Week 3, 2030

played in Pittsburgh, PA

76 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Houston Texans	10	7	7	13	-	37
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:28 HOU - Darrin Borders 46 field goal
1Q: 06:37 PIT - Bennie Fanwick 11 run (Howie Russell extra point)
1Q: 01:08 HOU - Jamal Lemke 14 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 08:30 HOU - Kurt Snyder 10 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 00:13 PIT - Howie Russell 26 field goal
3Q: 02:19 HOU - Earl Rader 73 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 08:35 HOU - Brad Barnett 16 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 04:03 HOU - Darrin Borders 35 field goal
4Q: 01:14 HOU - Darrin Borders 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:28 HOU - Darrin Borders 46 field goal
1Q: 06:37 PIT - Bennie Fanwick 11 run (Howie Russell extra point)
1Q: 01:08 HOU - Jamal Lemke 14 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 08:30 HOU - Kurt Snyder 10 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 00:13 PIT - Howie Russell 26 field goal
3Q: 02:19 HOU - Earl Rader 73 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 08:35 HOU - Brad Barnett 16 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 04:03 HOU - Darrin Borders 35 field goal
4Q: 01:14 HOU - Darrin Borders 42 field goal

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 444 310
- Offensive Plays 56 66
- Yards per Play 7.93 4.70
Net Rushing Yards 129 114
- Rushing Attempts 28 25
- Yards per Rush 4.61 4.56
Net Passing Yards 315 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 0 37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 315 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 11.25 4.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 4/35 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 6/152
Interception Ret./Yards 1/45 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:00 29:00

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	444	310
- Offensive Plays	56	66
- Yards per Play	7.93	4.70
Net Rushing Yards	129	114
- Rushing Attempts	28	25
- Yards per Rush	4.61	4.56
Net Passing Yards	315	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 0	37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	315	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	11.25	4.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	4/35	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	6/152
Interception Ret./Yards	1/45	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:00	29:00

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:38	OWN 38	4	33	Field Goal
1	6:29	5:30	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	14:44	2:24	OWN 37	4	24	Punt
2	11:01	2:37	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
2	4:24	2:05	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
3	11:49	3:39	OWN 17	8	33	Punt
3	2:43	0:42	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
4	14:49	6:22	OWN 11	11	89	Touchdown
4	5:26	1:30	OPP 19	4	1	Field Goal
4	3:15	2:07	OPP 30	3	5	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:22	5:53	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
1	0:59	1:15	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	12:20	1:19	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	8:24	4:00	OWN 36	8	36	Missed FG
2	2:19	2:11	OWN 8	9	83	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:11	OWN 13	6	21	Punt
3	8:10	5:27	OWN 2	9	30	Punt
3	2:01	2:12	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	8:27	3:01	OWN 30	9	20	Interception
4	3:56	0:41	OWN 29	4	1	Downs
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 31	3	26	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Blincoe, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brad Barnett	20	91	4.55	17	3
Jackie Barber	7	32	4.57	8	0
Frankie Blincoe	1	6	6.00	6	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bennie Fanwick	13	64	4.92	13	3	1
Ernest Hancock	7	24	3.43	13	1	0
Corey Jenkins	3	17	5.67	9	0	0
Bryce Benson	2	9	4.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	24	16	304	0/0	4	73	0	149.3
Chad Manning	4	1	11	0/0	0	11	0	39.6

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryce Benson	37	24	223	4/27	0	19	1	70.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Lemke	9	12	151	16.78	24	36	1
WR Kurt Snyder	3	4	33	11.00	11	12	1
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	23	11.50	10	16	1
WR Earl Rader	1	5	73	73.00	68	73	1
FB Joey Crawford	1	2	33	33.00	31	33	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Carlton Robinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Travis Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Ryan Winters	6	8	52	8.67	13	17
WR Sherman Cooper	4	5	23	5.75	14	14
WR Courtney Karamanos	4	7	52	13.00	26	19
WR Leslie Rice	3	5	40	13.33	3	17
FB Kent Battaglia	2	2	13	6.50	3	7
WR Bernie Hassler	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
TE Kirk Kerr	1	1	9	9.00	8	9
WR Bryant Clements	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
RB Ernest Hancock	1	2	7	7.00	2	7
RB Corey Jenkins	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Junior Gibson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harold Mason	1	45	45.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jackie Barber	1	0	0
Jamal Lemke	0	1	0
Lance Garrison	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bryce Benson	1	0	0
Lance Salter	0	1	0
Gene McKenzie	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	3	133	44.3	38.3	48	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	5	239	47.8	47.6	65	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	4/4

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Howie Russell	1/2	0/1	0/0	26	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Lemke	1	1	1.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Cote	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Lemke	2	45	22.5	0
Michael Whitley	1	29	29.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Gibson	3	70	23.3	0
Darnell Carr	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harold Mason	10	1	0.0	25	39
OLB Trent Prewett	7	3	2.0	17	35
ILB Raymond Wilcox	6	2	0.0	18	32
CB R.J. Lissvall	4	2	0.0	17	27
DE Lance Garrison	3	0	1.5	21	27
CB Joey Boose	3	3	0.0	15	20
ILB Shawn Fazande	3	1	0.0	9	14
CB Fred Lemons	2	1	0.0	19	27
S Norman Barker	2	1	0.0	19	32
DT Wendell Giefeke	2	0	0.0	13	11
DE Oscar Battle	1	2	0.5	21	34
OLB Kendrick Morley	1	1	0.0	8	6
S Alan Cutler	1	1	0.0	7	12
DT Donny Starling	1	0	0.0	13	17
DT Lamont Elliott	1	0	0.0	12	24
CB Hunter Russell	1	0	0.0	9	19
DT Keith Small	1	0	0.0	10	21
S Donovan Juckett	1	0	0.0	2	10
CB Rufus Hodson	1	0	0.0	8	14
DE Terry Jarvis	1	0	0.0	4	14
DE Terrell Fulkerson	0	1	0.0	4	7

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Louie Coe	6	3	0.0	26	25
ILB Floyd Footman	6	1	0.0	19	17
S Preston Cote	5	0	0.0	19	18
DE Gene McKenzie	4	0	0.0	26	20
OLB Bernard Gott	3	2	0.0	16	16
DE Edward Arnold	3	1	0.0	16	19
DT Alfred Feldman	3	1	0.0	20	18
OLB Ty Shields	3	0	0.0	14	9
OLB Gerald Perry	2	1	0.0	17	20
CB Jackie Aguirre	2	0	0.0	11	12
CB Johnny Herndon	2	0	0.0	26	19
S Nicky Ortmeier	1	1	0.0	20	19
RB Ernest Hancock	1	0	---	---	---
DE Marshall Joseph	1	0	0.0	8	10
DE Bobby Austin	0	1	0.0	17	19
DE Spencer Harden	0	1	0.0	11	9
ILB Chuck Mills	0	1	0.0	9	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Trent Prewett	2.0	0	0	35
DE Lance Garrison	1.5	2	2	27
DE Oscar Battle	0.5	1	2	34
DT Lamont Elliott	0.0	1	0	24

Pittsburgh	Hurry	PPlay
DE Edward Arnold	2	19
S Preston Cote	1	18
DE Bobby Austin	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harold Mason	7	0	1	39
CB R.J. Lissvall	3	0	0	27
OLB Trent Prewett	2	2	0	35
ILB Shawn Fazande	2	0	0	14
ILB Raymond Wilcox	2	0	0	32
CB Fred Lemons	1	1	0	27
CB Hunter Russell	1	1	0	19
S Norman Barker	1	0	0	32
DE Lance Garrison	1	0	0	27
OLB Kendrick Morley	1	0	0	6
DT Keith Small	1	0	0	21
CB Joey Boose	1	0	0	20
S Donovan Juckett	1	0	0	10

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Floyd Footman	3	0	17
CB Louie Coe	3	0	25
CB Johnny Herndon	3	0	19
S Otis Drexler	2	1	10
S Preston Cote	1	1	18
OLB Ty Shields	1	1	9
CB Jackie Aguirre	1	0	12
OLB Gerald Perry	1	0	20
CB Kendrick Tilley	1	0	12
S Nicky Ortmeier	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Alan Singleton	4	4	0	21	26
Nick Diaz	2	6	1	27	26
Kendrick Stevenson	2	5	0	24	23
Cole Bennett	1	3	0	18	18
Joey Crawford	1	1	0	19	10
Ernest Occean	0	3	0	25	24
Darren Coles	0	2	0	12	9
Tracy Wagner	0	1	0	14	13
Joseph Wooden	0	1	0	10	10
Darryl Akiyama	0	1	0	3	4

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Salter	4	5	2	18	0	23
Ryan Winters	1	2	0	19	0	30
Ted Kaplan	1	1	0	12	1	18
Trevor Carpenter	1	1	0	21	1	39
Rusty Yancy	1	1	0	9	0	19
Kent Battaglia	1	1	0	13	0	19
Lenny Clemons	1	1	0	12	0	11
Brent Baldridge	0	6	0	15	0	31
Terrell Kelley	0	4	0	20	1	39
Mike Emerson	0	1	0	18	1	25

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Alan Cutler	2	13
Earl Rader	1	16
Kurt Snyder	1	12
Shawn Fazande	1	11
Joseph Wooden	1	6
Norman Barker	1	4
Michael Whitley	0	22
Travis Irwin	0	15
Leonard Strickland	0	14
Jackie Barber	0	13
Kendrick Morley	0	12
Hunter Russell	0	12
Richie Lake	0	11
Joey Crawford	0	10
Joey Boose	0	9
Nick Diaz	0	6
Darryl Akiyama	0	6
Jamal Lemke	0	6
Darren Coles	0	6
Rufus Hodson	0	6
Lamont Elliott	0	5
Tracy Wagner	0	4
Ernest Occean	0	3
Norm Sinclair	0	3
Kendrick Stevenson	0	3
Terrell Fulkerson	0	3
Wendell Giefeke	0	3
Lonnie Kinney	0	3
Raymond Wilcox	0	3
Darrin Borders	0	3
Keith Small	0	3
Donovan Juckett	0	3
R.J. Lissvall	0	3
Trent Prewett	0	2
Fred Lemons	0	2
Lance Garrison	0	2
Harold Mason	0	2
Oscar Battle	0	1
Donny Starling	0	1
Brad Barnett	0	1
Terry Jarvis	0	1

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Gibson	2	18
Jackie Aguirre	1	20
Courtney Karamanos	1	14
Kent Battaglia	0	18
Ryan Winters	0	17
Gerald Perry	0	17
Kendrick Tilley	0	17
Ernest Hancock	0	13
Bryant Clements	0	9
Ty Shields	0	8
Ted Kaplan	0	7
Brent Baldridge	0	7
Kirk Kerr	0	7
Darnell Carr	0	7
Trevor Carpenter	0	7
Rusty Yancy	0	7
Lenny Clemons	0	7
Preston Cote	0	6
Louie Coe	0	6
Bernie Hassler	0	5
Terrell Blades	0	5
Bernard Gott	0	5
Alfred Feldman	0	5
Edward Arnold	0	4
Otis Drexler	0	4
Bobby Austin	0	4
Gene McKenzie	0	3
Jason Whiteman	0	3
Robert Fundinger	0	2
Floyd Footman	0	2
Howie Russell	0	2
Eugene Fisk	0	2
Johnny Herndon	0	2
Bennie Fanwick	0	1
Corey Jenkins	0	1
Chuck Mills	0	1
Nicky Ortmeier	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	10	42	4.2
Right	10	43	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	57	5.7
Middle	5	15	3.0
Right	10	42	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	24	16	5	0	2	3	3	0	0
Chad Manning	4	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryce Benson	37	24	0	3	1	4	4	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	35	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	134	13.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	146	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	31	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	77	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	115	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Lemke	12	9	1	151	3	27
WR Earl Rader	5	1	0	73	1	18
WR Kurt Snyder	4	3	0	33	0	20
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	0	23	0	23
FB Joey Crawford	2	1	1	33	1	10
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0	2	0	6
WR Carlton Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Travis Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	14

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Ryan Winters	8	6	0	52	30
WR Courtney Karamanos	7	4	0	52	26
WR Sherman Cooper	5	4	0	23	25
WR Leslie Rice	5	3	0	40	23
WR Bryant Clements	3	1	1	10	12
WR Bernie Hassler	2	1	0	10	19
RB Ernest Hancock	2	1	0	7	21
FB Kent Battaglia	2	2	0	13	19
WR Junior Gibson	1	0	0	0	2
TE Kirk Kerr	1	1	0	9	5
RB Corey Jenkins	1	1	0	7	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	1	4	4.00	4.55

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bennie Fanwick	2	14	7.00	4.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	7	4	47	6.71	12.67
Chad Manning	4	1	11	2.75	2.75

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryce Benson	1	1	5	5.00	6.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Rader	3	0	0	0.00	14.60
WR Jamal Lemke	3	2	25	8.33	12.58
WR Kurt Snyder	2	1	10	5.00	8.25
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	23	11.50	11.50
FB Joey Crawford	1	0	0	0.00	16.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sherman Cooper	1	1	5	5.00	4.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	4	2

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Corey Jenkins	3	3
Bryce Benson	1	0
Ernest Hancock	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	6	5	3
Chad Manning	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryce Benson	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Snyder	2	1	1
RB Brad Barnett	2	2	2
WR Jamal Lemke	2	1	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Courtney Karamanos	4	3	3
WR Junior Gibson	1	0	0
TE Kirk Kerr	1	1	0
WR Sherman Cooper	1	1	0
WR Bryant Clements	1	1	0
WR Leslie Rice	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (19,600)
End Zone 13,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (19,600)
End Zone	13,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,000)