| Played in Pittsburgh, PA, weather: 48 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind. |
| Houston won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Kelly Simonton kicked off 63 yards from the PIT30. Dean Rivers returned the ball 20 yards to the HOU27. Tackled by Patrick Mussi. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-HOU09 (1Q: 14:39) C.J. Spiller ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Lazer. |
| 2-10-HOU09 (1Q: 13:55) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-HOU05 (1Q: 13:49) Gene Chandler pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lamar Webb. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-HOU08 (1Q: 13:12) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmie Mahaffey. CB Wayne Maxwell defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-HOU08 (1Q: 13:06) Brenden McDonald punted 61 yards. Warren Kushto returned the kick 4 yards to the PIT35. Tackled by Ralph Livanis. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Ernie Fitzgerald at the PIT35. |
| 1-10-PIT35 (1Q: 12:56) Sammy Farrington ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. |
| 2-7-PIT32 (1Q: 12:24) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Patrick Mussi, assisted by S Rahim Moore. |
| 3-1-PIT26 (1Q: 11:51) C.J. Spiller ran a draw inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Sammy Barton, assisted by S Rahim Moore. Key block delivered by Ethan Bowens. |
| 1-10-PIT25 (1Q: 11:24) C.J. Spiller ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Sammy Barton. |
| 2-8-PIT23 (1Q: 10:42) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Peter Gaylor. Gardner gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-2-PIT02 (1Q: 10:05) Sammy Farrington ran a draw inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Patrick Mussi. |
| 2-2-PIT02 (1Q: 09:21) C.J. Spiller ran around left end for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Rondell Brady. Houston 6, Pittsburgh 0 |
| (1Q: 09:21) Extra point by Ian Zupancic was good. Houston 7, Pittsburgh 0 |
| (1Q: 09:14) Ian Zupancic kicked off 52 yards from the HOU30. Robert Gerleman returned the ball 21 yards to the PIT39. Tackled by Louie Shaw. |
| 1-10-PIT39 (1Q: 08:41) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for 51 yards. Tackled by S Nate Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newkirk gained 26 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (1Q: 07:54) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Newkirk. CB Devin McCourty defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU10 (1Q: 07:48) Cam Newton pass completed to RB Toby Gerhardt for 0 yards. Tackled by S Perry Coffin. |
| 3-10-HOU10 (1Q: 07:11) Cam Newton pass completed to WR George Gray for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Gray gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Houston 7, Pittsburgh 6 |
| (1Q: 07:11) Extra point by Kelly Simonton was good. Pittsburgh 7, Houston 7 |
| (1Q: 07:01) Kelly Simonton kicked off 69 yards from the PIT30. Dean Rivers returned the ball 27 yards to the HOU28. Tackled by Kyle Meadows. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (1Q: 06:26) Sammy Farrington ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Kirk Snyder, assisted by DE Fernando Hernandez. |
| 2-11-HOU27 (1Q: 06:03) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 2-16-HOU22 (1Q: 05:59) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmie Mahaffey. CB Peter Gaylor defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-16-HOU22 (1Q: 05:52) Gene Chandler pass was intended for WR Jimmie Mahaffey and was intercepted by S Rahim Moore at the HOU33. The interception was returned 10 yards. Tackled by Jimmie Mahaffey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (1Q: 05:41) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Nate Allen. Key block delivered by James Brewer. |
| 2-5-HOU18 (1Q: 05:13) Cam Newton scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Brandon Perkins and assisted by ILB Teddy Jamison. Houston's Nate Allen was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-HOU12 (1Q: 04:37) Toby Gerhardt ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Devin McCourty, assisted by CB Chris Culliver. Key block delivered by Alonzo Hatcher. |
| 2-5-HOU07 (1Q: 03:52) Toby Gerhardt ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Timothy Doxzon. |
| 3-1-HOU03 (1Q: 03:20) Brant Hockman ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Leonard Westbrook, assisted by ILB Teddy Jamison. |
| 4-1-HOU03 (1Q: 02:39) Kelly Simonton attempted a 20 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 10, Houston 7 |
| (1Q: 02:33) Kelly Simonton kicked off 60 yards from the PIT30. Dean Rivers returned the ball 22 yards to the HOU32. Tackled by Brant Hockman. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (1Q: 02:02) C.J. Spiller ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Fernando Hernandez. |
| 2-10-HOU32 (1Q: 01:32) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Tandon Doss for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Maxwell. Doss gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-8-HOU34 (1Q: 00:58) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Tandon Doss for 28 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Doss gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT38 (1Q: 00:14) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kirk Snyder, assisted by OLB Patrick Mussi. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-13-PIT41 (2Q: 15:00) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 21 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. Gardner gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (2Q: 14:34) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for RB C.J. Spiller. OLB Patrick Mussi defended the pass. |
| 2-10-PIT20 (2Q: 14:27) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 12 yards. Tackled by S Horace Gilmore, assisted by CB Wayne Maxwell. |
| 1-8-PIT08 (2Q: 13:45) C.J. Spiller ran around right end for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Walter Jelinek. Jelinek ran over George Selvie to set up the play. Houston 13, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (2Q: 13:45) Extra point by Ian Zupancic was good. Houston 14, Pittsburgh 10 |
| (2Q: 13:39) Ian Zupancic kicked off 55 yards from the HOU30. Robert Gerleman returned the ball 32 yards to the PIT47. Tackled by Louie Shaw. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Holding on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-PIT33 (2Q: 13:19) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Donovan Watson for 16 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Perry Coffin. Watson gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-PIT49 (2Q: 12:33) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Donovan Watson. ILB Bob Hutton defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-PIT49 (2Q: 12:27) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Cranford. S Rico Kennedy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-PIT49 (2Q: 12:21) Cam Newton pass completed to WR George Gray for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Timothy Doxzon, assisted by S Patrick Chung. Gray gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-HOU43 (2Q: 11:51) Billy Joe Lowe punted 34 yards. Timothy Doxzon called for a fair catch at the HOU09. |
| 1-10-HOU09 (2Q: 11:41) C.J. Spiller ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Patrick Mussi, assisted by DT Grady Patton. |
| 2-9-HOU10 (2Q: 11:05) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for RB C.J. Spiller. DT Grady Patton drove right through Walter Jelinek to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-9-HOU10 (2Q: 10:56) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmie Mahaffey. DE Scottie Dightman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-HOU10 (2Q: 10:47) Brenden McDonald punted 40 yards. Warren Kushto returned the kick 4 yards to the HOU46. Tackled by Alonzo Hansen. |
| 1-10-HOU46 (2Q: 10:39) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Cranford. DE Bubba Gilroy hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU46 (2Q: 10:31) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-PIT49 (2Q: 10:26) Brant Hockman ran around right end for 28 yards. Tackled by OLB Ralph Livanis. Key block delivered by Alonzo Hatcher. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (2Q: 09:50) Brant Hockman ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Perry Coffin, assisted by DT Cris Batten. |
| 2-8-HOU21 (2Q: 09:06) Cam Newton pass completed to TE Graham Sellers for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Devin McCourty, assisted by CB Chris Culliver. Sellers gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU13 (2Q: 08:34) Cam Newton sacked by CB Timothy Doxzon and ILB Bob Hutton for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Rusty Gothe. The ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Vernon Nichols on the HOU18. |
| 1-10-HOU18 (2Q: 08:20) C.J. Spiller ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. |
| 2-10-HOU18 (2Q: 07:53) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jimmie Mahaffey for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Peter Gaylor. Mahaffey gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (2Q: 07:24) C.J. Spiller ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Sammy Barton. |
| 2-9-HOU34 (2Q: 06:51) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmie Mahaffey. DE Scottie Dightman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-9-HOU34 (2Q: 06:45) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmie Mahaffey. S Robert Gerleman defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-HOU34 (2Q: 06:37) Brenden McDonald punted 45 yards. Warren Kushto called for a fair catch at the PIT21. |
| 1-10-PIT21 (2Q: 06:28) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Cris Batten, assisted by DT Chris Zlotnik. |
| 2-8-PIT23 (2Q: 05:44) Cam Newton pass completed to WR George Gray for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Edward Patterson. Gray gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT42 (2Q: 05:05) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Hutton, assisted by S Patrick Chung. |
| 2-8-PIT44 (2Q: 04:28) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Donovan Watson. CB Todd Power defended the pass. |
| 3-8-PIT44 (2Q: 04:21) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Gray. ILB Bob Hutton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-PIT44 (2Q: 04:15) Billy Joe Lowe punted 37 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the HOU19. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 04:08) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Dean Rivers for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Kirk Snyder. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-HOU22 (2Q: 03:22) C.J. Spiller ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Sammy Barton. |
| 3-6-HOU23 (2Q: 02:37) Gene Chandler sacked by DE Fernando Hernandez for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Rondell Brady. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-12-HOU17 (2Q: 02:00) Brenden McDonald punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the PIT42. Houston's Rondell Brady was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor elbow injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-PIT42 (2Q: 01:52) Cam Newton pass was dropped by WR George Gray. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-PIT42 (2Q: 01:44) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Gray. DE Rickey Nelson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-PIT42 (2Q: 01:35) PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-PIT37 (2Q: 01:35) Toby Gerhardt ran around right end for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Ralph Livanis. Key block delivered by Rusty Gothe. |
| 1-10-HOU44 (2Q: 01:14) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Newkirk. S Perry Coffin defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU44 (2Q: 01:05) Cam Newton pass completed to WR George Gray for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Timothy Doxzon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU32 (2Q: 00:48) Cam Newton pass completed to TE Victor Morton for 5 yards. Tackled by S Rico Kennedy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 2-5-HOU27 (2Q: 00:36) Cam Newton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Danny Cranford. |
| 3-5-HOU27 (2Q: 00:26) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Timothy Doxzon, assisted by OLB Ralph Livanis. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newkirk gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 1-7-HOU07 (2Q: 00:15) Cam Newton pass completed to TE Victor Morton for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Hutton, assisted by OLB Ralph Livanis. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 2-4-HOU04 (2Q: 00:07) Kelly Simonton attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 14, Pittsburgh 13 |
| (2Q: 00:01) Kelly Simonton kicked off 61 yards from the PIT30. Dean Rivers returned the ball 91 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 20, Pittsburgh 13 |
| (2Q: 00:01) Extra point by Ian Zupancic was good. Houston 21, Pittsburgh 13 |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ian Zupancic kicked off 53 yards from the HOU30. Donovan Watson returned the ball 17 yards to the PIT34. Tackled by Ralph Livanis. |
| 1-10-PIT34 (3Q: 14:44) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-PIT39 (3Q: 14:36) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Vernon Nichols. Key block delivered by Dwight Perez. |
| 1-10-PIT44 (3Q: 13:53) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for 34 yards. Tackled by CB Timothy Doxzon. Newkirk gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (3Q: 13:19) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Donovan Watson for 12 yards. Tackled by S Patrick Chung. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU10 (3Q: 12:38) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 21, Pittsburgh 19 |
| (3Q: 12:38) Extra point by Kelly Simonton was good. Houston 21, Pittsburgh 20 |
| (3Q: 12:32) Kelly Simonton kicked off 78 yards from the PIT30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 12:32) Gene Chandler pass completed to RB C.J. Spiller for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Wayne Maxwell. Spiller gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-HOU27 (3Q: 12:04) C.J. Spiller ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE George Selvie. |
| 3-1-HOU29 (3Q: 11:31) C.J. Spiller ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Patrick Mussi, assisted by S Horace Gilmore. Houston's Alonzo Hansen was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-2-HOU28 (3Q: 10:58) Brenden McDonald punted 51 yards. Warren Kushto returned the kick 0 yards to the PIT21. Tackled by Sammy Farrington. |
| 1-10-PIT21 (3Q: 10:51) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Gray. CB Chris Culliver defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-PIT21 (3Q: 10:39) Cam Newton pass completed to WR George Gray for 28 yards. Tackled by CB Devin McCourty. Gray gained 7 yards after the catch. Houston's Ralph Livanis was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-PIT49 (3Q: 09:58) Toby Gerhardt ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Bob Hutton. Key block delivered by Dwight Perez. |
| 1-10-HOU39 (3Q: 09:30) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Donovan Watson for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Devin McCourty. |
| 1-10-HOU29 (3Q: 09:02) Brant Hockman ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Cris Batten. |
| 2-14-HOU33 (3Q: 08:23) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nicky Newkirk. OLB Louie Shaw hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-14-HOU33 (3Q: 08:15) Cam Newton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR George Gray. |
| 4-14-HOU33 (3Q: 08:04) Kelly Simonton attempted a 50 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-HOU40 (3Q: 07:59) C.J. Spiller ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. |
| 2-13-HOU37 (3Q: 07:21) Gene Chandler pass completed to RB C.J. Spiller for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Wayne Maxwell. Spiller gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-HOU47 (3Q: 06:52) Sammy Farrington ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Peter Gaylor. |
| 4-6-HOU44 (3Q: 06:17) Brenden McDonald punted 40 yards. Warren Kushto returned the kick 12 yards to the PIT28. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offsides. |
| 4-1-HOU49 (3Q: 06:08) Brenden McDonald punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-PIT20 (3Q: 06:01) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Chris Zlotnik. |
| 2-8-PIT22 (3Q: 05:21) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Toby Gerhardt. OLB Roderick Garner defended the pass. |
| 3-8-PIT22 (3Q: 05:14) Cam Newton pass completed to WR George Gray for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Drew Stevenson, assisted by DT Cris Batten. Gray gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT30 (3Q: 04:35) Cam Newton kept the ball, running around left end for 19 yards. Tackled by S Rico Kennedy, assisted by CB Chris Culliver. Key block delivered by Jim Carlson. |
| 1-10-PIT49 (3Q: 03:54) Toby Gerhardt ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Todd Power. |
| 2-8-HOU49 (3Q: 03:15) Cam Newton pass completed to WR George Gray for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Teddy Jamison. |
| 3-9-PIT50 (3Q: 02:46) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR George Gray. S Perry Coffin defended the pass. |
| 4-9-PIT50 (3Q: 02:41) Billy Joe Lowe punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 02:35) C.J. Spiller ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Patrick Mussi, assisted by ILB Ron Lazer. CB Peter Gaylor knocked down Ethan Bowens to break up the play. |
| 2-7-HOU23 (3Q: 01:54) Sammy Farrington ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Sammy Barton, assisted by ILB Ron Lazer. |
| 3-5-HOU25 (3Q: 01:16) Gene Chandler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tandon Doss. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-HOU25 (3Q: 01:12) Brenden McDonald punted 45 yards. Warren Kushto returned the kick 7 yards to the PIT37. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-PIT16 (3Q: 01:01) Brant Hockman ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Patrick Chung, assisted by ILB Teddy Jamison. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-PIT16 (3Q: 00:36) Brant Hockman ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Patrick Chung. |
| 3-6-PIT20 (3Q: 00:08) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Culliver. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-2-PIT24 (4Q: 15:00) Billy Joe Lowe punted 55 yards. Timothy Doxzon returned the kick 8 yards to the HOU29. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (4Q: 14:52) Gene Chandler scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Scottie Dightman. |
| 2-6-HOU23 (4Q: 14:14) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jamal Gardner. CB Wayne Maxwell defended the pass. |
| 3-6-HOU23 (4Q: 14:08) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for RB C.J. Spiller. ILB Ron Lazer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-HOU23 (4Q: 14:01) Brenden McDonald punted 71 yards. The ball was downed at the PIT06. |
| 1-10-PIT06 (4Q: 13:53) Cam Newton pass was intended for WR George Gray and was intercepted by CB Timothy Doxzon at the PIT46. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Toby Gerhardt. |
| 1-10-PIT35 (4Q: 13:40) C.J. Spiller ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Kirk Snyder. |
| 2-10-PIT35 (4Q: 12:55) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jimmie Mahaffey for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Reggie Fields. Mahaffey gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT21 (4Q: 12:10) C.J. Spiller ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Kyle Meadows. |
| 2-10-PIT21 (4Q: 11:46) Gene Chandler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Tandon Doss. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-PIT21 (4Q: 11:40) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jamal Gardner for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Patrick Mussi. |
| 4-10-PIT21 (4Q: 11:07) Ian Zupancic attempted a 38 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-PIT28 (4Q: 11:02) Cam Newton pass was dropped by WR George Gray. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-PIT28 (4Q: 10:50) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Leonard Westbrook. Cranford gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-PIT39 (4Q: 10:15) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Leonard Westbrook. |
| 2-6-PIT43 (4Q: 09:34) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Nicky Newkirk for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Louie Shaw. Newkirk gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU43 (4Q: 08:51) Brant Hockman ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Chris Zlotnik, assisted by DT Leonard Westbrook. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-PIT47 (4Q: 08:44) Cam Newton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Toby Gerhardt. DE Bubba Gilroy drove right through Dwight Perez to hurry the quarterback. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (4Q: 08:40) Toby Gerhardt ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Patrick Chung. |
| 2-9-HOU47 (4Q: 07:56) Cam Newton pass was dropped by WR George Gray. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-HOU47 (4Q: 07:49) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Donovan Watson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Devin McCourty, assisted by CB Timothy Doxzon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-HOU39 (4Q: 07:27) Billy Joe Lowe punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 07:20) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU15 (4Q: 07:10) Gene Chandler pass completed to RB C.J. Spiller for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Horace Gilmore. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (4Q: 07:04) C.J. Spiller ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Orlando Whitfield, assisted by S Rahim Moore. |
| 2-11-HOU19 (4Q: 06:20) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Jimmie Mahaffey for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Schmidgall. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-HOU26 (4Q: 05:36) Gene Chandler pass completed to WR Dean Rivers for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Brant Covert. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 04:48) C.J. Spiller ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Scottie Dightman, assisted by CB Wayne Maxwell. Key block delivered by Walter Jelinek. |
| 2-4-HOU36 (4Q: 04:02) C.J. Spiller ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore, assisted by DE Scottie Dightman. |
| 3-4-HOU36 (4Q: 03:18) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmie Mahaffey. DE Scottie Dightman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-HOU36 (4Q: 03:10) Brenden McDonald punted 53 yards. Warren Kushto returned the kick 7 yards to the PIT18. Tackled by Louie Shaw. |
| 1-10-PIT18 (4Q: 03:00) Toby Gerhardt ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Patrick Chung. |
| 2-10-PIT18 (4Q: 02:44) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Donovan Watson for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Gilroy, assisted by CB Chris Culliver. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-PIT27 (4Q: 02:25) Cam Newton pass was dropped by WR George Gray. |
| 4-1-PIT27 (4Q: 02:19) Billy Joe Lowe punted 63 yards. Timothy Doxzon returned the kick 6 yards to the HOU16. Tackled by Victor Morton. |
| 1-10-HOU16 (4Q: 02:11) C.J. Spiller ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Kyle Meadows. Key block delivered by Walter Jelinek. Jelinek flattened Sammy Barton to ensure the play's success. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 1-10-HOU26 (4Q: 02:03) C.J. Spiller ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Orlando Whitfield, assisted by ILB Ron Lazer. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-6-HOU30 (4Q: 01:57) C.J. Spiller ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Grady Patton. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 3-2-HOU34 (4Q: 01:47) Sammy Farrington ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Ron Lazer, assisted by DE Brant Covert. Key block delivered by Walter Jelinek. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-12-HOU24 (4Q: 01:37) C.J. Spiller ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rahim Moore. |
| Pittsburgh called a time out. |
| 4-9-HOU27 (4Q: 01:29) Brenden McDonald punted 56 yards. Warren Kushto returned the kick 15 yards to the PIT32. Tackled by Louie Shaw. |
| 1-10-PIT32 (4Q: 01:18) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Louie Shaw. Cranford gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (4Q: 01:00) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Chris Culliver. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Houston was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-HOU25 (4Q: 00:45) Cam Newton pass was dropped by WR Danny Cranford. |
| 2-10-HOU25 (4Q: 00:37) Cam Newton pass completed to WR Danny Cranford for 7 yards. Tackled by S Patrick Chung. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-3-HOU18 (4Q: 00:18) Cam Newton spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-3-HOU18 (4Q: 00:14) Kelly Simonton attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Pittsburgh 23, Houston 21 |
| (4Q: 00:09) Kelly Simonton kicked off 62 yards from the PIT30. Dean Rivers returned the ball 22 yards to the HOU30. Tackled by J.B. Winters. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (4Q: 00:01) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tandon Doss. CB Kyle Meadows defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Pittsburgh was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (4Q: 00:01) Gene Chandler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jimmie Mahaffey. DE Scottie Dightman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 23, Houston Texans 21 |