Week 13, 2073

played in Houston, TX

52 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	6	0	7	-	16
Houston Texans	7	3	10	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 HOU - Gino Bradley 3 run (Corey Shantz extra point)
1Q: 03:49 PIT - Stephen Cole 21 field goal
2Q: 14:20 HOU - Corey Shantz 28 field goal
2Q: 05:49 PIT - Stephen Cole 39 field goal
2Q: 01:10 PIT - Stephen Cole 38 field goal
3Q: 09:41 HOU - Reginald Spencer 10 pass from Eddie Berner (Corey Shantz extra point)
3Q: 02:39 HOU - Corey Shantz 45 field goal
4Q: 08:02 HOU - Zach Meier 3 pass from Eddie Berner (Corey Shantz extra point)
4Q: 00:32 HOU - Corey Shantz 30 field goal
4Q: 00:26 PIT - Moe Dansby 101 kickoff return (Stephen Cole extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 HOU - Gino Bradley 3 run (Corey Shantz extra point)
1Q: 03:49 PIT - Stephen Cole 21 field goal
2Q: 14:20 HOU - Corey Shantz 28 field goal
2Q: 05:49 PIT - Stephen Cole 39 field goal
2Q: 01:10 PIT - Stephen Cole 38 field goal
3Q: 09:41 HOU - Reginald Spencer 10 pass from Eddie Berner (Corey Shantz extra point)
3Q: 02:39 HOU - Corey Shantz 45 field goal
4Q: 08:02 HOU - Zach Meier 3 pass from Eddie Berner (Corey Shantz extra point)
4Q: 00:32 HOU - Corey Shantz 30 field goal
4Q: 00:26 PIT - Moe Dansby 101 kickoff return (Stephen Cole extra point)

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 6-6 8-4
First Downs 13 24
- by Rushing 3 12
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 272 284
- Offensive Plays 55 66
- Yards per Play 4.95 4.30
Net Rushing Yards 77 150
- Rushing Attempts 24 40
- Yards per Rush 3.21 3.75
Net Passing Yards 195 134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 0 25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 207 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.29 5.15
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/75 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/34 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 4/173 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 39
Time of Possession 24:31 35:29

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	6-6	8-4
First Downs	13	24
- by Rushing	3	12
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	272	284
- Offensive Plays	55	66
- Yards per Play	4.95	4.30
Net Rushing Yards	77	150
- Rushing Attempts	24	40
- Yards per Rush	3.21	3.75
Net Passing Yards	195	134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 0	25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	207	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.29	5.15
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/75	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/34	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	4/173	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 39
Time of Possession	24:31	35:29

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:40	5:57	OWN 25	11	71	Field Goal
1	0:48	0:12	OWN 21	1	-7	Fumble
2	14:14	4:22	OWN 15	7	53	Fumble
2	8:53	3:11	OWN 45	7	33	Field Goal
2	4:07	3:05	OWN 40	8	39	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 7	2	-4	Punt
3	9:34	2:09	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
3	2:32	3:51	OWN 22	8	36	Downs
4	7:53	1:53	OWN 36	4	1	Punt
4	2:01	0:22	OWN 21	4	0	Downs
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 45	1	0	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:20	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	3:43	2:55	OWN 25	6	27	Punt
1	0:36	1:22	OPP 14	3	3	Field Goal
2	9:52	0:59	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
2	5:42	1:35	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 18	4	9	Half
3	13:06	3:32	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
3	7:25	4:53	OWN 22	9	50	Field Goal
4	13:41	5:48	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
4	6:00	3:59	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
4	1:39	1:13	OPP 21	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Eddie Berner, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jon Cerny	17	52	3.06	17	3
RB Duane Semple	3	6	2.00	6	0
QB Dashawn Nelson	3	21	7.00	9	0
WR Alexander Linquist	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gino Bradley	25	62	2.48	12	3	1
RB Leonard Newsome	8	38	4.75	11	2	0
QB Eddie Berner	3	27	9.00	12	1	0
WR Zach Meier	2	14	7.00	9	0	0
FB Colin Gillman	2	9	4.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dashawn Nelson	29	17	207	2/12	0	30	0	80.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eddie Berner	25	18	137	1/3	2	17	0	111.6

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alexander Linquist	7	10	77	11.00	31	29
RB Jon Cerny	6	10	87	14.50	50	25
WR Charles Palmer	2	4	40	20.00	26	30
RB Duane Semple	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Zachary Noel	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Marty Camarillo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Alexander Ratliff	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dominique Sharber	5	8	23	4.60	8	15	0
WR Reginald Spencer	3	5	30	10.00	15	11	1
WR Brett Trapp	3	3	35	11.67	0	17	0
WR Zach Meier	2	4	12	6.00	0	9	1
RB Gino Bradley	2	2	11	5.50	1	15	0
RB Leonard Newsome	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Richie Schneggenburger	1	1	16	16.00	2	16	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Dashawn Nelson	2	0	0
RB Jon Cerny	1	0	0
RB Duane Semple	0	1	0
OLB Henry Cooper	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Gino Bradley	1	0	0
TE Dominique Sharber	0	1	0
OLB Lukas Biekert	0	1	0
OLB Dana Hutt	0	1	0
DE Alfredo Barton	0	0	1
CB Irv Detsch	0	0	1
ILB Anthony Szporluk	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nick Levine	3	140	46.7	43.3	48	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Keith Witt	4	155	38.8	30.3	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Cole	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corey Shantz	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Cerny	2	34	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Schneggenburger	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Dansby	4	173	43.3	1

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Schneggenburger	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Timothy Benton	6	5	0.5	35	22
ILB Bill Socha	6	4	0.0	39	18
S Hector Clements	5	4	0.0	38	26
OLB Myles Burkhart	5	2	0.0	39	17
OLB Henry Cooper	4	2	0.0	18	15
ILB Conrad Copeland	4	2	0.0	21	17
S Donald Fortner	3	2	0.0	36	14
CB J.T. Steuart	3	1	0.0	39	26
DE Eugene Morton	3	0	0.0	9	15
DT Orlando Bradford	3	0	0.0	17	18
DE Emmitt Sanderson	2	1	0.5	34	13
DT Lenny Hooper	2	1	0.0	8	2
CB Rufus Tutjer	2	1	0.0	36	26
DT Norbert Cafferty	2	0	0.0	15	7
OLB Keith Stallworth	2	0	0.0	23	17
S Cedric Robbins	1	0	0.0	2	6
CB Moe Dansby	1	0	0.0	6	9
CB Deion Meacham	1	0	0.0	19	17
S Phil Shaw	1	0	0.0	2	0

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brendan Tongue	9	0	0.0	14	15
ILB Lenny Theisen	5	1	0.0	13	6
CB Dennis Hickey	4	1	0.0	24	31
OLB Dana Hutt	3	2	0.5	23	22
ILB Anthony Szporluk	3	0	0.5	10	11
CB Irv Detsch	3	3	0.0	24	31
DT Raul Samuels	3	0	0.0	14	26
OLB Lukas Biekert	3	0	0.0	24	30
DE Alfredo Barton	2	1	1.0	24	29
S Darrell Whitehurst	2	3	0.0	24	31
S Aaron Blackwell	2	1	0.0	23	17
DT Kendall Kurtz	1	0	0.0	10	5
DE Gabe Morton	1	0	0.0	5	6
CB Nickolas Alston	1	0	0.0	9	10
CB Kim Hernandez	0	1	0.0	2	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Timothy Benton	0.5	1	0	22
DE Emmitt Sanderson	0.5	0	0	13
DT Orlando Bradford	0.0	1	0	18
OLB Keith Stallworth	0.0	0	1	17

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alfredo Barton	1.0	3	1	29
ILB Anthony Szporluk	0.5	0	0	11
OLB Dana Hutt	0.5	0	0	22
DE Gabe Morton	0.0	1	0	6
ILB Brendan Tongue	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rufus Tutjer	3	1	26
OLB Henry Cooper	3	0	15
CB J.T. Steuart	2	2	26
ILB Conrad Copeland	2	1	17
CB Moe Dansby	2	0	9
DE Eugene Morton	1	0	15
ILB Bill Socha	1	0	18
OLB Myles Burkhart	1	0	17
S Hector Clements	1	0	26
CB Deion Meacham	1	0	17
DE Timothy Benton	1	0	22

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brendan Tongue	4	0	15
CB Dennis Hickey	2	1	31
S Darrell Whitehurst	2	0	31
CB Irv Detsch	2	0	31
CB Nickolas Alston	1	1	10
ILB Lenny Theisen	1	0	6
S Aaron Blackwell	1	0	17
DT Raul Samuels	1	0	26
DE Gabe Morton	1	0	6
OLB Lukas Biekert	1	0	30
OLB Dana Hutt	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jeffery Shea	2	7	24	0	31
T Lamont Hemphill	1	5	24	0	31
G Eduardo Martin	1	3	24	0	31
G Broderick Logan	0	5	24	0	31
T Ralph Randall	0	1	24	2	31

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Micah Bernard	4	9	0	40	0	26
T Carl McGraw	4	8	0	40	1	26
C Brendan Stevenson	3	6	1	40	0	26
G Gage Bennett	2	8	0	40	0	26
T Dean Cochrane	1	4	0	40	0	26
TE Dominique Sharber	0	1	0	32	0	18
FB Colin Gillman	0	1	0	7	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Myles Burkhart	1	20
Donald Fortner	1	16

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jacob Pfaff	1	22
Kurt Fitzgerald	1	22
Dominique Sharber	1	19
Spencer Campbell	1	19
Bennett Hjelmar	1	13

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Hector Clements	---	---	38	26	18	82
OLB Myles Burkhart	---	---	39	17	20	76
CB J.T. Steuart	---	---	39	26	3	68
T Ralph Randall	24	31	---	---	11	66
S Donald Fortner	---	---	36	14	16	66
CB Rufus Tutjer	---	---	36	26	2	64
RB Jon Cerny	21	27	---	---	14	62
G Eduardo Martin	24	31	---	---	6	61
G Broderick Logan	24	31	---	---	6	61
ILB Bill Socha	---	---	39	18	1	58
DE Timothy Benton	---	---	35	22	1	58
WR Alexander Linquist	24	31	---	---	2	57
T Lamont Hemphill	24	31	---	---	---	55
C Jeffery Shea	24	31	---	---	---	55
QB Dashawn Nelson	24	31	---	---	---	55
TE Marty Camarillo	22	30	---	---	1	53
ILB Conrad Copeland	---	---	21	17	13	51
WR Charles Palmer	10	18	---	---	19	47
DE Emmitt Sanderson	---	---	34	13	---	47
OLB Keith Stallworth	---	---	23	17	3	43
WR Alexander Ratliff	12	18	---	---	10	40
CB Deion Meacham	---	---	19	17	3	39
DT Orlando Bradford	---	---	17	18	1	36
TE Leonard Irwin	8	5	---	---	22	35
OLB Henry Cooper	---	---	18	15	2	35
DE Eugene Morton	---	---	9	15	7	31
CB Moe Dansby	---	---	6	9	14	29
WR Zachary Noel	10	12	---	---	7	29
DT Norbert Cafferty	---	---	15	7	1	23
TE Weston Henry	1	1	---	---	16	18
RB Duane Semple	7	8	---	---	2	17
DE Allen Molina	---	---	0	0	12	12
DT Lenny Hooper	---	---	8	2	2	12
T Giovanni Bauer	0	0	---	---	11	11
S Cedric Robbins	---	---	2	6	---	8
K Stephen Cole	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Shaun Milnes	5	3	---	---	---	8
C Henry West	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Nick Levine	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Amari Carlin	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Harold Bryson	---	---	2	1	1	4
ILB Maurice Mathews	---	---	2	0	1	3
S Phil Shaw	---	---	2	0	1	3
WR Kris Stargell	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Gilbert Battle	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Brad Wirth	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Dean Cochrane	40	26	---	---	7	73
G Gage Bennett	40	26	---	---	7	73
G Micah Bernard	40	26	---	---	7	73
T Carl McGraw	40	26	---	---	7	73
TE Dominique Sharber	32	18	---	---	19	69
S Darrell Whitehurst	---	---	24	31	14	69
C Brendan Stevenson	40	26	---	---	---	66
QB Eddie Berner	40	26	---	---	---	66
CB Irv Detsch	---	---	24	31	6	61
WR Brett Trapp	29	24	---	---	8	61
DE Alfredo Barton	---	---	24	29	6	59
CB Dennis Hickey	---	---	24	31	3	58
OLB Lukas Biekert	---	---	24	30	3	57
WR Richie Schneggenburger	22	16	---	---	18	56
TE Kurt Fitzgerald	20	5	---	---	22	47
WR Zach Meier	28	18	---	---	---	46
OLB Dana Hutt	---	---	23	22	---	45
DT Raul Samuels	---	---	14	26	3	43
RB Gino Bradley	30	12	---	---	---	42
S Aaron Blackwell	---	---	23	17	2	42
OLB Jacob Pfaff	---	---	1	14	22	37
FB Colin Gillman	7	11	---	---	18	36
CB Kim Hernandez	---	---	2	15	18	35
DE Kyle Howen	---	---	10	19	3	32
ILB Brendan Tongue	---	---	14	15	3	32
RB Leonard Newsome	10	13	---	---	---	23
WR Reginald Spencer	7	9	---	---	5	21
DE Floyd Phillips	---	---	9	9	3	21
ILB Anthony Szporluk	---	---	10	11	---	21
ILB Lenny Theisen	---	---	13	6	---	19
CB Nickolas Alston	---	---	9	10	---	19
RB Spencer Campbell	0	0	---	---	19	19
S Leonard Strader	---	---	1	14	3	18
DT Kendall Kurtz	---	---	10	5	---	15
TE Preston Horn	7	2	---	---	4	13
S Bennett Hjelmar	---	---	0	0	13	13
DE Gabe Morton	---	---	5	6	---	11
TE Harrison Alexander	8	2	---	---	---	10
K Corey Shantz	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Don Stevens	---	---	0	0	8	8
P Keith Witt	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Earl Rodgers	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Gus Sidharta	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Javier Sharpe	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Maurice Henderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Moe Stargell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	16	68	4.3
Right	3	-2	-0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	34	3.8
Middle	22	78	3.5
Right	9	38	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dashawn Nelson	29	17	4	2	3	2	5	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eddie Berner	25	18	0	1	0	4	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	93	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	80	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	25	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	92	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jon Cerny	10	6	2	87	2	27
WR Alexander Linquist	10	7	1	77	1	31
WR Charles Palmer	4	2	0	40	1	18
WR Alexander Ratliff	2	0	0	0	0	18
TE Marty Camarillo	1	0	0	0	0	30
RB Duane Semple	1	1	0	-1	0	8
WR Zachary Noel	1	1	0	4	0	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
TE Dominique Sharber	8	5	23	18
WR Reginald Spencer	5	3	30	9
WR Zach Meier	4	2	12	18
WR Brett Trapp	3	3	35	24
RB Gino Bradley	2	2	11	12
RB Leonard Newsome	2	2	10	13
WR Richie Schneggenburger	1	1	16	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jon Cerny	2	4	2.00	3.06
QB Dashawn Nelson	1	9	9.00	7.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gino Bradley	7	21	3.00	2.48

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dashawn Nelson	2	1	3	1.50	7.14

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eddie Berner	7	6	29	4.14	5.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marty Camarillo	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Alexander Linquist	1	1	3	3.00	7.70

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dominique Sharber	2	2	3	1.50	2.88
WR Zach Meier	2	1	3	1.50	3.00
WR Reginald Spencer	1	1	10	10.00	6.00
RB Leonard Newsome	1	1	6	6.00	5.00
WR Brett Trapp	1	1	7	7.00	11.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dashawn Nelson	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gino Bradley	2	1
RB Leonard Newsome	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dashawn Nelson	11	8	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eddie Berner	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jon Cerny	5	3	2
WR Alexander Linquist	5	5	3
TE Marty Camarillo	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dominique Sharber	5	3	1
WR Reginald Spencer	2	1	1
WR Brett Trapp	2	2	2
WR Richie Schneggenburger	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (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 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (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	9,900 (9,900)