Week 3, 2069

played in Houston, TX

92 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	10	10	16	-	43
Houston Texans	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 HOU - Willie Dodge 2 run (Trevor Hicks extra point)
1Q: 03:57 PIT - Wes Blair 9 pass from Andre Reid (Stephen Cole extra point)
2Q: 12:38 PIT - Stephen Cole 42 field goal
2Q: 08:26 PIT - Jon Cerny 2 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
2Q: 00:08 HOU - Trevor Hicks 19 field goal
3Q: 13:38 PIT - Trent Coles 43 pass from Andre Reid (Stephen Cole extra point)
3Q: 05:39 HOU - Trevor Hicks 30 field goal
3Q: 03:04 PIT - Stephen Cole 48 field goal
4Q: 13:45 PIT - Dave Dillon 13 pass from Andre Reid (Stephen Cole extra point)
4Q: 04:38 PIT - Duane Semple 6 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
4Q: 01:49 PIT - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 HOU - Willie Dodge 2 run (Trevor Hicks extra point)
1Q: 03:57 PIT - Wes Blair 9 pass from Andre Reid (Stephen Cole extra point)
2Q: 12:38 PIT - Stephen Cole 42 field goal
2Q: 08:26 PIT - Jon Cerny 2 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
2Q: 00:08 HOU - Trevor Hicks 19 field goal
3Q: 13:38 PIT - Trent Coles 43 pass from Andre Reid (Stephen Cole extra point)
3Q: 05:39 HOU - Trevor Hicks 30 field goal
3Q: 03:04 PIT - Stephen Cole 48 field goal
4Q: 13:45 PIT - Dave Dillon 13 pass from Andre Reid (Stephen Cole extra point)
4Q: 04:38 PIT - Duane Semple 6 run (Stephen Cole extra point)
4Q: 01:49 PIT - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 353 330
- Offensive Plays 58 69
- Yards per Play 6.09 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 143 115
- Rushing Attempts 30 25
- Yards per Rush 4.77 4.60
Net Passing Yards 210 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 0 43 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 214 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.50 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/35 12/59
Punt Returns/Yards 4/37 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/112 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:34 29:26

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	353	330
- Offensive Plays	58	69
- Yards per Play	6.09	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	143	115
- Rushing Attempts	30	25
- Yards per Rush	4.77	4.60
Net Passing Yards	210	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 0	43 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	214	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.50	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/35	12/59
Punt Returns/Yards	4/37	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/112	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:34	29:26

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:09	5:22	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	0:56	3:23	OWN 24	6	51	Field Goal
2	10:36	2:18	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
2	6:55	2:50	OWN 44	5	31	Missed FG
2	2:42	1:36	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:41	OPP 48	2	48	Touchdown
3	9:53	1:49	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	5:32	2:34	OWN 39	4	30	Field Goal
3	1:09	2:34	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
4	7:50	2:29	OWN 33	4	18	Punt
4	4:43	0:12	OPP 6	2	6	Touchdown
4	3:54	2:05	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
4	1:42	1:42	50	3	-7	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:51	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	3:47	2:51	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
2	12:33	1:57	OWN 25	4	22	Interception
2	8:18	1:23	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	4:05	1:23	OWN 32	5	20	Punt
2	1:06	1:04	OPP 41	6	39	Field Goal
3	13:19	3:26	OWN 24	6	25	Punt
3	8:04	2:32	OWN 46	6	41	Field Goal
3	2:58	1:49	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	13:35	5:45	OWN 21	12	46	Downs
4	5:21	0:38	OWN 7	4	-1	Downs
4	4:31	0:37	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	1:49	0:07	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety

Game MVP: Andre Reid, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Duane Semple	14	66	4.71	34	1	1
RB Jon Cerny	13	64	4.92	17	1	1
QB Andre Reid	2	14	7.00	7	0	0
QB Tristan Seals	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Willie Dodge	16	58	3.63	12	1	1
QB Donnie Sweeney	4	43	10.75	21	2	0
RB Avery Harmon	3	11	3.67	6	0	0
RB Nicky Castillo	2	3	1.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Reid	27	20	214	1/4	3	43	0	133.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Sweeney	43	23	221	1/6	0	25	1	58.4

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dave Dillon	6	8	74	12.33	33	21	1
WR Wes Blair	5	7	39	7.80	5	13	1
TE Caiden Barlow	3	3	18	6.00	8	9	0
WR Trent Coles	3	5	55	18.33	25	43	1
RB Jon Cerny	2	2	28	14.00	8	18	0
RB Duane Semple	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Richard Gellar	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Dominique Sharber	5	11	64	12.80	36	23
WR Chester Gaines	5	9	24	4.80	5	14
WR Zach Meier	4	7	44	11.00	3	15
RB Willie Dodge	4	5	27	6.75	7	12
TE Rob Franz	3	4	44	14.67	22	25
RB Avery Harmon	1	2	4	4.00	1	4
RB Nicky Castillo	1	4	14	14.00	4	14
WR Philip Ogden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.T. Steuart	1	13	13.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Alexander Linquist	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Willie Dodge	1	0	0	0
ILB Emmitt Collier	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nick Levine	4	179	44.8	43.0	60	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Malachi Sutter	6	251	41.8	32.3	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Cole	2/3	2/3	0/0	48	5/5

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hicks	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Blair	4	37	9.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Holz	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Dillon	4	112	28.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Dodge	3	52	17.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Arnold Mincy	7	2	0.0	24	42
ILB Conrad Copeland	6	2	0.0	24	41
CB J.T. Steuart	6	0	0.0	24	43
DE Bruce Theisen	5	1	1.0	16	25
CB Luke Godinez	4	1	0.0	19	34
S Sebastian Stokes	3	1	0.0	15	23
CB Jerald Barnikow	3	1	0.0	25	42
OLB Wyatt Givens	3	1	0.0	24	39
DT Kennedy Hampton	3	1	0.0	10	14
DT Darrin Jacobus	3	0	0.0	15	23
S Hector Clements	3	0	0.0	10	20
DE Blake Glenn	1	0	0.0	9	24
DE Derek Johnston	1	0	0.0	24	37

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dale Griese	6	2	0.0	23	18
DE Joey Sampson	4	1	0.5	18	18
DE Kyle Howen	4	1	0.0	21	22
DE Jeff Schulz	4	0	0.0	20	16
S Wesley Lane	4	0	0.0	28	24
S Aaron Blackwell	4	0	0.0	23	28
CB Miles Benson	3	4	0.0	26	28
OLB Max King	2	2	0.5	10	10
OLB Archie Pearce	2	2	0.0	21	18
S Donnell Holz	2	1	0.0	16	17
OLB Lenny Theisen	2	1	0.0	18	18
CB Chester Schulz	2	1	0.0	8	8
ILB Emmitt Collier	2	0	0.0	7	0
CB Alejandro Kulaga	1	2	0.0	17	16
OLB Tevin Gibson	1	1	0.0	12	10
DT Zachery Whalen	1	1	0.0	19	14
S Mo Reed	1	0	0.0	13	11
WR Zach Meier	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shane Adamski	0	1	0.0	14	12
ILB Don Stevens	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bruce Theisen	1.0	0	0	25
DT Darrin Jacobus	0.0	1	0	23
DE Blake Glenn	0.0	0	3	24
CB Jerald Barnikow	0.0	0	1	42
DT Salvador Harrison	0.0	0	1	30
DE Derek Johnston	0.0	0	1	37

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joey Sampson	0.5	2	3	18
OLB Max King	0.5	0	0	10
DE Jeff Schulz	0.0	1	0	16
ILB Shane Adamski	0.0	1	0	12
OLB Tevin Gibson	0.0	0	2	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.T. Steuart	5	0	1	43
CB Luke Godinez	4	2	0	34
S Arnold Mincy	4	2	0	42
OLB Wyatt Givens	3	0	0	39
S Hector Clements	3	0	0	20
ILB Conrad Copeland	2	0	0	41
CB Jerald Barnikow	1	2	0	42
DT Darrin Jacobus	1	0	0	23

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Aaron Blackwell	4	0	28
OLB Archie Pearce	3	0	18
CB Miles Benson	2	1	28
OLB Max King	2	0	10
S Donnell Holz	2	0	17
S Wesley Lane	2	0	24
CB Chester Schulz	2	0	8
S Mo Reed	1	0	11
ILB Dale Griese	1	0	18
OLB Lenny Theisen	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jeffery Shea	3	10	0	30	1	28
T Bubba Cherpeski	3	8	2	30	0	28
G Anthony Peterson	3	6	0	30	0	28
G Neal Foreman	0	1	0	30	0	28
G Jake Cortez	0	1	0	6	0	0
T Landon Winston	0	1	0	24	0	28

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jumbo Berry	4	8	1	25	0	44
C Brendan Stevenson	3	7	1	25	0	44
T Bubba Wynn	1	1	0	25	0	44
G Micah Bernard	0	3	0	25	0	41
T Arturo Tubbs	0	2	0	25	1	41

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Theisen	2	24
Alexander Linquist	2	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dominique Sharber	3	12
Nicky Castillo	2	24
Tevin Gibson	1	25
Herb Rose	1	18
Willie Dodge	1	16

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Conrad Copeland	---	---	24	41	20	85
OLB Wyatt Givens	---	---	24	39	9	72
CB Jerald Barnikow	---	---	25	42	2	69
CB J.T. Steuart	---	---	24	43	1	68
S Arnold Mincy	---	---	24	42	1	67
WR Wes Blair	29	28	---	---	8	65
DE Bruce Theisen	---	---	16	25	24	65
G Neal Foreman	30	28	---	---	3	61
DE Derek Johnston	---	---	24	37	---	61
T Landon Winston	24	28	---	---	8	60
T Bubba Cherpeski	30	28	---	---	---	58
G Anthony Peterson	30	28	---	---	---	58
C Jeffery Shea	30	28	---	---	---	58
WR Trent Coles	19	16	---	---	22	57
CB Luke Godinez	---	---	19	34	2	55
QB Andre Reid	24	28	---	---	---	52
TE Jaylen Croom	25	25	---	---	---	50
WR Dave Dillon	19	23	---	---	5	47
TE Caiden Barlow	16	11	---	---	18	45
DT Salvador Harrison	---	---	13	30	1	44
DE Blake Glenn	---	---	9	24	8	41
S Sebastian Stokes	---	---	15	23	1	39
DT Darrin Jacobus	---	---	15	23	1	39
OLB Dustin Sherman	---	---	6	9	24	39
DT Bobby Kelley	---	---	13	22	1	36
ILB Perry Kelly	---	---	2	5	24	31
TE Richard Gellar	4	1	---	---	26	31
S Hector Clements	---	---	10	20	1	31
RB Duane Semple	15	11	---	---	---	26
DT Kennedy Hampton	---	---	10	14	2	26
RB Jon Cerny	13	10	---	---	---	23
RB Freddie Salave'a	2	5	---	---	13	20
WR Alexander Linquist	2	5	---	---	11	18
T Thurman Dole	0	0	---	---	14	14
G Jake Cortez	6	0	---	---	7	13
CB Moe Dansby	---	---	0	1	11	12
ILB Leslie Booth	---	---	1	3	7	11
K Stephen Cole	0	0	---	---	11	11
S Kelly Stephens	---	---	1	7	1	9
FB Giovanni Burns	6	3	---	---	---	9
C Cedric Ward	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Nick Levine	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Nathaniel Ahmed	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Tristan Seals	6	0	---	---	---	6
WR Clarence Daniels	0	2	---	---	---	2
RB Ashton Rucci	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Chester Gaines	23	44	---	---	13	80
TE Dominique Sharber	24	42	---	---	12	78
T Bubba Wynn	25	44	---	---	8	77
G Jumbo Berry	25	44	---	---	7	76
G Micah Bernard	25	41	---	---	8	74
T Arturo Tubbs	25	41	---	---	8	74
QB Donnie Sweeney	25	44	---	---	---	69
C Brendan Stevenson	25	44	---	---	---	69
WR Damian Henson	23	38	---	---	8	69
RB Willie Dodge	19	23	---	---	16	58
CB Miles Benson	---	---	26	28	3	57
S Wesley Lane	---	---	28	24	2	54
S Aaron Blackwell	---	---	23	28	3	54
CB Alejandro Kulaga	---	---	17	16	19	52
S Donnell Holz	---	---	16	17	17	50
OLB Tevin Gibson	---	---	12	10	25	47
DE Kyle Howen	---	---	21	22	3	46
WR Zach Meier	17	26	---	---	1	44
DE Joey Sampson	---	---	18	18	7	43
DT Ernie Lemus	---	---	12	14	17	43
RB Nicky Castillo	6	12	---	---	24	42
ILB Dale Griese	---	---	23	18	1	42
TE Rob Franz	3	12	---	---	25	40
OLB Archie Pearce	---	---	21	18	1	40
OLB Lenny Theisen	---	---	18	18	1	37
DE Jeff Schulz	---	---	20	16	---	36
DT Zachery Whalen	---	---	19	14	1	34
S Mo Reed	---	---	13	11	6	30
ILB Shane Adamski	---	---	14	12	1	27
OLB Max King	---	---	10	10	2	22
CB Chester Schulz	---	---	8	8	6	22
WR Herb Rose	0	2	---	---	18	20
ILB Emmitt Collier	---	---	7	0	12	19
RB Avery Harmon	6	11	---	---	---	17
ILB Don Stevens	---	---	4	6	2	12
TE Andres Hatton	2	2	---	---	7	11
WR Philip Ogden	2	8	---	---	---	10
C Andres Hanks	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Malachi Sutter	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Trevor Hicks	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Ernie Pierzina	0	3	---	---	1	4
T Jerry Woods	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Rick Tate	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Emmanuel Bennetts	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Frank Pirker	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Jacob Pfaff	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	17	104	6.1
Right	5	21	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	17	104	6.1
Right	5	1	0.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Reid	27	20	2	1	1	1	4	5	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Sweeney	43	23	3	3	3	6	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	88	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	109	13.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	16	149	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	39	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	15	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dave Dillon	8	6	0	74	1	23
WR Wes Blair	7	5	0	39	0	28
WR Trent Coles	5	3	0	55	1	16
TE Caiden Barlow	3	3	0	18	0	11
RB Jon Cerny	2	2	0	28	0	10
TE Richard Gellar	1	0	1	0	0	1
RB Duane Semple	1	1	0	0	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dominique Sharber	11	5	1	64	2	42
WR Chester Gaines	9	5	0	24	0	44
WR Zach Meier	7	4	0	44	0	26
RB Willie Dodge	5	4	0	27	0	23
RB Nicky Castillo	4	1	1	14	0	12
TE Rob Franz	4	3	0	44	1	12
RB Avery Harmon	2	1	0	4	0	11
WR Philip Ogden	1	0	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Duane Semple	3	10	3.33	4.71
RB Jon Cerny	1	2	2.00	4.92

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Willie Dodge	2	2	1.00	3.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Reid	5	3	20	4.00	7.93

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Sweeney	8	3	31	3.88	5.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Dillon	3	2	11	3.67	9.25
WR Wes Blair	1	1	9	9.00	5.57
TE Richard Gellar	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dominique Sharber	3	1	13	4.33	5.82
WR Chester Gaines	3	1	14	4.67	2.67
WR Zach Meier	1	1	4	4.00	6.29
RB Willie Dodge	1	0	0	0.00	5.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andre Reid	2	1
QB Tristan Seals	1	0
RB Duane Semple	1	0
RB Jon Cerny	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Donnie Sweeney	2	1
RB Nicky Castillo	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Reid	5	4	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Sweeney	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wes Blair	2	2	1
TE Caiden Barlow	1	1	0
WR Trent Coles	1	0	0
WR Dave Dillon	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Nicky Castillo	3	1	1
TE Dominique Sharber	2	1	1
WR Chester Gaines	2	2	1
WR Zach Meier	2	2	1
RB Avery Harmon	1	0	0
WR Philip Ogden	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)