44
G Tom York	0	1	17	44

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Thomas Kotter	6	12	32	0	37
C Ned Lemay	2	11	32	0	37
G Mitchell Joseph	2	4	32	2	37
T Matt Erickson	2	3	32	0	37
G Tyrus Bernstein	0	1	32	0	37
TE Antoine Devlin	0	1	26	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Levine	2	12
Stephen Reid	1	26
Zane Young	1	24
Ruben Schmid	1	10

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Montgomery	2	15
Hugh Brondstetter	1	18
Andy Londerville	1	15

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Kelly Levine	17	44	---	---	12	73
T Andres Bonar	17	44	---	---	10	71
CB Ruben Schmid	---	---	26	35	10	71
S Silas Greer	---	---	31	37	---	68
OLB Keegan Harden	---	---	26	36	---	62
T Carter Whiting	17	44	---	---	---	61
DE Gerald Cook	---	---	27	34	---	61
G Tom York	17	44	---	---	---	61
C Josue Arcenaux	17	44	---	---	---	61
WR Demetrius Reynolds	15	38	---	---	6	59
S Collin Darchi	---	---	26	25	8	59
WR Keegan Kakoza	17	40	---	---	---	57
DE Riley King	---	---	25	31	---	56
ILB Timothy Sherman	---	---	29	26	---	55
CB Malachi Eller	---	---	26	28	---	54
RB Stephen Reid	10	18	---	---	26	54
WR Francisco Smolka	9	24	---	---	18	51
TE Brayden Rowell	14	35	---	---	---	49
TE Amir Karamanos	4	14	---	---	25	43
OLB Zane Young	---	---	9	4	24	37
CB Tristan Richmond	---	---	15	19	1	35
OLB Dave Craig	---	---	18	17	---	35
DT Mercury Poling	---	---	14	20	---	34
QB D.J. Keeley	9	25	---	---	---	34
RB Kendrick Mueller	7	25	---	---	1	33
DT Sam Stortz	---	---	21	11	---	32
ILB Bennett Riley	---	---	10	21	---	31
OLB Wes Woodard	---	---	11	17	---	28
QB Nathan Clements	8	19	---	---	---	27
CB Bo Oliver	---	---	8	11	8	27
S Nicky Pihos	---	---	7	3	16	26
S Adam Sutter	---	---	10	16	---	26
DE T.J. Murray	---	---	8	7	8	23
TE Geoff Stargell	6	15	---	---	1	22
WR Terrence Jaster	3	7	---	---	8	18
ILB Darius Collier	---	---	4	0	14	18
DT Benjamin Angelone	---	---	1	8	8	17
CB Zachary Burke	---	---	0	1	15	16
RB Pat Sanford	0	2	---	---	9	11
C Ron Fellin	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Jessie Giles	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Weston Thiele	0	0	---	---	10	10
P A.J. Toscano	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Bobby Shively	0	2	---	---	6	8
C Douglas Samuels	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Caden Buysse	0	0	---	---	4	4

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Tyrus Bernstein	32	37	---	---	8	77
G Mitchell Joseph	32	37	---	---	8	77
T Thomas Kotter	32	37	---	---	8	77
T Matt Erickson	32	37	---	---	8	77
ILB Andy Londerville	---	---	17	44	15	76
CB Tre Montgomery	---	---	15	44	15	74
QB Daniel Lovelace	32	37	---	---	---	69
C Ned Lemay	32	37	---	---	---	69
WR Braxton Grant	31	34	---	---	2	67
RB Noah Humphrey	29	33	---	---	3	65
WR Austin Fogle	30	30	---	---	---	60
S Matt Buckner	---	---	17	41	2	60
DT Jon Boroniec	---	---	12	36	10	58
DE Horace Goss	---	---	15	40	2	57
DT John Lyons	---	---	16	36	1	53
CB Jessie Hickman	---	---	14	32	2	48
WR Devin Ruff	20	18	---	---	8	46
DE Efrain Burton	---	---	13	31	1	45
CB Eli Giles	---	---	6	21	18	45
S Deion Cox	---	---	13	30	---	43
CB Javier Benton	---	---	9	24	9	42
TE Antoine Devlin	26	14	---	---	2	42
TE Griffin Diano	4	16	---	---	21	41
OLB Sedrick Rivers	---	---	13	27	---	40
S Hugh Brondstetter	---	---	4	17	18	39
FB Manuel Shaw	9	13	---	---	16	38
OLB Nolan Van Pelt	---	---	9	22	2	33
OLB Donald Dennis	---	---	2	3	24	29
DE Heath Nevicosi	---	---	4	14	9	27
WR Leon Banda	4	6	---	---	16	26
DT Aidan Elliott	---	---	6	16	1	23
TE Charlie Kemp	4	15	---	---	1	20
RB Derek Morrow	0	0	---	---	16	16
ILB Chandler Borders	---	---	0	2	10	12
WR LaMont Humphries	0	2	---	---	8	10
P Junior Reeves	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Shane Hill	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Rick Talley	3	4	---	---	---	7
K Reginald Hicks	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Angel Dalan	---	---	2	4	---	6
T Phillip Marsh	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ken Clancy	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Spencer Freitag	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Randal Herndon	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dominic Neitring	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Mercury Glenn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	9	42	4.7
Right	5	50	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	20	99	5.0
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	25	13	0	2	1	2	3	2	0
Nathan Clements	19	7	1	1	2	3	3	0	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daniel Lovelace	35	26	2	2	2	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	56	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	52	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	74	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	87	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	92	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	32	32.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keegan Kakoza	13	3	2	22	0	40
WR Francisco Smolka	10	3	0	33	0	24
TE Brayden Rowell	7	2	0	7	0	35
RB Stephen Reid	5	4	0	36	0	18
RB Kendrick Mueller	3	3	0	51	1	25
TE Geoff Stargell	2	1	1	5	0	15
RB Pat Sanford	2	2	0	11	0	2
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	1	0	14	0	38
TE Amir Karamanos	1	1	0	3	0	14

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Austin Fogle	9	7	1	61	1	30
WR Braxton Grant	8	6	1	60	0	34
TE Griffin Diano	7	4	0	45	0	16
RB Noah Humphrey	5	5	0	60	1	33
WR Leon Banda	2	0	0	0	0	6
WR Devin Ruff	2	2	0	20	0	18
TE Charlie Kemp	2	2	0	17	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Stephen Reid	2	5	2.50	7.78

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Noah Humphrey	3	5	1.67	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Keeley	2	1	3	1.50	4.04
Nathan Clements	1	1	5	5.00	4.26

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daniel Lovelace	9	7	55	6.11	7.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Francisco Smolka	1	1	3	3.00	3.30
RB Stephen Reid	1	0	0	0.00	7.20
TE Brayden Rowell	1	1	5	5.00	1.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Griffin Diano	4	2	16	4.00	6.43
WR Devin Ruff	2	2	20	10.00	10.00
WR Braxton Grant	2	2	14	7.00	7.50
WR Austin Fogle	1	1	5	5.00	6.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Nathan Clements	2	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Noah Humphrey	6	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	8	5	1
Nathan Clements	4	2	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daniel Lovelace	10	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keegan Kakoza	4	2	1
TE Brayden Rowell	3	1	1
WR Francisco Smolka	2	1	0
TE Geoff Stargell	1	1	0
RB Kendrick Mueller	1	1	0
RB Pat Sanford	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Braxton Grant	4	2	2
WR Austin Fogle	3	3	2
WR Devin Ruff	1	1	1
TE Griffin Diano	1	1	1
TE Charlie Kemp	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,200 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,700 (14,200)
End Zone 7,700 (10,200)
Mezzanine 4,900 (5,900)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (9,100)
Club Seats 15,300 (17,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,800 (8,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,200 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,700 (14,200)
End Zone	7,700 (10,200)
Mezzanine	4,900 (5,900)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (9,100)
Club Seats	15,300 (17,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,800 (8,100)