Week 4, 2023

played in Houston, TX

75 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	13	0	0	-	23
Houston Texans	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 PIT - Bert Johnson 42 field goal
1Q: 07:30 HOU - Earl Rader 13 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
1Q: 00:59 PIT - Adrian Covington 9 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:50 PIT - Bert Johnson 35 field goal
2Q: 01:28 PIT - Howie de Marco 4 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:47 HOU - William Bondy 35 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Bert Johnson 37 field goal
3Q: 09:49 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 PIT - Bert Johnson 42 field goal
1Q: 07:30 HOU - Earl Rader 13 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
1Q: 00:59 PIT - Adrian Covington 9 pass from Howie de Marco (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 08:50 PIT - Bert Johnson 35 field goal
2Q: 01:28 PIT - Howie de Marco 4 run (Bert Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:47 HOU - William Bondy 35 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Bert Johnson 37 field goal
3Q: 09:49 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 29 field goal

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 4-0 2-2
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 329 371
- Offensive Plays 69 63
- Yards per Play 4.77 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 169 82
- Rushing Attempts 44 15
- Yards per Rush 3.84 5.47
Net Passing Yards 160 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 16 - 0 48 - 23 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 160 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.40 6.02
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/40 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 4/91
Interception Ret./Yards 5/41 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 29
Time of Possession 35:06 24:54

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	4-0	2-2
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	329	371
- Offensive Plays	69	63
- Yards per Play	4.77	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	169	82
- Rushing Attempts	44	15
- Yards per Rush	3.84	5.47
Net Passing Yards	160	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 16 - 0	48 - 23 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	160	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.40	6.02
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	6.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/40	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	4/91
Interception Ret./Yards	5/41	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 29
Time of Possession	35:06	24:54

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:31	1:38	OPP 34	3	9	Field Goal
1	7:22	6:30	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	12:56	4:14	OWN 36	7	46	Field Goal
2	6:16	3:08	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	2:58	1:38	OPP 25	6	25	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 39	2	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
3	9:42	2:05	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	6:40	1:03	OPP 29	3	8	Missed FG
3	2:25	2:33	OWN 12	6	21	Punt
4	12:52	5:50	OWN 11	11	49	Punt
4	4:56	1:46	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 10	7	26	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:29	OWN 17	4	11	Interception
1	11:53	4:31	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
1	0:52	2:56	OWN 34	5	42	Interception
2	8:42	2:26	OWN 42	6	10	Punt
2	3:08	0:10	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
2	1:20	0:48	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
3	13:10	3:28	OWN 45	9	43	Field Goal
3	7:37	0:57	OWN 12	4	14	Interception
3	5:37	3:12	OWN 28	6	16	Punt
4	14:52	2:00	OWN 38	6	40	Interception
4	7:02	2:06	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
4	3:10	1:15	OWN 36	7	54	Downs

Game MVP: Howie de Marco, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Lenny Atchison	21	67	3.19	8	0
Bruce Carlisle	13	57	4.38	9	0
Howie de Marco	6	31	5.17	9	1
Claude Fulcher	2	9	4.50	8	0
Archie Wynn	1	5	5.00	5	0
Ed Bernstein	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Rivers	13	57	4.38	44	1
Heath Brodie	1	14	14.00	14	1
Jerame Englund	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie de Marco	25	16	160	0/0	1	37	0	95.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	48	23	289	0/0	2	39	5	41.4

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adrian Covington	5	11	60	12.00	24	25	1
WR Jay Keathley	3	4	53	17.67	7	37	0
WR Warren Kerr	2	2	15	7.50	4	14	0
TE Archie Wynn	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Darren Patchet	2	3	17	8.50	2	12	0
RB Ed Bernstein	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Bruce Carlisle	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Chris Schneider	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	8	19	93	11.63	7	23	1
WR Jerome Wilkins	5	6	98	19.60	23	39	0
WR Bucky Organ	3	8	17	5.67	7	10	0
WR William Bondy	3	4	47	15.67	6	35	1
TE Kelly Madera	2	3	21	10.50	4	11	0
TE Derrick Vaughn	1	4	7	7.00	6	7	0
RB Jamal Rivers	1	3	6	6.00	3	6	0
WR Kurt Snyder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Thomas Turnbull	2	0	0.00
CB Kenneth Wheeler	2	32	16.00
ILB Edgar Rogers	1	9	9.00

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
Terrell Blades	6	241	40.2	34.8	54	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnold Lavigne	3	139	46.3	39.7	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Johnson	3/4	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antoine Wijaya	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Kerr	4	75	18.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Willis	3	70	23.3	0
Jerome Wilkins	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Thomas Turnbull	6	1	13	42
CB Bob Vandeginste	5	0	10	39
OLB Bracy Ogden	3	3	11	30
S Juan Fleck	2	2	12	45
CB Billy Wineholt	2	1	7	20
OLB Otis Forbes	2	1	5	18
CB Stephen Forbes	2	0	6	39
CB Kenneth Wheeler	2	0	15	38
DT Freddie Ames	2	0	12	45
ILB Justin Hogue	2	0	4	13
DT Tony Bodenhemer	2	0	9	23
S Norman Barker	2	0	6	14
ILB Edgar Rogers	1	2	11	35
DE Perry Simoneau	1	0	7	23
DE Karl Jarvis	1	0	7	37
DT Roosevelt Westbrook	1	0	7	22
OLB Gabe Jamison	0	1	7	9

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leo Murray	9	1	0.0	33	17
S Burt Morlando	8	3	0.0	38	23
DE Ronald Woodward	5	5	0.0	42	24
OLB Quinn McKenzie	5	0	0.0	40	22
CB Fred Lemons	4	1	0.0	33	15
DT Clay Raymer	3	5	0.0	30	20
DT Tyrell Murack	3	4	0.0	32	17
CB Donny Willis	3	2	0.0	26	13
OLB Alonzo Bush	3	1	0.0	16	9
CB Trevor Canas	3	0	0.0	39	20
S Harvey Reeves	3	0	0.0	14	5
S Jerald Perkins	2	1	0.0	31	20
S Tom Taves	2	0	0.0	14	9
RB Jamal Rivers	2	0	---	---	---
WR Earl Rader	2	0	---	---	---
DT Bucky Bullock	2	0	0.0	20	10
CB Dean Barber	1	1	0.0	11	10
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ernie Burton	1	0	0.0	12	5
DE Oscar Battle	0	1	0.0	34	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Corey Wickson	1	0	0	11
DE Karl Jarvis	0	3	1	37
DT Freddie Ames	0	3	0	45
DE Perry Simoneau	0	1	0	23
DT Tony Bodenhemer	0	1	0	23

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronald Woodward	1	1	24
DT Clay Raymer	1	1	20
DT Bucky Bullock	0	1	10
DE Oscar Battle	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Thomas Turnbull	4	1	2	42
CB Bob Vandeginste	4	1	0	39
OLB Bracy Ogden	3	0	0	30
ILB Justin Hogue	3	0	0	13
CB Billy Wineholt	2	1	0	20
CB Kenneth Wheeler	1	2	2	38
S Juan Fleck	1	1	0	45
OLB Otis Forbes	1	1	0	18
ILB Edgar Rogers	1	0	1	35
DE Perry Simoneau	1	0	0	23
CB Stephen Forbes	1	0	0	39
S Norman Barker	1	0	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Fred Lemons	4	0	15
S Burt Morlando	3	0	23
OLB Quinn McKenzie	2	2	22
CB Dean Barber	2	1	10
CB Donny Willis	2	0	13
CB Trevor Canas	1	1	20
OLB Alonzo Bush	1	0	9
ILB Leo Murray	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Randal Moffitt	3	9	35	21
Angelo Farmer	3	6	35	21
Lionel Sinclair	3	5	41	22
Renaldo Kuhnert	2	7	36	23
Reggie Stiles	2	5	31	23
Marco Carter	0	3	16	5
Chris Schneider	0	3	26	14
Hugh Gadget	0	1	8	2

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Nick Diaz	3	5	15	47
Alvin Finley	1	2	14	45
Josh Buckner	1	2	13	40
Alfred Streepy	1	1	2	8
Oscar Reese	0	2	2	5
Raymond Takemura	0	1	13	45
Ernest Occean	0	1	13	43

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Wes Mahoney	2	14
Ed Bernstein	1	21
Billy Wineholt	1	14
Bruce Carlisle	1	4
Warren Kerr	0	18
Archie Wynn	0	17
Johnny Tyler	0	12
Claude Fulcher	0	12
Norman Barker	0	12
Hugh Gadget	0	10
Scott DeWitt	0	10
Terrell Blades	0	10
Reggie Stiles	0	9
Marco Carter	0	9
Bert Johnson	0	9
Chris Schneider	0	9
Gabe Jamison	0	8
Jay Keathley	0	8
Stephen Forbes	0	6
Otis Forbes	0	6
Renaldo Kuhnert	0	4
Adrian Covington	0	4
Justin Hogue	0	4
Corey Wickson	0	3
Lenny Atchison	0	3
Lionel Sinclair	0	3
Bryan Dragonajtys	0	2
Edgar Rogers	0	2
Tony Bodenhemer	0	2
Perry Simoneau	0	1
Thomas Turnbull	0	1
Karl Jarvis	0	1
Roosevelt Westbrook	0	1
Kenneth Wheeler	0	1
Bracy Ogden	0	1
Juan Fleck	0	1
Bob Vandeginste	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Devine	2	9
Jamal Schwartz	1	9
Harvey Reeves	1	9
Bucky Organ	0	15
Vernon Morrison	0	15
Fred Lemons	0	14
Tom Taves	0	13
Alan Forbes	0	13
Derrick Vaughn	0	12
Donny Willis	0	12
Jerome Wilkins	0	12
Ronald Woodward	0	10
Monty Klinghagen	0	10
Kurt Snyder	0	10
Kelly Madera	0	8
Tyrell Murack	0	7
Quinn McKenzie	0	6
Alonzo Bush	0	6
Brady Godfrey	0	6
Earl Rader	0	6
Antoine Wijaya	0	5
Myron Rodriguez	0	4
Burt Morlando	0	4
Alvin Finley	0	4
Bucky Bullock	0	4
Mack Ingram	0	4
Oscar Reese	0	4
Arnold Lavigne	0	4
Oscar Battle	0	4
Clay Raymer	0	3
Leo Murray	0	3
Nick Diaz	0	3
Trevor Canas	0	2
Dean Barber	0	2
Jerald Perkins	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	20	83	4.2
Right	17	54	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	46	23.0
Middle	7	16	2.3
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie de Marco	25	16	2	0	3	4	2	4	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	48	23	5	0	4	7	8	1	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	84	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	36	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	37	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	80	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	5	68	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	125	13.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adrian Covington	11	5	2	60	1	23
WR Jay Keathley	4	3	0	53	1	11
WR Darren Patchet	3	2	0	17	0	15
WR Warren Kerr	2	2	0	15	0	13
TE Archie Wynn	2	2	0	7	0	12
RB Ed Bernstein	1	1	0	6	0	9
TE Chris Schneider	1	0	1	0	0	14
RB Bruce Carlisle	1	1	0	2	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	19	8	1	93	2	43
WR Bucky Organ	8	3	1	17	0	35
WR Jerome Wilkins	6	5	0	98	2	30
TE Derrick Vaughn	4	1	2	7	0	29
WR William Bondy	4	3	0	47	1	12
RB Jamal Rivers	3	1	0	6	0	28
TE Kelly Madera	3	2	0	21	0	13
WR Kurt Snyder	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bruce Carlisle	2	10	5.00	4.38
Howie de Marco	1	4	4.00	5.17
Claude Fulcher	1	1	1.00	4.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie de Marco	3	2	11	3.67	6.40

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	10	3	29	2.90	6.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adrian Covington	2	1	9	4.50	5.45
RB Bruce Carlisle	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Rader	3	1	13	4.33	4.89
TE Derrick Vaughn	2	0	0	0.00	1.75
TE Kelly Madera	2	1	10	5.00	7.00
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	0	0.00	2.13
RB Jamal Rivers	1	1	6	6.00	2.00
WR William Bondy	1	0	0	0.00	11.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Howie de Marco	3	0
Claude Fulcher	2	1
Bruce Carlisle	2	1
Lenny Atchison	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Rivers	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie de Marco	7	4	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adrian Covington	3	1	0
WR Warren Kerr	1	1	0
TE Archie Wynn	1	1	0
TE Chris Schneider	1	0	0
RB Bruce Carlisle	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	5	2	2
WR Bucky Organ	2	1	1
WR Jerome Wilkins	1	1	0
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	1
WR Kurt Snyder	1	0	0
WR William Bondy	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (4,000)