Week 3, 2048

played in Pittsburgh, PA

59 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Houston Texans	0	7	7	3	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	10	3	8	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:28 PIT - Preston Shah 23 field goal
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Jermaine Briggs 3 run (Preston Shah extra point)
2Q: 11:05 HOU - Kim Denney 15 run (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 02:18 PIT - Preston Shah 35 field goal
3Q: 10:41 PIT - Preston Shah 36 field goal
3Q: 06:24 HOU - Fernando Huettner 10 run (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 06:35 HOU - Ed Norton 20 field goal
4Q: 00:26 PIT - Efrain Kiss 17 pass from Cole Stevens (Cole Stevens pass to Efrain Barrett for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:28 PIT - Preston Shah 23 field goal
2Q: 15:00 PIT - Jermaine Briggs 3 run (Preston Shah extra point)
2Q: 11:05 HOU - Kim Denney 15 run (Ed Norton extra point)
2Q: 02:18 PIT - Preston Shah 35 field goal
3Q: 10:41 PIT - Preston Shah 36 field goal
3Q: 06:24 HOU - Fernando Huettner 10 run (Ed Norton extra point)
4Q: 06:35 HOU - Ed Norton 20 field goal
4Q: 00:26 PIT - Efrain Kiss 17 pass from Cole Stevens (Cole Stevens pass to Efrain Barrett for conversion)

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 2-1 3-0
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 380 406
- Offensive Plays 69 64
- Yards per Play 5.51 6.34
Net Rushing Yards 148 99
- Rushing Attempts 28 22
- Yards per Rush 5.29 4.50
Net Passing Yards 232 307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 21 - 1 39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 237 324
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.66 7.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/61 12/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 4/72 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:59 30:01

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	2-1	3-0
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	380	406
- Offensive Plays	69	64
- Yards per Play	5.51	6.34
Net Rushing Yards	148	99
- Rushing Attempts	28	22
- Yards per Rush	5.29	4.50
Net Passing Yards	232	307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 21 - 1	39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	237	324
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.66	7.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/61	12/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	4/72	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:59	30:01

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:50	OWN 25	9	40	Missed FG
1	6:21	2:17	OWN 25	4	4	Interception
2	14:50	3:55	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	7:19	1:54	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
2	2:12	1:15	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OPP 32	1	0	Missed FG
3	10:34	4:23	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
3	3:00	3:11	OWN 11	7	30	Punt
4	12:49	6:20	OWN 11	15	86	Field Goal
4	3:58	2:12	OWN 40	5	13	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 18	1	0	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:10	3:49	OWN 42	8	52	Field Goal
1	4:04	4:14	OPP 47	9	47	Touchdown
2	10:55	3:36	OWN 23	6	31	Punt
2	5:25	3:13	OWN 20	8	62	Field Goal
2	0:57	0:41	OWN 30	3	3	Interception
3	15:00	4:26	OWN 25	11	56	Field Goal
3	6:11	3:11	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
4	14:49	2:00	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
4	6:29	2:31	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
4	1:46	1:29	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown

Game MVP: Cole Stevens, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kim Denney	17	90	5.29	15	4	1
Kaden Montalvo	9	40	4.44	15	1	0
Fernando Huettner	2	18	9.00	10	1	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rodney Shaw	12	68	5.67	35	3	0
Jermaine Briggs	6	9	1.50	3	0	1
Kelly Hutchens	3	7	2.33	6	0	0
Cole Stevens	1	15	15.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fernando Huettner	40	21	237	1/5	0	49	1	60.1

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cole Stevens	39	25	324	3/17	1	31	1	88.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tre Flaherty	7	13	125	17.86	50	49
WR Tyrus Bruce	5	11	48	9.60	4	18
TE Leslie Johnston	3	6	18	6.00	0	11
WR Tucker Messerly	2	3	23	11.50	19	13
RB Kim Denney	2	2	19	9.50	4	11
WR Demetrius Dodge	1	1	6	6.00	4	6
WR Fred Bishop	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
RB Kaden Montalvo	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Alvin Lindsay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edward Carlisle	6	9	84	14.00	27	26	0
TE Efrain Barrett	5	6	78	15.60	20	31	0
WR Randal Berardi	4	5	60	15.00	22	28	0
TE Kyle Tyler	3	4	34	11.33	4	18	0
WR Efrain Kiss	3	6	54	18.00	22	27	1
RB Kelly Hutchens	2	4	11	5.50	3	6	0
FB Shaquille Rivera	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Jermaine Briggs	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Bob Johnston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jim Poston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Les Peebles	1	14	14.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Drew Blair	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Shapiro	4	173	43.3	29.3	53	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roosevelt Hicks	4	184	46.0	37.3	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Norton	1/3	0/2	0/1	20	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Shah	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tucker Messerly	1	15	15.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Efrain Kiss	3	36	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaden Montalvo	4	72	18.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Shaw	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nicky McElroy	13	2	1.0	22	42
CB Les Peebles	7	1	0.0	21	38
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	6	2	0.0	21	38
DE Rex Hauer	4	2	1.5	22	39
CB Norm Briseno	4	1	0.0	21	42
DT J.B. Small	3	1	0.0	10	27
S Sammie Holmes	2	2	0.0	22	42
DT Parker Cleveland	2	0	0.0	13	26
DT Manuel Terhorst	2	0	0.0	11	20
ILB Dean Churchill	2	0	0.0	8	14
CB Steven Graham	2	0	0.0	16	30
DE Melvin Craig	1	0	0.0	12	23
WR Tucker Messerly	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shaquille Leblond	0	3	0.5	19	31
S J.R. Robbins	0	2	0.0	7	18
CB Lucas Gentala	0	1	0.0	12	21

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.J. Shaw	10	3	0.0	27	38
ILB Gavin McNeil	6	3	0.0	27	37
S Cris Brown	6	1	0.0	28	41
CB Chris Asumaa	4	1	0.0	24	39
OLB Myron Townsend	4	0	0.0	14	19
S Greg Stevenson	3	0	0.0	13	18
DE Brenden Hutton	2	1	1.0	24	29
OLB Kaleb Torgerson	2	1	0.0	11	14
OLB Allen Finch	2	1	0.0	8	12
CB Luis Donovan	2	0	0.0	13	16
CB Danny Owens	2	0	0.0	12	22
DT Frederick Hoover	1	3	0.0	19	33
S Drew Blair	1	3	0.0	15	24
DT Kaleb Jefferson	1	1	0.0	12	13
DE Darien Proctor	1	0	0.0	25	36
ILB Dennis Fisher	1	0	0.0	5	9
WR Edward Carlisle	1	0	---	---	---
DT Oliver Kidwell	0	1	0.0	21	33
DE Wesley Mallory	0	1	0.0	9	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rex Hauer	1.5	0	1	0	39
OLB Nicky McElroy	1.0	0	1	0	42
DE Shaquille Leblond	0.5	0	0	1	31
DE Melvin Craig	0.0	1	1	0	23
CB Les Peebles	0.0	1	0	0	38

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brenden Hutton	1.0	0	1	0	29
DE Darien Proctor	0.0	1	1	2	36
DT Oliver Kidwell	0.0	0	2	1	33
DE Wesley Mallory	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Nicky McElroy	6	1	0	42
CB Les Peebles	4	0	1	38
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	4	0	0	38
CB Norm Briseno	3	2	0	42
S Sammie Holmes	2	1	0	42
CB Steven Graham	2	0	0	30
DE Rex Hauer	1	0	0	39
DT Manuel Terhorst	1	0	0	20
ILB Dean Churchill	1	0	0	14
CB Lucas Gentala	1	0	0	21

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.J. Shaw	6	2	0	38
CB Chris Asumaa	4	1	0	39
ILB Gavin McNeil	2	1	0	37
CB Danny Owens	2	0	0	22
OLB Allen Finch	1	3	0	12
S Greg Stevenson	1	2	0	18
S Drew Blair	1	0	1	24
CB Luis Donovan	1	0	0	16
OLB Kaleb Torgerson	1	0	0	14
S Cris Brown	1	0	0	41
OLB Myron Townsend	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Oliver Hellerstedt	4	4	28	1	41
Leslie Mozart	3	7	28	0	41
Willie O'Neal	2	5	28	0	41
Shannon Mills	1	6	28	0	41
Gerald Newhart	1	3	28	0	41
Leslie Johnston	1	1	23	0	31

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harold Torres	3	4	22	0	42
Robert Mitchell	2	5	22	1	42
Britt Batista	2	5	22	1	42
Samuel Hough	1	4	21	1	39
Logan Bryant	1	3	22	0	42
Ian Benson	1	1	1	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Trevor Davis	2	21
Dean Churchill	1	18
Ben Humphries	1	7

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kaleb Torgerson	3	20
Drew Blair	1	16
Rodney Shaw	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leslie Mozart	28	41	---	---	7	76
Shannon Mills	28	41	---	---	7	76
Fernando Huettner	28	41	---	---	---	69
Gerald Newhart	28	41	---	---	---	69
Willie O'Neal	28	41	---	---	---	69
Oliver Hellerstedt	28	41	---	---	---	69
Tre Flaherty	27	41	---	---	---	68
Nicky McElroy	---	---	22	42	3	67
Sammie Holmes	---	---	22	42	3	67
Norm Briseno	---	---	21	42	3	66
Rex Hauer	---	---	22	39	2	63
Tyrus Bruce	24	37	---	---	1	62
Les Peebles	---	---	21	38	3	62
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	21	38	2	61
Leslie Johnston	23	31	---	---	1	55
Tucker Messerly	19	31	---	---	4	54
Kim Denney	18	21	---	---	13	52
Shaquille Leblond	---	---	19	31	1	51
Steven Graham	---	---	16	30	3	49
Parker Cleveland	---	---	13	26	6	45
Kaden Montalvo	9	11	---	---	21	41
Dean Churchill	---	---	8	14	18	40
J.R. Robbins	---	---	7	18	14	39
Alvin Lindsay	11	18	---	---	10	39
Melvin Craig	---	---	12	23	3	38
J.B. Small	---	---	10	27	1	38
Manuel Terhorst	---	---	11	20	7	38
Lucas Gentala	---	---	12	21	1	34
Trevor Davis	4	3	---	---	21	28
Wyatt Ginn	0	0	---	---	21	21
Chuck Foster	---	---	1	2	18	21
J.C. Miceli	---	---	4	9	7	20
Demetrius Dodge	3	5	---	---	9	17
Zack Chun	---	---	0	0	14	14
Fred Bishop	1	7	---	---	---	8
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ben Humphries	0	0	---	---	7	7
Korey Dacosta	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kerry Gellings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Billy Raines	1	0	---	---	5	6
Derrick Shapiro	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brett Morrison	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ed Demyan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Leo Kehl	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.C. Allen	---	---	0	0	---	0
Warren Turner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.J. Shaw	---	---	27	38	7	72
Cris Brown	---	---	28	41	3	72
Efrain Barrett	16	34	---	---	21	71
Harold Torres	22	42	---	---	7	71
Chris Asumaa	---	---	24	39	6	69
Darien Proctor	---	---	25	36	7	68
Gavin McNeil	---	---	27	37	3	67
Samuel Hough	21	39	---	---	7	67
Cole Stevens	22	42	---	---	---	64
Robert Mitchell	22	42	---	---	---	64
Britt Batista	22	42	---	---	---	64
Logan Bryant	22	42	---	---	---	64
Edward Carlisle	22	42	---	---	---	64
Oliver Kidwell	---	---	21	33	7	61
Efrain Kiss	18	35	---	---	6	59
Drew Blair	---	---	15	24	16	55
Frederick Hoover	---	---	19	33	2	54
Brenden Hutton	---	---	24	29	---	53
Luis Donovan	---	---	13	16	16	45
Kaleb Torgerson	---	---	11	14	20	45
Shaquille Rivera	10	12	---	---	21	43
Randal Berardi	15	24	---	---	2	41
Myron Townsend	---	---	14	19	2	35
Danny Owens	---	---	12	22	---	34
Rodney Shaw	12	10	---	---	10	32
Greg Stevenson	---	---	13	18	1	32
Kelly Hutchens	3	21	---	---	6	30
Kaleb Jefferson	---	---	12	13	1	26
Wesley Mallory	---	---	9	13	3	25
Bob Johnston	1	4	---	---	17	22
Allen Finch	---	---	8	12	1	21
Karl Craig	0	0	---	---	17	17
Jermaine Briggs	6	11	---	---	---	17
Jim Poston	1	4	---	---	10	15
Kyle Tyler	5	10	---	---	---	15
Dennis Fisher	---	---	5	9	---	14
Alfredo Lindsay	---	---	1	5	8	14
Preston Shah	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wally Devine	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roosevelt Hicks	0	0	---	---	7	7
B.J. Bernard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jordan Ackerman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ian Benson	1	3	---	---	---	4
Jordan Stephenson	1	3	---	---	---	4
Bob Dwight	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bart Birney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	23	121	5.3
Right	5	27	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	55	9.2
Middle	12	29	2.4
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fernando Huettner	40	21	1	2	1	9	5	3	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cole Stevens	39	25	4	1	2	4	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	24	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	81	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	132	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	62	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	165	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	59	14.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tre Flaherty	13	7	0	125	1	41
WR Tyrus Bruce	11	5	1	48	0	37
TE Leslie Johnston	6	3	0	18	0	31
WR Tucker Messerly	3	2	0	23	0	31
RB Kaden Montalvo	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Kim Denney	2	2	0	19	0	21
TE Alvin Lindsay	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Demetrius Dodge	1	1	0	6	0	5
WR Fred Bishop	1	1	0	-2	0	7

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edward Carlisle	9	6	0	84	1	42
TE Efrain Barrett	6	5	0	78	1	34
WR Efrain Kiss	6	3	1	54	1	35
WR Randal Berardi	5	4	1	60	1	24
RB Kelly Hutchens	4	2	0	11	0	21
TE Kyle Tyler	4	3	0	34	0	10
WR Bob Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	4
FB Shaquille Rivera	1	1	0	-1	0	12
WR Jim Poston	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Jermaine Briggs	1	1	0	4	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kim Denney	4	25	6.25	5.29
Fernando Huettner	1	10	10.00	9.00
Kaden Montalvo	1	5	5.00	4.44

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Shaw	3	0	0.00	5.67
Jermaine Briggs	2	5	2.50	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fernando Huettner	8	3	8	1.00	5.93

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cole Stevens	8	1	17	2.13	8.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrus Bruce	3	1	2	0.67	4.36
RB Kaden Montalvo	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Leslie Johnston	1	1	8	8.00	3.00
WR Tucker Messerly	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
WR Fred Bishop	1	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Efrain Kiss	2	1	17	8.50	9.00
WR Jim Poston	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Efrain Barrett	1	0	0	0.00	13.00
RB Kelly Hutchens	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
WR Randal Berardi	1	0	0	0.00	12.00
WR Edward Carlisle	1	0	0	0.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kim Denney	6	3
Fernando Huettner	1	1
Kaden Montalvo	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Kelly Hutchens	2	1
Rodney Shaw	1	1
Jermaine Briggs	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fernando Huettner	6	3	3

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cole Stevens	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Leslie Johnston	3	2	2
WR Tyrus Bruce	2	0	0
WR Tre Flaherty	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edward Carlisle	4	1	1
WR Efrain Kiss	3	3	2
RB Kelly Hutchens	1	0	0
WR Randal Berardi	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (19,600)
End Zone 12,400 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,500 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (19,600)
End Zone	12,400 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)