Wild Card Playoff Games, 2032

played in Houston, TX

56 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	14	20	3	0	-	37
Houston Texans	0	0	0	14	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:00 PIT - Colin Whiting 41 run (Joey Padron extra point)
1Q: 03:16 PIT - Leslie Rice 19 pass from Henry Garcia (Joey Padron extra point)
2Q: 11:05 PIT - Leslie Rice 8 pass from Henry Garcia (Joey Padron extra point)
2Q: 06:37 PIT - Joey Padron 19 field goal
2Q: 03:17 PIT - Leslie Rice 17 pass from Henry Garcia (Joey Padron extra point)
2Q: 00:20 PIT - Joey Padron 26 field goal
3Q: 04:27 PIT - Joey Padron 43 field goal
4Q: 09:35 HOU - Michael Whitley 2 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 05:43 HOU - Brad Barnett 26 run (Darrin Borders extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:00 PIT - Colin Whiting 41 run (Joey Padron extra point)
1Q: 03:16 PIT - Leslie Rice 19 pass from Henry Garcia (Joey Padron extra point)
2Q: 11:05 PIT - Leslie Rice 8 pass from Henry Garcia (Joey Padron extra point)
2Q: 06:37 PIT - Joey Padron 19 field goal
2Q: 03:17 PIT - Leslie Rice 17 pass from Henry Garcia (Joey Padron extra point)
2Q: 00:20 PIT - Joey Padron 26 field goal
3Q: 04:27 PIT - Joey Padron 43 field goal
4Q: 09:35 HOU - Michael Whitley 2 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 05:43 HOU - Brad Barnett 26 run (Darrin Borders extra point)

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 13-4 12-5
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 492 387
- Offensive Plays 63 71
- Yards per Play 7.81 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 214 212
- Rushing Attempts 29 32
- Yards per Rush 7.38 6.63
Net Passing Yards 278 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 37 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 284 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 8.18 4.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.5 8.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 1/5 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/57 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/63 5/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:13 29:47

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	13-4	12-5
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	492	387
- Offensive Plays	63	71
- Yards per Play	7.81	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	214	212
- Rushing Attempts	29	32
- Yards per Rush	7.38	6.63
Net Passing Yards	278	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	37 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	284	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	8.18	4.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.5	8.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	1/5	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/57	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/63	5/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:13	29:47

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	3:49	OWN 4	9	96	Touchdown
1	6:19	3:10	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	14:39	3:41	OWN 4	8	96	Touchdown
2	8:49	2:20	OWN 27	5	71	Field Goal
2	4:56	1:50	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown
2	1:08	0:56	50	5	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 39	6	31	Fumble
3	8:23	4:01	OWN 39	6	35	Field Goal
4	14:48	1:34	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	9:25	1:17	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	5:29	2:21	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
4	1:17	0:41	OWN 5	3	8	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 29	6	24	Punt
1	7:42	1:23	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	3:09	3:30	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
2	10:58	2:09	OWN 34	4	13	Punt
2	6:29	1:33	OWN 27	4	13	Fumble
2	3:06	1:58	OWN 11	4	8	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 33	1	13	Half
3	11:42	3:19	OWN 30	6	1	Punt
3	4:22	4:34	OWN 28	8	25	Punt
4	13:14	3:49	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
4	8:08	2:39	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
4	3:08	1:51	OWN 34	9	61	Downs
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 24	4	13	Game

Game MVP: Henry Garcia, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Colin Whiting	19	204	10.74	57	7	1
Henry Garcia	4	1	0.25	2	0	0
Ross Dresslar	3	6	2.00	3	0	0
Kent Battaglia	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
Paul Hardy	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	18	124	6.89	40	3	1
Michael Whitley	9	51	5.67	22	2	1
Frankie Blincoe	5	37	7.40	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Garcia	33	23	284	1/6	3	29	0	126.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	37	19	187	2/12	0	40	0	65.9

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leslie Rice	12	14	130	10.83	10	19	3
WR Courtney Karamanos	5	7	86	17.20	49	29	0
WR Damon Hill	4	6	55	13.75	19	25	0
TE Derrick Hawkins	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Sherman Cooper	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Bernie Hassler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Colin Whiting	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Michael Whitley	5	5	33	6.60	5	9
WR Kurt Snyder	3	6	35	11.67	0	13
RB Brad Barnett	3	5	27	9.00	12	15
WR Wesley Shepard	3	3	49	16.33	0	40
WR Jamal Lemke	2	7	21	10.50	0	17
WR Earl Rader	1	5	7	7.00	0	7
WR Scottie Walters	1	4	9	9.00	0	9
TE Pete Siders	1	2	6	6.00	0	6

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Henry Garcia	1	0	0
Marshall Joseph	0	1	0
Brock Robinson	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0	0
Chris Roberson	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harvey Moss	4	155	38.8	31.5	48	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin D'Herde	7	313	44.7	33.7	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Padron	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Cote	3	47	15.7	0
Courtney Karamanos	1	10	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Lemke	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Whiting	1	36	36.0	0
Damon Hill	1	27	27.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Lemke	4	64	16.0	0
Wesley Shepard	1	10	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Preston Cote	13	0	0.0	30	39
DE Marshall Joseph	5	1	0.0	31	36
CB Johnny Herndon	5	0	0.0	11	24
OLB Randall Money	4	0	1.0	27	30
S Nicky Ortmeier	4	2	0.0	30	37
DT Brock Robinson	3	0	1.0	31	38
CB Rufus Hodson	3	2	0.0	27	33
ILB Floyd Footman	3	0	0.0	14	13
CB Ian Seelig	3	0	0.0	24	30
CB Louie Coe	2	3	0.0	31	37
CB Marc Carpenter	2	0	0.0	12	15
DE J.C. Sanderson	1	2	0.0	26	22
ILB Floyd Juarez	1	2	0.0	16	14
OLB Bernard Gott	1	1	0.0	25	33
OLB Teddy Battle	1	0	0.0	6	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harold Mason	5	2	0.0	25	28
ILB Raymond Wilcox	5	1	0.0	24	28
S Donovan Juckett	5	0	0.0	27	30
CB C.J. Stewart	4	0	0.0	25	21
CB Winston Bensen	4	0	0.0	7	15
CB Hunter Russell	3	4	0.0	20	30
OLB Colin Asperilla	3	1	0.0	18	23
OLB Trent Prewett	3	0	0.0	15	13
DT Chris Roberson	2	2	1.0	15	17
DT Daryl Poly	2	3	0.0	27	34
OLB Nolan Duncan	2	1	0.0	8	2
DE Cary Clinton	2	0	0.0	21	17
S Irving Armstrong	2	0	0.0	2	8
CB Joey Boose	1	3	0.0	15	26
DT Lamont Elliott	1	1	0.0	9	14
OLB Ricky Wheeler	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Bart Fitzgerald	1	0	0.0	6	15
DT Keith Small	1	0	0.0	7	1
CB Kendrick Tilley	1	0	0.0	5	6
DE Terry Jarvis	1	0	0.0	9	12
DE Lance Garrison	0	2	0.0	22	22
S Alan Cutler	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Randall Money	1.0	1	30
DT Brock Robinson	1.0	1	38
DE Marshall Joseph	0.0	2	36
DE Spencer Harden	0.0	1	15

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Chris Roberson	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Bart Fitzgerald	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Lance Garrison	0.0	0	2	2	22
DT Daryl Poly	0.0	0	2	0	34
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	0	1	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Preston Cote	5	3	39
CB Ian Seelig	3	0	30
CB Johnny Herndon	3	0	24
S Nicky Ortmeier	2	2	37
CB Marc Carpenter	2	1	15
CB Louie Coe	1	2	37
ILB Floyd Footman	1	1	13
OLB Randall Money	1	0	30
CB Rufus Hodson	1	0	33

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB C.J. Stewart	3	1	21
OLB Colin Asperilla	3	1	23
CB Winston Bensen	3	0	15
CB Hunter Russell	2	1	30
OLB Trent Prewett	2	0	13
S Harold Mason	2	0	28
CB Joey Boose	2	0	26
S Donovan Juckett	2	0	30
ILB Raymond Wilcox	1	0	28
S Irving Armstrong	1	0	8
CB Kendrick Tilley	1	0	6
OLB Nolan Duncan	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donald Lee	3	5	21	0	23
Trevor Carpenter	1	8	24	1	30
Rusty Yancy	1	5	25	0	27
Eric Neil	1	2	22	0	30
Gilbert Stras	1	2	16	0	17
Alfred Streepy	1	1	22	0	22
Winfred Maxwell	0	2	15	0	21
Kent Battaglia	0	1	7	0	4

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cole Bennett	3	4	23	0	33
Kent Niechniedowicz	2	4	31	0	30
Nate Tanuvasa	2	3	18	0	26
Darren Coles	1	6	26	0	30
Arnie Reed	1	6	30	0	31
Alan Singleton	1	4	27	1	36
Pete Siders	0	1	31	0	34
Teddy Andersen	0	0	5	1	9

Special Teams Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Peter Rizzo	2	18
Damon Hill	2	14
Johnny Herndon	1	15
Ian Seelig	1	10
Donald Lee	1	7
Bernard Gott	1	4
Kent Battaglia	0	24
Paul Hardy	0	18
Bernie Hassler	0	17
Courtney Karamanos	0	15
Louie Coe	0	14
Joey Padron	0	11
Marc Carpenter	0	11
Randall Money	0	10
Derrick Hawkins	0	7
Donovan Haddix	0	7
Trevor Carpenter	0	7
Eric Neil	0	7
Charlie Parker	0	7
Harvey Moss	0	7
Marshall Joseph	0	7
Gilbert Stras	0	7
Winfred Maxwell	0	7
Preston Cote	0	6
J.C. Sanderson	0	4
Floyd Juarez	0	4
Sherman Cooper	0	3
Spencer Harden	0	3
Colin Whiting	0	2
Chuck Mills	0	1
Teddy Battle	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Whitley	2	18
Brad Barnett	1	20
Kurt Snyder	1	15
Alan Cutler	1	15
Nate Tanuvasa	1	6
Brian Bullock	0	18
Wesley Shepard	0	16
Joey Crawford	0	14
Raymond Wilcox	0	12
Earl Rader	0	11
Ricky Wheeler	0	11
Jamal Lemke	0	11
Kendrick Tilley	0	10
Alan Singleton	0	7
Trent Prewett	0	7
Hunter Russell	0	7
Darren Coles	0	7
Dustin D'Herde	0	7
Irving Armstrong	0	6
Bart Fitzgerald	0	5
Joey Boose	0	5
C.J. Stewart	0	5
Pete Siders	0	5
Teddy Andersen	0	5
Harold Mason	0	4
Johnnie Bergstrom	0	3
Daryl Poly	0	3
Keith Small	0	3
Donovan Juckett	0	3
Colin Asperilla	0	3
Cary Clinton	0	2
Lance Garrison	0	2
Cole Bennett	0	2
Nolan Duncan	0	2
Lamont Elliott	0	1
Chris Roberson	0	1
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	1
Terry Jarvis	0	1
Winston Bensen	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	135	13.5
Middle	11	15	1.4
Right	8	64	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	70	8.8
Middle	17	115	6.8
Right	7	27	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Garcia	33	23	4	0	1	3	5	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	37	19	1	1	3	9	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	140	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	106	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	38	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	65	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	73	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	40	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leslie Rice	14	12	1	130	0	32
WR Courtney Karamanos	7	5	0	86	2	27
WR Damon Hill	6	4	0	55	2	29
WR Sherman Cooper	2	1	0	3	0	10
RB Colin Whiting	2	0	0	0	0	21
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Derrick Hawkins	1	1	0	10	0	14

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Lemke	7	2	1	21	0	36
WR Kurt Snyder	6	3	0	35	0	31
WR Earl Rader	5	1	1	7	0	17
RB Brad Barnett	5	3	1	27	0	27
RB Michael Whitley	5	5	0	33	0	16
WR Scottie Walters	4	1	0	9	0	24
WR Wesley Shepard	3	3	0	49	1	5
TE Pete Siders	2	1	0	6	0	34

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Colin Whiting	1	4	4.00	10.74

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Michael Whitley	2	3	1.50	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Garcia	9	6	57	6.33	8.61

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	8	2	9	1.13	5.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leslie Rice	4	4	52	13.00	9.29
WR Sherman Cooper	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
WR Courtney Karamanos	2	1	2	1.00	12.29
WR Damon Hill	1	0	0	0.00	9.17

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kurt Snyder	2	0	0	0.00	5.83
WR Jamal Lemke	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Wesley Shepard	2	2	9	4.50	16.33
RB Brad Barnett	1	0	0	0.00	5.40
WR Scottie Walters	1	0	0	0.00	2.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Henry Garcia	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	1	1
Michael Whitley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Garcia	9	6	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	14	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leslie Rice	3	2	1
WR Courtney Karamanos	3	2	2
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	0
WR Sherman Cooper	1	1	0
WR Damon Hill	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Lemke	4	2	1
WR Earl Rader	3	0	0
WR Kurt Snyder	3	1	1
RB Michael Whitley	2	2	1
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	1
TE Pete Siders	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,200)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,200)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (4,200)