Conference Semifinals, 2043

played in Houston, TX

45 degrees, fair, calm

Pittsburgh Steelers	10	0	7	7	-	24
Houston Texans	3	6	17	0	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 PIT - Kaleb Francis 46 field goal
1Q: 06:56 HOU - Ed Norton 41 field goal
1Q: 01:08 PIT - Bob Cortes 4 run (Kaleb Francis extra point)
2Q: 11:41 HOU - Ed Norton 50 field goal
2Q: 01:05 HOU - Ed Norton 46 field goal
3Q: 14:50 PIT - Charlie Heffernan 85 pass from Jeffery Harding (Kaleb Francis extra point)
3Q: 14:34 HOU - DeAndre Greer 86 kickoff return (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 01:26 HOU - Ed Norton 36 field goal
3Q: 01:20 HOU - Ben Whiting 27 fumble return (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 04:10 PIT - Tyrone Kreidler 7 run (Kaleb Francis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:49 PIT - Kaleb Francis 46 field goal
1Q: 06:56 HOU - Ed Norton 41 field goal
1Q: 01:08 PIT - Bob Cortes 4 run (Kaleb Francis extra point)
2Q: 11:41 HOU - Ed Norton 50 field goal
2Q: 01:05 HOU - Ed Norton 46 field goal
3Q: 14:50 PIT - Charlie Heffernan 85 pass from Jeffery Harding (Kaleb Francis extra point)
3Q: 14:34 HOU - DeAndre Greer 86 kickoff return (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 01:26 HOU - Ed Norton 36 field goal
3Q: 01:20 HOU - Ben Whiting 27 fumble return (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 04:10 PIT - Tyrone Kreidler 7 run (Kaleb Francis extra point)

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 11-7 15-2
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 378 254
- Offensive Plays 65 65
- Yards per Play 5.82 3.91
Net Rushing Yards 84 110
- Rushing Attempts 26 29
- Yards per Rush 3.23 3.79
Net Passing Yards 294 144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 0 34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 319 158
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.54 4.00
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/18 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/44 7/26
Kick Returns/Yards 4/82 3/162
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:44 32:16

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	11-7	15-2
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	378	254
- Offensive Plays	65	65
- Yards per Play	5.82	3.91
Net Rushing Yards	84	110
- Rushing Attempts	26	29
- Yards per Rush	3.23	3.79
Net Passing Yards	294	144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 0	34 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	319	158
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.54	4.00
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/18	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/44	7/26
Kick Returns/Yards	4/82	3/162
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:44	32:16

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:28	1:36	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
1	10:59	1:19	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
1	9:40	0:59	OPP 36	3	7	Field Goal
1	6:51	3:15	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
1	2:47	1:49	OPP 42	4	42	Touchdown
2	11:35	3:04	OWN 18	5	23	Punt
2	6:55	2:21	OWN 37	5	46	Fumble
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 13	3	47	Missed FG
3	15:00	0:26	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
3	14:21	2:41	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
3	8:04	1:50	OWN 1	5	15	Punt
3	1:15	1:08	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	13:15	1:58	OWN 6	4	15	Punt
4	9:22	1:29	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	5:33	1:29	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
4	2:12	0:27	50	4	-5	Downs
4	1:07	0:35	OWN 20	4	-5	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:32	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	12:52	1:53	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
1	8:41	1:50	OPP 33	3	9	Field Goal
1	3:36	0:49	OWN 9	3	2	Punt
1	0:58	4:23	OWN 19	7	48	Field Goal
2	8:31	1:36	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
2	4:34	3:36	OWN 17	7	54	Field Goal
3	11:40	3:36	OWN 20	8	42	Punt
3	6:14	4:54	OWN 37	8	44	Field Goal
3	0:07	1:52	OWN 49	6	11	Punt
4	11:17	1:55	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	7:53	2:20	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
4	4:04	1:52	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	1:45	0:38	OPP 45	3	4	Punt
4	0:32	0:32	OPP 15	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: J.T. Phillips, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Tyrone Kreidler	14	29	2.07	9	1
Bob Cortes	9	41	4.56	7	1
Jeffery Harding	2	14	7.00	7	0
Brendan Brisman	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earnest Stadtmauer	13	69	5.31	25	3
Ben Whiting	12	25	2.08	6	0
Howard Heupel	4	16	4.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeffery Harding	34	17	319	5/25	1	85	0	92.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howard Heupel	34	21	158	2/14	0	29	0	72.9

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Heffernan	7	11	147	21.00	89	85	1
WR Justics Lesky	3	6	88	29.33	46	38	0
RB Brendan Brisman	2	3	6	3.00	1	5	0
RB Bob Cortes	2	3	43	21.50	38	36	0
WR Bob Johnston	1	5	13	13.00	4	13	0
TE David Mills	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Tyrone Kreidler	1	3	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Spencer Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bart Mandzuk	5	9	27	5.40	5	8
TE Henry Ramsey	4	6	27	6.75	8	15
RB Ben Whiting	3	3	21	7.00	1	11
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	3	5	34	11.33	23	29
WR DeAndre Greer	2	3	14	7.00	1	7
WR Jon Moss	1	2	13	13.00	6	13
FB Trevor Davis	1	2	9	9.00	4	9
TE Leslie Johnston	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
WR T.J. Womack	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrone Kreidler	2	0	0
Bob Johnston	1	1	0
Jeffery Harding	1	0	0
Grant Bernstein	0	1	0
Marvin Pierce	0	1	0
Roderick Hartman	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carson Wagner	1	0	0	0
Korey Fichialos	0	1	1	0
Ben Whiting	0	1	0	1
Lorenzo Walton	0	0	1	0
Rickey Loyd	0	0	1	0
J.T. Phillips	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quinn Beyer	9	396	44.0	38.9	58	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Seth Weatherly	10	399	39.9	33.5	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kaleb Francis	1/2	1/2	0/1	46	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Norton	4/4	3/3	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Kreidler	4	44	11.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Wagner	6	24	4.0	0
DeAndre Greer	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Johnston	4	82	20.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAndre Greer	3	162	54.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tyrone Clements	8	2	0.0	28	36
S Ryan Coles	8	1	0.0	29	36
OLB Irv Corgan	7	1	0.0	24	25
DE Artie Macklin	5	2	1.0	29	36
S Vincent Zinn	4	2	0.0	29	36
OLB Erik Martinez	3	1	0.0	9	12
CB Harold Riley	3	0	0.0	26	32
CB Johnnie Ellis	3	0	0.0	28	36
OLB Grayson Briggs	2	3	0.0	14	10
CB Scottie Borders	2	1	0.0	13	27
S Javier Teller	2	0	0.0	3	2
DT Caleb Raymond	1	1	0.5	17	22
DE Amos Azzoo	1	0	0.5	22	29
DT Charles Giacalone	1	2	0.0	19	18
DE Ramos McDaniel	1	1	0.0	13	9
S Clifton Boone	0	1	0.0	1	6

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Korey Fichialos	9	0	0.0	21	32
ILB Lorenzo Walton	7	0	0.0	23	27
OLB J.T. Phillips	5	1	3.0	25	38
S Shawn Hickman	5	4	0.0	24	34
S Gabe Hanks	5	0	0.0	25	39
DE Oliver Shire	3	0	1.0	23	36
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	3	2	0.0	26	39
CB Zach Jacquet	3	1	0.0	26	39
DE Rickey Loyd	2	1	1.0	10	16
CB J.R. Robbins	2	0	0.0	23	28
DT Camden Cox	1	1	0.0	5	16
DE Rusty Ansara	0	1	0.0	19	26
ILB Ed Demyan	0	1	0.0	7	7
DT Rex Hauer	0	1	0.0	22	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Artie Macklin	1.0	1	2	36
DT Caleb Raymond	0.5	1	2	22
DE Amos Azzoo	0.5	0	0	29

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB J.T. Phillips	3.0	0	4	6	38
DE Rickey Loyd	1.0	0	1	0	16
DE Oliver Shire	1.0	0	0	0	36
DT Rex Hauer	0.0	1	0	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ryan Coles	6	0	36
ILB Tyrone Clements	4	1	36
OLB Irv Corgan	3	3	25
CB Johnnie Ellis	3	0	36
CB Harold Riley	2	1	32
CB Scottie Borders	2	0	27
OLB Erik Martinez	1	0	12
S Vincent Zinn	0	1	36

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Korey Fichialos	5	0	32
CB Zach Jacquet	3	2	39
S Shawn Hickman	3	0	34
S Gabe Hanks	2	1	39
ILB Lorenzo Walton	2	0	27
CB J.R. Robbins	1	1	28
DE Oliver Shire	1	0	36
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	0	1	39

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stan Neigebauer	3	7	26	1	39
Marvin Pierce	1	8	26	1	39
Grant Bernstein	1	4	26	1	39
Hardy Coles	0	4	26	0	39
Kevin Burroughs	0	1	26	2	39

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frankie Hardy	2	6	0	29	0	36
Trevor Davis	1	4	1	24	0	25
Jimmy Greene	1	4	0	29	0	36
Leslie Mozart	0	5	0	29	0	36
Bernie Flowers	0	3	0	29	0	36
Zane Duran	0	1	0	29	2	36
Leslie Johnston	0	1	0	13	0	18
Henry Ramsey	0	1	0	27	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Mitchell Crumpton	3	23
Bob Cortes	3	8
Roderick Hartman	2	22
Brendan Brisman	1	33

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Terry	3	31
Ben Whiting	1	26
Zachary Coffey	1	22
Bart Mandzuk	1	21
Trevor Davis	1	20
Bryce Shula	1	14
Korey Fichialos	1	14

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Johnston	24	33	---	---	22	79
Grant Bernstein	26	39	---	---	11	76
Artie Macklin	---	---	29	36	10	75
Harold Riley	---	---	26	32	16	74
Tyrone Kreidler	19	28	---	---	25	72
Vincent Zinn	---	---	29	36	5	70
Ryan Coles	---	---	29	36	4	69
Tyrone Clements	---	---	28	36	4	68
Johnnie Ellis	---	---	28	36	3	67
Kevin Burroughs	26	39	---	---	---	65
Jeffery Harding	26	39	---	---	---	65
Stan Neigebauer	26	39	---	---	---	65
Hardy Coles	26	39	---	---	---	65
Marvin Pierce	26	39	---	---	---	65
Brendan Brisman	15	15	---	---	33	63
David Mills	20	32	---	---	9	61
Charlie Heffernan	23	33	---	---	---	56
Amos Azzoo	---	---	22	29	3	54
Erik Martinez	---	---	9	12	33	54
Irv Corgan	---	---	24	25	3	52
Caleb Raymond	---	---	17	22	7	46
Scottie Borders	---	---	13	27	3	43
Kaleb Jefferson	---	---	15	24	3	42
Charles Giacalone	---	---	19	18	4	41
Justics Lesky	8	23	---	---	7	38
Roderick Hartman	6	7	---	---	22	35
Grayson Briggs	---	---	14	10	10	34
Bob Cortes	9	16	---	---	8	33
Ramos McDaniel	---	---	13	9	11	33
Mitchell Crumpton	0	0	---	---	23	23
Spencer Green	2	6	---	---	12	20
Travis Houston	---	---	0	0	19	19
Warren Hanes	1	2	---	---	14	17
Javier Teller	---	---	3	2	11	16
Clifton Boone	---	---	1	6	4	11
Kirk Landrum	0	0	---	---	11	11
Wally Devine	0	0	---	---	11	11
Korey Thomason	0	0	---	---	11	11
Robert Mitchell	0	0	---	---	11	11
Quinn Beyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kaleb Francis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dominic Mealey	---	---	0	0	5	5
Desmond Springer	3	0	---	---	1	4
Jesse Chaney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tommy Gentilli	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jameson Froese	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Flowers	29	36	---	---	14	79
Leslie Mozart	29	36	---	---	14	79
Bart Mandzuk	26	31	---	---	21	78
Oliver Shire	---	---	23	36	11	70
Trevor Davis	24	25	---	---	20	69
Howard Heupel	29	36	---	---	4	69
Korey Fichialos	---	---	21	32	14	67
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	26	39	2	67
Zach Jacquet	---	---	26	39	2	67
Gabe Hanks	---	---	25	39	2	66
Frankie Hardy	29	36	---	---	---	65
J.T. Phillips	---	---	25	38	2	65
Jimmy Greene	29	36	---	---	---	65
Zane Duran	29	36	---	---	---	65
Shawn Hickman	---	---	24	34	3	61
Henry Ramsey	27	33	---	---	---	60
J.R. Robbins	---	---	23	28	2	53
Ben Whiting	15	11	---	---	26	52
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	23	27	1	51
Rex Hauer	---	---	22	23	5	50
Rusty Ansara	---	---	19	26	2	47
Marcus Szypulski	---	---	5	20	18	43
DeAndre Greer	17	16	---	---	7	40
Leslie Johnston	13	18	---	---	9	40
Earnest Stadtmauer	14	25	---	---	---	39
Chris Terry	4	3	---	---	31	38
Ed Demyan	---	---	7	7	18	32
Rickey Loyd	---	---	10	16	3	29
Rodney Burney	0	1	---	---	26	27
Camden Cox	---	---	5	16	1	22
Zachary Coffey	---	---	0	0	22	22
Jon Moss	5	13	---	---	---	18
Richard Parrish	---	---	1	5	12	18
B.J. Randle	0	0	---	---	17	17
Leonard O'Donnell	---	---	0	3	12	15
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	14	14
Luther Willbrandt	0	0	---	---	14	14
Devin Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	14	14
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Seth Weatherly	0	0	---	---	10	10
Melvin Craig	---	---	1	1	8	10
T.J. Womack	0	4	---	---	5	9
Carson Wagner	---	---	0	0	8	8
Gilbert Gutsche	---	---	0	0	2	2
Quentin Slechta	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	18	52	2.9
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	20	64	3.2
Right	2	27	13.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeffery Harding	34	17	5	3	2	5	5	6	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howard Heupel	34	21	1	0	1	6	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	36	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	79	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	119	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	85	28.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-4	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	139	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	23	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Heffernan	11	7	2	147	2	33
WR Justics Lesky	6	3	0	88	2	23
WR Bob Johnston	5	1	0	13	0	33
RB Brendan Brisman	3	2	0	6	0	15
RB Bob Cortes	3	2	0	43	1	16
RB Tyrone Kreidler	3	1	0	11	0	28
WR Spencer Green	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE David Mills	1	1	0	11	0	32

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bart Mandzuk	9	5	0	27	0	31
TE Henry Ramsey	6	4	0	27	0	33
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	5	3	0	34	1	25
RB Ben Whiting	3	3	0	21	0	11
WR DeAndre Greer	3	2	1	14	0	16
TE Leslie Johnston	3	1	0	9	0	18
WR Jon Moss	2	1	0	13	0	13
FB Trevor Davis	2	1	0	9	0	25
WR T.J. Womack	1	1	0	4	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrone Kreidler	4	8	2.00	2.07
Jeffery Harding	1	7	7.00	7.00
Bob Cortes	1	4	4.00	4.56

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howard Heupel	1	-2	-2.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Cortes	6	2

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ben Whiting	5	1
Earnest Stadtmauer	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeffery Harding	8	2	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howard Heupel	8	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch
WR Justics Lesky	3	0
WR Charlie Heffernan	2	1
WR Spencer Green	1	0
RB Bob Cortes	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch
TE Henry Ramsey	3	3
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	2	0
WR Bart Mandzuk	2	0
WR Jon Moss	1	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)