Week 3, 2060

played in Pittsburgh, PA

69 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	6	0	6	-	12
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0	17	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:00 PIT - Toby Roiger 8 pass from Andre Reid (Freddie Sanderson extra point)
2Q: 10:01 HOU - Jameson Rodgers 38 field goal
2Q: 01:50 HOU - Jameson Rodgers 48 field goal
3Q: 09:23 PIT - Sergio Rice 11 pass from Andre Reid (Freddie Sanderson extra point)
3Q: 06:00 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 20 field goal
3Q: 02:27 PIT - Andre Reid 25 run (Freddie Sanderson extra point)
4Q: 11:32 HOU - Carlton Blalock 2 pass from Grady Copeland (Bennett Particelli run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:00 PIT - Toby Roiger 8 pass from Andre Reid (Freddie Sanderson extra point)
2Q: 10:01 HOU - Jameson Rodgers 38 field goal
2Q: 01:50 HOU - Jameson Rodgers 48 field goal
3Q: 09:23 PIT - Sergio Rice 11 pass from Andre Reid (Freddie Sanderson extra point)
3Q: 06:00 PIT - Freddie Sanderson 20 field goal
3Q: 02:27 PIT - Andre Reid 25 run (Freddie Sanderson extra point)
4Q: 11:32 HOU - Carlton Blalock 2 pass from Grady Copeland (Bennett Particelli run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 0-3 3-0
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 350 294
- Offensive Plays 65 61
- Yards per Play 5.38 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 81 168
- Rushing Attempts 26 33
- Yards per Rush 3.12 5.09
Net Passing Yards 269 126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 0 25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 275 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/29
- Yards per Pass Play 6.90 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.0
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 2/69
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:05 31:55

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	0-3	3-0
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	350	294
- Offensive Plays	65	61
- Yards per Play	5.38	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	81	168
- Rushing Attempts	26	33
- Yards per Rush	3.12	5.09
Net Passing Yards	269	126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 0	25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	275	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/29
- Yards per Pass Play	6.90	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.0
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	2/69
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:05	31:55

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 25	7	38	Punt
1	3:53	3:31	OWN 37	6	26	Punt
2	14:20	2:23	OWN 30	4	21	Punt
2	11:45	1:50	OPP 41	4	20	Field Goal
2	6:29	4:45	OWN 2	10	67	Field Goal
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	5:54	1:05	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	2:16	5:54	OWN 25	14	75	Touchdown
4	10:02	2:14	OWN 22	4	16	Punt
4	3:01	2:17	OWN 4	12	75	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	7:22	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	0:22	1:02	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	11:57	0:12	OWN 32	1	9	Fumble
2	9:55	3:26	OWN 35	5	18	Punt
2	1:44	1:30	OWN 25	7	28	Punt
3	15:00	5:45	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
3	9:07	3:13	OPP 32	5	29	Field Goal
3	4:49	2:33	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
4	11:22	1:20	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	7:48	4:47	OWN 29	6	14	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 21	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Andre Reid, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Louie Tatum	10	29	2.90	14	1
RB Bennett Particelli	8	36	4.50	16	2
RB Tyler Harding	4	8	2.00	7	0
QB Skip Hazuga	2	5	2.50	6	0
QB Grady Copeland	1	1	1.00	1	0
FB Elliot Adderley	1	2	2.00	2	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Terrence Meier	13	77	5.92	12	4	0
QB Andre Reid	12	69	5.75	25	1	1
RB Ernie Sachnik	8	22	2.75	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Copeland	20	12	144	0/0	1	42	0	98.8
Skip Hazuga	18	9	131	1/6	0	30	0	74.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Reid	25	17	155	3/29	2	20	0	111.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlton Blalock	9	14	130	14.44	39	42	1
TE Wendell Yazzie	8	11	102	12.75	37	31	0
TE Sergio Boettcher	2	2	23	11.50	8	15	0
TE Blake Thomason	1	3	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Aidan Greeley	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Louie Tatum	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Bennett Particelli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dustin Osborne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Elliot Adderley	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Norman Flannery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sergio Rice	6	8	82	13.67	15	20	1
WR Caiden King	3	5	21	7.00	6	8	0
TE Roderick Baxter	3	3	20	6.67	0	12	0
WR Toby Roiger	2	2	11	5.50	2	8	1
WR Gerald Rison	2	2	13	6.50	1	16	0
TE Ricardo Fulcher	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Landon Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ernie Sachnik	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Caiden Fauria	1	0	0
DE Malachi Prescott	0	1	0
ILB Craig Brady	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Andre Reid	1	0	0
S Gage Weidman	0	1	0
S Elijah Young	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Humphrey	5	183	36.6	23.8	39	1

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Camden Powell	5	242	48.4	44.2	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jameson Rodgers	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Sanderson	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Lyon	2	1	0.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Meier	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Caiden Fauria	2	56	28.0	0
Aidan Greeley	1	22	22.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elijah Young	1	34	34.0	0
Ernie Sachnik	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joel Flowers	7	2	0.0	27	18
DT Jorge Dole	6	1	1.5	15	16
S Damon Webb	5	2	0.0	30	28
S Collin Finch	5	1	0.0	33	28
OLB Tristan McGee	5	1	0.0	30	28
CB Caiden Fauria	3	2	0.0	24	22
CB Jerald Barnikow	3	0	0.0	30	28
OLB Mack Benton	2	1	0.0	24	18
DE Jessie Chaffin	1	0	1.0	3	9
DE Brendan Pappas	1	1	0.5	25	19
CB Maurice Fredrickson	1	2	0.0	14	12
ILB Craig Brady	1	1	0.0	14	8
DE Roderick Terrell	1	1	0.0	10	3
OLB Nicolas Burbank	1	1	0.0	9	10
DE Malachi Prescott	1	0	0.0	28	25
OLB Leo Bell	1	0	0.0	3	0
S Tanner Berti	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Burt Parnell	1	0	0.0	23	22
DT Leland Merrick	1	0	0.0	19	12

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Marcus Lake	6	1	0.0	22	35
S Gage Weidman	5	5	0.0	26	39
DT Gage Pham	5	0	0.0	22	23
S Elijah Young	4	4	0.0	26	39
OLB Bruce Llewellyn	4	0	0.0	13	11
DE Edwin Fragomeni	4	0	0.0	22	21
ILB Nicky Plesko	4	0	0.0	4	18
CB Richard Nahstoll	3	1	0.0	26	39
CB Sebastian Stokes	3	0	0.0	24	25
ILB Emmitt Collins	2	3	0.0	22	21
DE Marty Webb	1	0	1.0	8	22
S Daniel Meier	1	1	0.0	14	26
DE Isaiah Farrell	1	1	0.0	19	33
DT Bob Lipscomb	1	1	0.0	9	19
DT Cedric Scioli	1	0	0.0	5	9
DT Troy Schulz	1	0	0.0	16	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jorge Dole	1.5	0	0	0	16
DE Jessie Chaffin	1.0	0	1	1	9
DE Brendan Pappas	0.5	0	0	0	19
OLB Nicolas Burbank	0.0	2	0	0	10
OLB Mack Benton	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marty Webb	1.0	0	2	22
DT Gage Pham	0.0	1	1	23
DE Isaiah Farrell	0.0	1	1	33
CB Richard Nahstoll	0.0	0	1	39
DT Troy Schulz	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tristan McGee	5	0	28
CB Caiden Fauria	3	1	22
S Damon Webb	3	1	28
ILB Joel Flowers	2	0	18
CB Maurice Fredrickson	1	1	12
S Tanner Berti	1	0	2
OLB Nicolas Burbank	1	0	10
CB Jerald Barnikow	1	0	28

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Marcus Lake	5	1	35
ILB Nicky Plesko	4	0	18
S Elijah Young	3	2	39
CB Richard Nahstoll	2	1	39
S Gage Weidman	2	0	39
CB Sebastian Stokes	2	0	25
DT Troy Schulz	1	0	28
DT Gage Pham	1	0	23
DE Edwin Fragomeni	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Sean Urpsis	3	5	0	26	0	39
T Riley Medsker	2	3	0	26	0	39
G Neil Nutile	1	7	1	26	1	39
T Marc Hammond	1	1	0	26	0	39
C Alec Rawls	0	6	0	21	0	23
T Max McComb	0	1	0	5	0	16

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Malachi Snyder	4	8	33	0	28
T Dale Thomason	3	3	33	1	28
G Sebastian Cook	2	2	33	0	28
T Clifton Lamont	1	5	33	0	28
G Adrian South	1	3	33	0	28
TE Roderick Baxter	0	1	10	0	10
RB Terrence Meier	0	0	16	1	8
RB Ernie Sachnik	0	0	13	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sergio Boettcher	1	20
William Roberts	1	14
Maurice Fredrickson	1	13
Marc Hammond	1	11

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Gage Weidman	1	21
Marty Webb	1	21
Landon Williams	1	20
Ernie Sachnik	1	20
Elijah Young	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Marc Hammond	26	39	---	---	11	76
G Neil Nutile	26	39	---	---	7	72
T Riley Medsker	26	39	---	---	7	72
G Sean Urpsis	26	39	---	---	7	72
S Collin Finch	---	---	33	28	1	62
S Damon Webb	---	---	30	28	1	59
OLB Tristan McGee	---	---	30	28	1	59
CB Jerald Barnikow	---	---	30	28	1	59
WR Carlton Blalock	21	35	---	---	1	57
DE Malachi Prescott	---	---	28	25	---	53
CB Caiden Fauria	---	---	24	22	6	52
TE Wendell Yazzie	18	31	---	---	1	50
WR Aidan Greeley	17	17	---	---	16	50
ILB Joel Flowers	---	---	27	18	2	47
CB Burt Parnell	---	---	23	22	1	46
DE Brendan Pappas	---	---	25	19	1	45
WR William Roberts	9	21	---	---	14	44
C Alec Rawls	21	23	---	---	---	44
OLB Mack Benton	---	---	24	18	1	43
QB Skip Hazuga	19	19	---	---	2	40
FB Elliot Adderley	12	12	---	---	16	40
CB Maurice Fredrickson	---	---	14	12	13	39
RB Bennett Particelli	10	26	---	---	1	37
ILB Craig Brady	---	---	14	8	10	32
DT Leland Merrick	---	---	19	12	1	32
DT Jorge Dole	---	---	15	16	---	31
QB Grady Copeland	7	20	---	---	---	27
TE Sergio Boettcher	3	4	---	---	20	27
T Max McComb	5	16	---	---	5	26
WR Norman Flannery	9	15	---	---	---	24
RB Tyler Harding	5	3	---	---	15	23
OLB Leo Bell	---	---	3	0	19	22
RB Louie Tatum	11	10	---	---	---	21
OLB Nicolas Burbank	---	---	9	10	---	19
S Tanner Berti	---	---	2	2	14	18
WR Dustin Osborne	8	10	---	---	---	18
TE Blake Thomason	7	11	---	---	---	18
DE Jessie Chaffin	---	---	3	9	5	17
DE Roderick Terrell	---	---	10	3	1	14
WR Tyrus Lyon	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Cedric Ward	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Jameson Rodgers	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Javier Humphrey	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Harvey Harding	---	---	0	0	5	5
CB Gene Hall	---	---	0	0	5	5
G Bo Stone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Gage Weidman	---	---	26	39	21	86
S Elijah Young	---	---	26	39	16	81
OLB Marcus Lake	---	---	22	35	21	78
CB Richard Nahstoll	---	---	26	39	8	73
T Dale Thomason	33	28	---	---	6	67
G Adrian South	33	28	---	---	6	67
G Sebastian Cook	33	28	---	---	6	67
T Clifton Lamont	33	28	---	---	1	62
C Malachi Snyder	33	28	---	---	---	61
QB Andre Reid	33	28	---	---	---	61
WR Sergio Rice	27	27	---	---	---	54
DE Isaiah Farrell	---	---	19	33	2	54
DE Marty Webb	---	---	8	22	21	51
WR Toby Roiger	28	22	---	---	---	50
CB Sebastian Stokes	---	---	24	25	---	49
RB Ernie Sachnik	13	15	---	---	20	48
S Daniel Meier	---	---	14	26	7	47
DT Troy Schulz	---	---	16	28	2	46
DT Gage Pham	---	---	22	23	---	45
ILB Emmitt Collins	---	---	22	21	---	43
DE Edwin Fragomeni	---	---	22	21	---	43
WR Caiden King	16	23	---	---	1	40
DT Bob Lipscomb	---	---	9	19	5	33
TE Ricardo Fulcher	15	15	---	---	1	31
WR Gerald Rison	13	7	---	---	9	29
TE Landon Williams	5	3	---	---	20	28
CB C.J. Warnock	---	---	6	20	2	28
TE Roderick Baxter	10	10	---	---	8	28
OLB Bruce Llewellyn	---	---	13	11	---	24
RB Terrence Meier	16	8	---	---	---	24
ILB Nicky Plesko	---	---	4	18	2	24
FB Kirk Duveneck	15	3	---	---	---	18
DT Cedric Scioli	---	---	5	9	2	16
WR Irv Burtnett	4	7	---	---	4	15
CB Roberto Robinson	---	---	0	0	13	13
RB Irv Nygaard	3	0	---	---	9	12
T Zachery Fox	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Freddie Sanderson	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Bernie Leeper	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Camden Powell	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Justin Ricker	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Garrett Andrews	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Patrick Schultz	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Roy Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Erick Ellis	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Wally Richardson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	1	0.3
Middle	17	50	2.9
Right	4	31	7.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	22	136	6.2
Right	7	33	4.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Copeland	20	12	2	1	1	2	3	0	0
Skip Hazuga	18	9	2	3	0	2	3	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Reid	25	17	1	0	1	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	120	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	123	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	30	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	53	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	99	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlton Blalock	14	9	0	130	2	35
TE Wendell Yazzie	11	8	0	102	2	31
FB Elliot Adderley	3	0	0	0	0	12
TE Blake Thomason	3	1	0	6	0	11
TE Sergio Boettcher	2	2	0	23	0	4
RB Louie Tatum	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Bennett Particelli	1	0	0	0	0	26
WR Dustin Osborne	1	0	1	0	0	10
WR Norman Flannery	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Aidan Greeley	1	1	0	14	0	17

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sergio Rice	8	6	0	82	1	27
WR Caiden King	5	3	1	21	0	23
TE Roderick Baxter	3	3	0	20	0	10
WR Toby Roiger	2	2	0	11	0	22
WR Gerald Rison	2	2	0	13	0	7
RB Ernie Sachnik	2	0	0	0	0	15
TE Ricardo Fulcher	2	1	0	8	0	15
TE Landon Williams	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tyler Harding	1	1	1.00	2.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Andre Reid	2	4	2.00	5.75
RB Terrence Meier	2	-1	-0.50	5.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Copeland	2	2	12	6.00	7.20

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Reid	4	4	32	8.00	6.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wendell Yazzie	1	1	10	10.00	9.27
WR Carlton Blalock	1	1	2	2.00	9.29

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Caiden King	2	2	13	6.50	4.20
WR Toby Roiger	1	1	8	8.00	5.50
WR Sergio Rice	1	1	11	11.00	10.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Grady Copeland	1	0
RB Tyler Harding	1	0

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andre Reid	3	1
RB Terrence Meier	2	2
RB Ernie Sachnik	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Hazuga	9	4	4
Grady Copeland	5	3	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Reid	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlton Blalock	7	4	4
TE Wendell Yazzie	3	2	2
FB Elliot Adderley	2	0	0
WR Dustin Osborne	1	0	0
TE Blake Thomason	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Toby Roiger	2	2	2
WR Sergio Rice	2	1	0
WR Gerald Rison	1	1	1
RB Ernie Sachnik	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,800 (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 9,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,800 (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	9,800 (9,900)