Week 4, 2059

played in Houston, TX

56 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	3	8	7	-	18
Houston Texans	14	17	10	3	-	44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:32 HOU - J.C. Harden 38 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
1Q: 07:12 HOU - Ed Whitfield 9 run (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
2Q: 11:05 HOU - Vincent Starks 56 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
2Q: 08:01 PIT - Cody Mix 22 field goal
2Q: 04:07 HOU - Brian Richardson 1 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
2Q: 00:19 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 21 field goal
3Q: 07:09 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 36 field goal
3Q: 05:36 PIT - Floyd Huskey 2 run (Tommy Lincoln pass to Gustavo Lydzinski for conversion)
3Q: 01:36 HOU - Carter Reid 13 pass from Bryson McGregor (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
4Q: 10:41 PIT - Luke Allen 5 pass from Tommy Lincoln (Cody Mix extra point)
4Q: 00:46 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:32 HOU - J.C. Harden 38 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
1Q: 07:12 HOU - Ed Whitfield 9 run (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
2Q: 11:05 HOU - Vincent Starks 56 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
2Q: 08:01 PIT - Cody Mix 22 field goal
2Q: 04:07 HOU - Brian Richardson 1 pass from Doug Nardi (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
2Q: 00:19 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 21 field goal
3Q: 07:09 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 36 field goal
3Q: 05:36 PIT - Floyd Huskey 2 run (Tommy Lincoln pass to Gustavo Lydzinski for conversion)
3Q: 01:36 HOU - Carter Reid 13 pass from Bryson McGregor (Alejandro Bradley extra point)
4Q: 10:41 PIT - Luke Allen 5 pass from Tommy Lincoln (Cody Mix extra point)
4Q: 00:46 HOU - Alejandro Bradley 22 field goal

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 1-3 3-1
First Downs 12 34
- by Rushing 5 12
- by Passing 7 19
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 336 550
- Offensive Plays 51 77
- Yards per Play 6.59 7.14
Net Rushing Yards 135 207
- Rushing Attempts 15 35
- Yards per Rush 9.00 5.91
Net Passing Yards 201 343
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 0 41 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 234 348
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 8.17
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/65 3/22
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 23:36 36:24

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	1-3	3-1
First Downs	12	34
- by Rushing	5	12
- by Passing	7	19
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	336	550
- Offensive Plays	51	77
- Yards per Play	6.59	7.14
Net Rushing Yards	135	207
- Rushing Attempts	15	35
- Yards per Rush	9.00	5.91
Net Passing Yards	201	343
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 0	41 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	234	348
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	8.17
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/65	3/22
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	23:36	36:24

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:14	1:36	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	7:03	4:24	OWN 25	9	35	Punt
2	14:50	2:58	OWN 33	5	34	Missed FG
2	10:50	2:56	OWN 33	5	62	Field Goal
2	4:01	0:33	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 24	1	6	Half
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
3	7:03	1:35	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
3	1:26	5:56	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	3:39	1:39	OWN 20	6	-4	Downs
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 25	2	5	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:46	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	9:38	2:35	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
1	2:39	2:49	OWN 3	5	22	Punt
2	11:52	1:02	OWN 40	2	60	Touchdown
2	7:54	3:53	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
2	3:28	3:16	OWN 12	16	84	Field Goal
3	12:58	5:55	OWN 8	10	73	Field Goal
3	5:28	4:02	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	10:30	6:51	OWN 25	11	34	Punt
4	2:00	1:21	OPP 16	4	11	Field Goal

Game MVP: Doug Nardi, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Floyd Huskey	8	40	5.00	29	1	1
Jorge Nimmo	4	80	20.00	73	1	0
Marty Bryant	2	9	4.50	7	0	0
Gustavo Lydzinski	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ed Whitfield	29	175	6.03	19	6	1
Antonio Kayer	6	32	5.33	13	2	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Bryant	18	11	147	2/11	0	52	0	87.0
Tommy Lincoln	13	9	87	3/22	1	22	0	113.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Nardi	34	21	303	1/5	3	56	0	120.1
Bryson McGregor	7	7	45	0/0	1	14	0	133.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gustavo Lydzinski	8	9	112	14.00	53	52	0
RB Jorge Nimmo	3	6	34	11.33	21	21	0
TE Bryan Tanner	3	6	22	7.33	8	22	0
TE Trent McGarrity	2	3	21	10.50	18	17	0
WR Luke Allen	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	1
WR Kelvin McGregor	1	2	40	40.00	40	40	0
WR Lucas Meyer	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Philip Alston	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brian Richardson	8	12	74	9.25	4	25	1
WR J.C. Harden	7	12	85	12.14	45	38	1
WR Vincent Starks	4	7	116	29.00	64	56	1
RB Ed Whitfield	3	4	20	6.67	3	11	0
WR Blaine Ballinger	3	3	25	8.33	1	9	0
WR Rob Henderson	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
WR Carter Reid	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	1
TE Chuck Branch	1	1	14	14.00	7	14	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Geoff Sanderson	4	206	51.5	51.5	69	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Raymond Clancy	2	91	45.5	31.5	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Mix	1/2	0/1	0/1	22	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alejandro Bradley	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gustavo Lydzinski	1	8	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Allen	2	31	15.5	0
Eric Ringwood	1	29	29.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Starks	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kenneth Bensen	11	2	0.0	35	39
S Dillon Preston	8	4	0.0	34	42
CB Carter Swinton	6	0	1.0	17	29
CB Jacob Barker	6	0	0.0	33	41
ILB Brant West	4	3	0.0	23	23
DT Dakota Barrett	4	1	0.0	34	34
CB Claude Buning	3	2	0.0	34	42
OLB Wally Barlow	3	1	0.0	23	29
OLB Walter James	3	1	0.0	33	27
DE Mike Anderson	2	2	0.0	32	28
OLB Nathaniel Hartman	2	1	0.0	12	21
DE Devin Seguin	2	1	0.0	35	32
S Otis Dewez	2	1	0.0	3	15
S Lewis Delgado	2	0	0.0	33	27

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jimmy Sawyers	7	0	1.0	10	24
DE David Gartland	4	0	2.0	7	16
DT Alejandro Buckley	3	0	1.0	10	30
CB Tre Buckley	3	1	0.0	11	23
CB Freddie Mincey	3	1	0.0	14	36
ILB Mitchell Roddy	3	1	0.0	8	14
S Shannon Dawkins	2	1	0.0	15	36
OLB Derrick Horn	2	0	0.0	14	33
CB Bryant Roper	2	0	0.0	5	15
OLB Roosevelt Garrison	2	0	0.0	0	4
OLB Christian Benson	1	4	1.0	9	19
S Liam Sawyer	1	2	0.0	7	24
S Brian Burmester	1	0	0.0	6	12
DE Clifton Boller	1	0	0.0	4	14
DT Warren Lowe	1	0	0.0	7	6
CB Ezekiel Simpkins	1	0	0.0	7	23
OLB Dakota Nixon	1	0	0.0	7	16
DE Gene Pegram	0	1	0.0	7	17
ILB Pat Leska	0	1	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Carter Swinton	1.0	0	0	29
DE Devin Seguin	0.0	2	2	32
DT Dakota Barrett	0.0	2	1	34
DE Mike Anderson	0.0	1	0	28
DE Caiden Beustring	0.0	1	0	14

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE David Gartland	2.0	0	1	16
OLB Christian Benson	1.0	0	1	19
ILB Jimmy Sawyers	1.0	0	0	24
DT Alejandro Buckley	1.0	0	0	30
OLB Derrick Horn	0.0	1	0	33
S Shannon Dawkins	0.0	0	1	36
ILB Mitchell Roddy	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dillon Preston	5	2	42
CB Jacob Barker	4	1	41
ILB Kenneth Bensen	3	0	39
CB Claude Buning	3	0	42
CB Carter Swinton	2	1	29
OLB Nathaniel Hartman	2	0	21
OLB Wally Barlow	2	0	29
S Otis Dewez	2	0	15
OLB Walter James	2	0	27
S Lewis Delgado	1	0	27
ILB Brant West	1	0	23
CB Eric Ringwood	1	0	6

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tre Buckley	3	2	23
ILB Jimmy Sawyers	2	0	24
DE David Gartland	2	0	16
CB Freddie Mincey	2	0	36
CB Bryant Roper	2	0	15
OLB Roosevelt Garrison	2	0	4
OLB Derrick Horn	1	2	33
S Brian Burmester	1	0	12
S Shannon Dawkins	1	0	36
CB Ezekiel Simpkins	1	0	23
DT Alejandro Buckley	1	0	30
S Liam Sawyer	1	0	24
ILB Mitchell Roddy	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Emmett George	5	6	15	1	36
Zach Nichols	1	3	15	0	36
Terrance Colon	1	2	15	1	36
Brody Johnston	0	2	15	1	36
Trevor Wheeler	0	1	15	1	34
Abraham Delgado	0	0	0	1	2

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Timothy Castillo	6	8	0	35	0	42
Robbie Cote	3	7	2	35	0	42
Ross Horner	3	7	0	35	0	42
Grant Trufant	2	6	0	35	1	42
Ron Clark	2	5	0	35	0	42
Henry Lofton	0	2	0	20	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Reginald Demps	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Richardson	1	22
Dakota Nixon	1	19
Bryant Roper	1	17
J.C. Harden	1	13

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dillon Preston	---	---	34	42	3	79
Claude Buning	---	---	34	42	2	78
Kenneth Bensen	---	---	35	39	3	77
Jacob Barker	---	---	33	41	3	77
Wally Barlow	---	---	23	29	22	74
Dakota Barrett	---	---	34	34	3	71
Devin Seguin	---	---	35	32	3	70
Lewis Delgado	---	---	33	27	2	62
Mike Anderson	---	---	32	28	2	62
Walter James	---	---	33	27	2	62
Carter Swinton	---	---	17	29	13	59
Gustavo Lydzinski	15	36	---	---	4	55
Trevor Wheeler	15	34	---	---	6	55
Emmett George	15	36	---	---	---	51
Brody Johnston	15	36	---	---	---	51
Zach Nichols	15	36	---	---	---	51
Terrance Colon	15	36	---	---	---	51
Brant West	---	---	23	23	3	49
Luke Allen	10	23	---	---	10	43
Jorge Nimmo	6	16	---	---	15	37
Kelvin McGregor	4	16	---	---	16	36
Johnny Sutter	6	8	---	---	21	35
Trent McGarrity	11	23	---	---	---	34
Otis Dewez	---	---	3	15	16	34
Nathaniel Hartman	---	---	12	21	---	33
Marty Bryant	6	20	---	---	---	26
Floyd Huskey	9	17	---	---	---	26
Tommy Lincoln	9	16	---	---	---	25
Reginald Demps	5	12	---	---	8	25
Rusty Hodges	---	---	1	13	10	24
Joel Kennedy	0	0	---	---	21	21
Eric Ringwood	---	---	0	6	15	21
Lucas Meyer	1	8	---	---	11	20
Bryan Tanner	5	15	---	---	---	20
Caiden Beustring	---	---	3	14	3	20
Shaun McConnell	---	---	0	0	11	11
Philip Alston	3	6	---	---	---	9
Abraham Delgado	0	2	---	---	6	8
Henry Camudgeon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Levon Buss	0	0	---	---	6	6
Geoff Sanderson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rusty Hutchinson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cody Mix	0	0	---	---	6	6
Luis Cook	0	0	---	---	---	0
William Riekens	---	---	0	0	---	0
Louie Burton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vincent Starks	33	42	---	---	8	83
Ross Horner	35	42	---	---	5	82
Robbie Cote	35	42	---	---	5	82
J.C. Harden	28	38	---	---	13	79
Brian Richardson	20	36	---	---	22	78
Timothy Castillo	35	42	---	---	---	77
Grant Trufant	35	42	---	---	---	77
Ron Clark	35	42	---	---	---	77
Shannon Dawkins	---	---	15	36	19	70
Derrick Horn	---	---	14	33	21	68
Ed Whitfield	29	39	---	---	---	68
Blaine Ballinger	16	29	---	---	20	65
Freddie Mincey	---	---	14	36	2	52
Doug Nardi	15	35	---	---	---	50
Alejandro Buckley	---	---	10	30	2	42
Dakota Nixon	---	---	7	16	19	42
Geoff Escamilla	---	---	12	25	1	38
Bryant Roper	---	---	5	15	17	37
Jimmy Sawyers	---	---	10	24	2	36
Tre Buckley	---	---	11	23	2	36
Clifton Boller	---	---	4	14	17	35
Henry Lofton	20	1	---	---	12	33
Liam Sawyer	---	---	7	24	2	33
Ezekiel Simpkins	---	---	7	23	2	32
Christian Benson	---	---	9	19	2	30
Carter Reid	0	6	---	---	22	28
Bryson McGregor	20	7	---	---	---	27
David Gartland	---	---	7	16	1	24
Gene Pegram	---	---	7	17	---	24
Mitchell Roddy	---	---	8	14	---	22
Chuck Branch	4	13	---	---	4	21
Brian Burmester	---	---	6	12	---	18
Duane Reid	14	0	---	---	---	14
Warren Lowe	---	---	7	6	---	13
Alejandro Bradley	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rob Henderson	3	4	---	---	4	11
Pat Leska	---	---	5	6	---	11
Antonio Kayer	8	2	---	---	---	10
Raul Newkirk	---	---	0	3	4	7
Cornelius Munkres	0	0	---	---	5	5
Blaine Hammond	0	0	---	---	5	5
Raymond Clancy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Derrick Baxter	0	0	---	---	5	5
Don Tatum	---	---	0	0	4	4
Roosevelt Garrison	---	---	0	4	---	4
Warren Dawkins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	81	16.2
Middle	8	49	6.1
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	93	9.3
Middle	19	89	4.7
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Bryant	18	11	3	0	1	3	2	0	0
Tommy Lincoln	13	9	1	0	1	1	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Nardi	34	21	4	2	1	4	6	3	0
Bryson McGregor	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	64	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	109	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	61	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	150	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	139	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	52	17.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gustavo Lydzinski	9	8	0	112	1	36
RB Jorge Nimmo	6	3	1	34	1	16
TE Bryan Tanner	6	3	0	22	1	15
WR Luke Allen	3	1	0	5	0	23
TE Trent McGarrity	3	2	1	21	0	23
WR Kelvin McGregor	2	1	0	40	1	16
WR Lucas Meyer	1	1	0	3	0	8
RB Philip Alston	1	1	0	-3	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.C. Harden	12	7	0	85	1	38
TE Brian Richardson	12	8	0	74	1	36
WR Vincent Starks	7	4	0	116	2	42
RB Ed Whitfield	4	3	1	20	0	39
WR Blaine Ballinger	3	3	0	25	0	29
WR Rob Henderson	1	1	0	1	0	4
WR Carter Reid	1	1	0	13	0	6
TE Chuck Branch	1	1	0	14	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Floyd Huskey	3	6	2.00	5.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Whitfield	4	9	2.25	6.03
Antonio Kayer	1	11	11.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Lincoln	3	2	9	3.00	6.69
Marty Bryant	3	3	4	1.33	8.17

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Nardi	6	3	29	4.83	8.91
Bryson McGregor	1	1	13	13.00	6.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bryan Tanner	2	2	0	0.00	3.67
WR Luke Allen	1	1	5	5.00	1.67
TE Trent McGarrity	1	1	4	4.00	7.00
RB Jorge Nimmo	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
WR Gustavo Lydzinski	1	1	4	4.00	12.44

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.C. Harden	3	1	9	3.00	7.08
WR Vincent Starks	2	1	19	9.50	16.57
WR Carter Reid	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
TE Brian Richardson	1	1	1	1.00	6.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Marty Bryant	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Whitfield	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Bryant	5	3	1
Tommy Lincoln	3	2	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Nardi	9	9	7
Bryson McGregor	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Trent McGarrity	3	2	0
RB Jorge Nimmo	2	1	1
WR Gustavo Lydzinski	2	1	1
WR Luke Allen	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.C. Harden	4	4	3
TE Brian Richardson	4	4	3
RB Ed Whitfield	1	1	0
WR Vincent Starks	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)