Conference Finals, 2036

played in Houston, TX

59 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	3	0	14	0	3	-	20
Houston Texans	7	7	0	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:45 HOU - Tommie Drake 3 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 02:45 PIT - K.C. Compton 25 field goal
2Q: 06:48 HOU - Darnell Bates 7 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 09:59 PIT - T.J. Collins 10 run (K.C. Compton extra point)
3Q: 06:16 PIT - Brayden Castillo 8 pass from Bill Walker (K.C. Compton extra point)
4Q: 05:44 HOU - Darrin Borders 38 field goal
OT: 11:03 PIT - K.C. Compton 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:45 HOU - Tommie Drake 3 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
1Q: 02:45 PIT - K.C. Compton 25 field goal
2Q: 06:48 HOU - Darnell Bates 7 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 09:59 PIT - T.J. Collins 10 run (K.C. Compton extra point)
3Q: 06:16 PIT - Brayden Castillo 8 pass from Bill Walker (K.C. Compton extra point)
4Q: 05:44 HOU - Darrin Borders 38 field goal
OT: 11:03 PIT - K.C. Compton 33 field goal

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 12-7 12-6
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 11 9
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 383 240
- Offensive Plays 69 64
- Yards per Play 5.55 3.75
Net Rushing Yards 228 165
- Rushing Attempts 34 39
- Yards per Rush 6.71 4.23
Net Passing Yards 155 75
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 3 21 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 162 102
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 4.43 3.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 5/62 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 3/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:30 32:04

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	12-7	12-6
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	11	9
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	383	240
- Offensive Plays	69	64
- Yards per Play	5.55	3.75
Net Rushing Yards	228	165
- Rushing Attempts	34	39
- Yards per Rush	6.71	4.23
Net Passing Yards	155	75
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 3	21 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	162	102
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	4.43	3.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	5/62	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	3/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 23
Time of Possession	32:30	32:04

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:44	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
1	13:36	4:29	OWN 18	6	29	Punt
1	7:11	4:34	OPP 43	9	35	Field Goal
1	1:21	1:58	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
2	6:39	3:46	OWN 12	7	39	Interception
2	1:47	1:10	OWN 33	4	6	Punt
3	13:26	3:34	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
3	8:12	2:02	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
3	3:53	1:49	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
4	12:35	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	5:38	3:38	OWN 23	7	41	Punt
4	1:16	0:40	OPP 15	2	-6	Interception
OT1	15:00	4:02	OWN 20	10	64	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:16	0:40	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
1	9:07	1:56	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
1	2:37	1:16	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	14:23	7:44	OWN 22	14	78	Touchdown
2	2:53	1:06	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	3	11	Interception
3	15:00	1:34	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	9:52	1:40	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	6:10	2:17	OWN 29	3	-8	Punt
3	2:04	4:29	OWN 4	9	47	Punt
4	10:54	5:16	OWN 35	9	44	Field Goal
4	2:00	0:44	OWN 20	2	-5	Fumble
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 12	4	32	Half
OT1	10:58	0:32	OWN 20	2	12	Fumble

Game MVP: T.J. Collins, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Collins	23	177	7.70	21	11	1
Roosevelt Cooley	9	47	5.22	13	1	0
Bill Walker	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Bates	29	126	4.34	13	3	1
Norman Pomeranz	9	34	3.78	9	0	0
Frankie Blincoe	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Walker	34	20	162	1/7	1	28	3	44.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	21	11	102	4/27	1	15	1	62.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brayden Castillo	7	10	60	8.57	3	18	1
WR Damon Hill	4	6	60	15.00	29	28	0
TE Monty Chernetsky	4	5	29	7.25	2	12	0
RB T.J. Collins	3	4	1	0.33	1	3	0
FB Tommie Carty	1	2	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0
WR Wayne Bridges	1	3	13	13.00	3	13	0
TE Randal Spencer	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Everett Perez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Darnell Bates	4	4	43	10.75	18	15	0
TE Griffin Barton	4	6	41	10.25	6	14	0
WR Jamal Lemke	1	6	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Pete Siders	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Tommie Drake	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Blaine Rogers	1	18	18.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	2	25	12.50	0
S Harold Mason	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
T.J. Collins	1	0	0
Brayden Castillo	1	0	0
Randal Spencer	0	1	0
Kevin Burroughs	0	1	0
Karl Sprout	0	1	0
Dominic Hollas	0	1	0
Colin Asperilla	0	0	1
Ricardo Bodell	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Force
Frankie Blincoe	1	0
Norman Pomeranz	1	0
Emmanuel Makovicka	0	1
Wendell Begay	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin D'Herde	6	295	49.2	40.7	61	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	7	355	50.7	39.0	56	0

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
K.C. Compton	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damon Hill	5	62	12.4	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norman Pomeranz	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg
Brayden Castillo	2	42	21.0
Tucker Cramer	1	27	27.0
Kim Colinet	1	16	16.0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Castanie	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dominic Hollas	8	6	0.0	39	25
OLB Colin Asperilla	8	0	0.0	23	11
OLB Ricardo Bodell	7	1	2.0	30	21
OLB Irv Corgan	5	0	1.0	32	11
CB Blaine Rogers	4	1	0.0	39	25
S Nicky Ortmeier	3	3	0.0	39	25
S Quentin Stuart	3	0	0.0	38	25
DE Karl Sprout	2	3	0.0	32	10
DT William Ortega	2	2	0.0	27	13
CB Christian Hanks	2	2	0.0	5	12
DE Artie Macklin	2	1	0.0	30	18
CB Tucker Cramer	2	1	0.0	35	22
DT Cameron Bensen	1	1	1.0	14	16
WR Damon Hill	1	0	---	---	---
QB Bill Walker	1	0	---	---	---
TE Randal Spencer	1	0	---	---	---
S Greg Bowler	1	0	0.0	0	3
ILB Scottie Coons	1	0	0.0	9	1
DE Edgar Pollard	1	0	0.0	15	18
CB Kim Colinet	0	1	0.0	14	15

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Floyd Juarez	9	2	0.0	34	35
S Harold Mason	5	3	0.0	34	35
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	5	1	0.0	32	32
DT Keith Small	5	0	0.0	18	23
OLB Carl Ingram	5	0	0.0	25	27
S Marco Hardy	4	1	0.0	33	34
ILB Norman Nixon	4	0	0.0	11	9
DE Scott Meier	3	2	0.0	33	34
CB Wendell Begay	3	0	0.0	21	23
DT Barry Kamin	2	4	1.0	17	14
CB Lamar Timpson	2	3	0.0	33	32
DE Xavier Terry	2	0	0.0	21	21
DT Wendell Fletcher	1	2	0.0	21	19
DT Eric Sarfaty	1	1	0.0	21	22
S Leroy Strong	1	1	0.0	5	6
WR Jamal Lemke	1	0	---	---	---
CB C.J. Stewart	1	0	0.0	1	5
OLB Lorenzo Walton	0	2	0.0	11	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ricardo Bodell	2.0	0	1	21
OLB Irv Corgan	1.0	1	0	11
DT Cameron Bensen	1.0	0	0	16
DE Karl Sprout	0.0	1	0	10
DE Artie Macklin	0.0	1	0	18

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Barry Kamin	1.0	0	0	14
DE Xavier Terry	0.0	1	1	21
DT Eric Sarfaty	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Blaine Rogers	4	1	1	25
S Nicky Ortmeier	2	1	0	25
CB Tucker Cramer	2	0	0	22
S Quentin Stuart	1	0	0	25
S Greg Bowler	1	0	0	3
CB Christian Hanks	1	0	0	12
ILB Dominic Hollas	0	1	0	25

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Emmanuel Makovicka	4	2	2	32
S Harold Mason	3	1	1	35
OLB Carl Ingram	3	1	0	27
ILB Floyd Juarez	2	0	0	35
S Marco Hardy	2	0	0	34
DT Keith Small	1	1	0	23
CB Wendell Begay	1	1	0	23
CB C.J. Stewart	1	0	0	5
OLB Lorenzo Walton	1	0	0	9
CB Lamar Timpson	1	0	0	32
S Leroy Strong	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Sherman	7	9	2	34	0	35
Quinn Robertson	3	7	0	34	1	35
Kevin Burroughs	3	6	0	34	0	35
Tyrell Osgood	2	5	2	34	0	35
Tommie Carty	1	1	1	15	0	15
Monty Chernetsky	1	1	0	24	0	27
Grant Bernstein	0	2	0	34	0	35
Paul Mineo	0	1	0	7	0	7

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kent Niechniedowicz	3	10	1	39	1	25
Bernie Flowers	3	8	0	39	2	25
Corwin Hicks	3	5	0	39	0	25
Mo Dole	2	6	0	39	0	25
Stephen Kluge	2	4	1	25	0	17
Griffin Barton	2	3	0	39	0	25
Cole Bennett	1	3	1	39	1	25

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Christian Hanks	2	27

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Emmanuel Makovicka	6	15
Marco Hardy	2	15
Bernie Flowers	1	8

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Burroughs	34	35	---	---	8	77
Doug Sherman	34	35	---	---	8	77
Nicky Ortmeier	---	---	39	25	12	76
Brayden Castillo	31	32	---	---	10	73
Quinn Robertson	34	35	---	---	---	69
Tyrell Osgood	34	35	---	---	---	69
Bill Walker	34	35	---	---	---	69
Dominic Hollas	---	---	39	25	5	69
Grant Bernstein	34	35	---	---	---	69
Blaine Rogers	---	---	39	25	1	65
Quentin Stuart	---	---	38	25	1	64
Tucker Cramer	---	---	35	22	7	64
Ricardo Bodell	---	---	30	21	10	61
Monty Chernetsky	24	27	---	---	9	60
Damon Hill	18	21	---	---	17	56
T.J. Collins	25	28	---	---	---	53
Colin Asperilla	---	---	23	11	18	52
Artie Macklin	---	---	30	18	1	49
Irv Corgan	---	---	32	11	1	44
Christian Hanks	---	---	5	12	27	44
Randal Spencer	14	13	---	---	16	43
Karl Sprout	---	---	32	10	1	43
William Ortega	---	---	27	13	1	41
Roosevelt Cooley	9	6	---	---	25	40
Edgar Pollard	---	---	15	18	7	40
Kim Colinet	---	---	14	15	9	38
Tommie Carty	15	15	---	---	7	37
Cameron Bensen	---	---	14	16	7	37
Wendell Herbst	15	13	---	---	---	28
Paul Mineo	7	7	---	---	11	25
Wayne Bridges	11	9	---	---	---	20
Everett Perez	1	4	---	---	12	17
Scottie Coons	---	---	9	1	6	16
Vinny Joseph	---	---	8	4	---	12
Greg Bowler	---	---	0	3	9	12
Dustin D'Herde	0	0	---	---	8	8
Graham Singleton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Caleb Koethe	0	0	---	---	8	8
Colin Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
K.C. Compton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scottie Raymond	---	---	0	0	1	1
Kelly Legge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ron Coles	0	0	---	---	---	0
Floyd Farrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
George Knopf	0	0	---	---	---	0
Junior Brennan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Floyd Juarez	---	---	34	35	20	89
Marco Hardy	---	---	33	34	15	82
Emmanuel Makovicka	---	---	32	32	15	79
Pete Siders	39	25	---	---	12	76
Scott Meier	---	---	33	34	8	75
Mo Dole	39	25	---	---	8	72
Bernie Flowers	39	25	---	---	8	72
Harold Mason	---	---	34	35	2	71
Lamar Timpson	---	---	33	32	2	67
Frankie Blincoe	39	25	---	---	---	64
Kent Niechniedowicz	39	25	---	---	---	64
Cole Bennett	39	25	---	---	---	64
Corwin Hicks	39	25	---	---	---	64
Griffin Barton	39	25	---	---	---	64
Stephen Kluge	25	17	---	---	18	60
Jamal Lemke	34	23	---	---	1	58
Darnell Bates	30	18	---	---	7	55
Carl Ingram	---	---	25	27	2	54
Eric Sarfaty	---	---	21	22	4	47
Wendell Begay	---	---	21	23	3	47
Xavier Terry	---	---	21	21	2	44
Keith Small	---	---	18	23	1	42
Wendell Fletcher	---	---	21	19	2	42
Norman Pomeranz	9	7	---	---	22	38
Barry Kamin	---	---	17	14	3	34
Tommie Drake	7	9	---	---	15	31
Rodney Burney	11	1	---	---	17	29
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	11	9	5	25
Norman Nixon	---	---	11	9	---	20
Winston Bensen	---	---	2	3	11	16
C.J. Stewart	---	---	1	5	9	15
Mo Garrett	1	0	---	---	11	12
Leroy Strong	---	---	5	6	1	12
Alex Walyuchow	---	---	0	0	9	9
Alan Cutler	---	---	0	0	9	9
Darnell Briggs	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darren Coles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Arnie Reed	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	8	8
Toby Castanie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Morris Hurnblad	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sammie Back	---	---	1	2	---	3
Darrin Borders	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joel Grzybowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randal Posante	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wally Binkow	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	66	7.3
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	13	104	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	49	4.5
Middle	23	85	3.7
Right	5	31	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Walker	34	20	1	1	2	6	2	1	3

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	21	11	0	3	0	3	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	-3	-0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	78	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	69	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	30	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brayden Castillo	10	7	0	60	0	32
WR Damon Hill	6	4	0	60	1	21
TE Monty Chernetsky	5	4	0	29	0	27
RB T.J. Collins	4	3	0	1	0	28
TE Randal Spencer	3	0	0	0	0	13
WR Wayne Bridges	3	1	2	13	0	9
FB Tommie Carty	2	1	0	-1	0	15
WR Everett Perez	1	0	0	0	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Jamal Lemke	6	1	10	23
TE Griffin Barton	6	4	41	25
RB Darnell Bates	4	4	43	18
TE Pete Siders	3	1	5	25
WR Tommie Drake	2	1	3	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
T.J. Collins	3	14	4.67	7.70
Roosevelt Cooley	2	5	2.50	5.22

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Bates	5	32	6.40	4.34

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Walker	6	2	16	2.67	4.76

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	2	1	3	1.50	4.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Bridges	2	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Brayden Castillo	2	2	16	8.00	6.00
WR Damon Hill	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
TE Randal Spencer	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pete Siders	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
WR Tommie Drake	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
T.J. Collins	5	2
Roosevelt Cooley	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Bates	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Walker	7	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Damon Hill	2	1	1
WR Brayden Castillo	2	2	2
RB T.J. Collins	1	1	0
TE Monty Chernetsky	1	1	0
WR Everett Perez	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Pete Siders	2	1	1
RB Darnell Bates	2	2	1
TE Griffin Barton	2	1	1
WR Jamal Lemke	1	1	0
WR Tommie Drake	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (21,200)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (21,200)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (4,200)