Week 4, 1999

played in Houston, AL

57 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	0	10	7	0	-	17
Houston Texans	0	10	7	17	-	34

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Chris Jacke 29 field goal
2Q: 05:45 PIT - Michele Akers 29 field goal
2Q: 02:04 HOU - Terrell Owens 28 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:41 PIT - Carl Pickens 10 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 07:00 PIT - R-Kal De Poyster 27 run (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 01:11 HOU - James Jett 2 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 10:35 HOU - Charlie Garner 2 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 10:28 HOU - Tedy Bruschi 26 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 02:27 HOU - Chris Jacke 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Chris Jacke 29 field goal
2Q: 05:45 PIT - Michele Akers 29 field goal
2Q: 02:04 HOU - Terrell Owens 28 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
2Q: 00:41 PIT - Carl Pickens 10 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 07:00 PIT - R-Kal De Poyster 27 run (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 01:11 HOU - James Jett 2 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 10:35 HOU - Charlie Garner 2 run (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 10:28 HOU - Tedy Bruschi 26 interception return (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 02:27 HOU - Chris Jacke 47 field goal

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 1-3 4-0
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 1 8
- by Passing 18 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 371 341
- Offensive Plays 68 66
- Yards per Play 5.46 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 45 129
- Rushing Attempts 23 37
- Yards per Rush 1.96 3.49
Net Passing Yards 326 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 27 - 2 26 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 334 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 7.24 7.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/36 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/28 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 2/6 2/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:28 31:32

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	1-3	4-0
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	1	8
- by Passing	18	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	371	341
- Offensive Plays	68	66
- Yards per Play	5.46	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	45	129
- Rushing Attempts	23	37
- Yards per Rush	1.96	3.49
Net Passing Yards	326	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 27 - 2	26 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	334	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	7.24	7.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/36	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/28	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	2/6	2/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:28	31:32

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:16	1:56	OWN 23	4	22	Punt
1	6:26	2:48	OWN 3	6	68	Missed FG
2	14:55	1:22	OWN 19	4	-3	Punt
2	11:27	2:44	OWN 2	5	24	Punt
2	8:10	2:32	OPP 41	7	29	Field Goal
2	4:59	1:31	OPP 48	3	-1	Punt
2	1:58	1:23	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	11:14	4:28	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	1:03	2:10	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
4	10:28	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	10:18	2:31	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	2:20	2:03	OWN 11	9	42	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:44	OWN 32	5	16	Punt
1	9:20	2:54	OWN 35	6	26	Punt
1	3:38	3:43	OWN 36	7	52	Field Goal
2	13:33	2:06	OWN 37	5	15	Punt
2	8:43	0:33	OWN 32	2	-3	Interception
2	5:38	0:39	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
2	3:28	1:30	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 22	1	-2	Half
3	12:53	1:39	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
3	6:46	5:43	OWN 36	12	64	Touchdown
4	13:53	1:39	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
4	12:14	1:46	OPP 36	4	36	Touchdown
4	7:47	5:27	OWN 27	8	43	Field Goal
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 30	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Charlie Garner, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dorsey Levens	15	-1	-0.07	3	0	0
R-Kal De Poyster	6	38	6.33	27	1	1
Timm Rosenbach	2	8	4.00	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	32	128	4.00	23	4	1
David Klingler	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0	0
George Jones	2	5	2.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	42	27	334	1/8	1	47	1	86.8
John Supernaw	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	26	18	229	3/17	2	34	2	90.0

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carl Pickens	7	10	90	12.86	65	33	1
TE Kendall Gammon	5	6	71	14.20	39	28	0
WR Amani Toomer	4	8	81	20.25	0	47	0
WR Brian Blades	3	6	31	10.33	0	13	0
TE Mark Campbell	3	3	14	4.67	6	8	0
WR Michael Timpson	2	4	13	6.50	2	9	0
RB Dorsey Levens	2	2	19	9.50	12	15	0
WR T.J. Cebulla	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Howard Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB R-Kal De Poyster	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jett	5	8	83	16.60	18	34	1
WR Terrell Owens	4	5	69	17.25	16	28	1
RB Charlie Garner	3	3	32	10.67	20	27	0
WR David Boston	3	4	33	11.00	21	31	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	2	4	9	4.50	0	5	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stanley Richard	1	6	6.00	0
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Le Roy Butler	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1	26	26.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Amani Toomer	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Adam Treu	0	1	0	0
Ickey Woods	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	7	325	46.4	40.1	61	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	5	209	41.8	39.8	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	1/2	0/1	0/0	29	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amani Toomer	2	10	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Davis	2	28	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	3	70	23.3	0
Dave Whitmore	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Jones	13	1	0.0	34	29
OLB Bryan Jones	8	0	1.0	23	13
OLB Vincent Vega	7	1	0.0	37	28
S Darren Woodson	5	0	0.0	34	29
OLB Takeo Spikes	3	3	1.0	25	20
DT Kevin Smith	3	0	1.0	30	19
DT Stalin Colinet	2	2	0.0	18	12
ILB Tyrus McCloud	2	0	0.0	12	9
DE Greg Spires	1	2	0.0	24	22
CB Eric Davis	1	1	0.0	31	27
S Chance Baxter	1	1	0.0	3	0
CB Tony Darden	1	1	0.0	6	5
S Brad Edwards	1	0	0.0	5	2
CB Stanley Richard	1	0	0.0	17	16
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	0	0.0	34	26
DE N.D. Kalu	1	0	0.0	30	24
DT Derrick Ransom	1	0	0.0	17	15
WR T.J. Cebulla	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Johnson	0	1	0.0	20	17

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chris Slade	10	1	0.0	18	37
ILB Tedy Bruschi	7	1	0.0	21	35
S Le Roy Butler	6	4	0.0	23	40
S Dexter Jackson	5	1	0.0	21	38
CB Dexter McCleon	4	1	0.0	13	32
OLB Mo Lewis	2	1	0.5	14	15
CB Eric Allen	2	1	0.0	21	40
DE Kevin Carter	2	1	0.0	15	28
CB Patrick Surtain	2	1	0.0	22	36
OLB Ike Reese	2	0	0.0	17	31
DT Gilbert Brown	1	2	0.0	13	19
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	0.0	10	27
WR James Jett	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	0.0	6	15
DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen	1	0	0.0	8	17
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0.0	2	8
WR Terrell Owens	1	0	---	---	---
DE Daryl King	0	3	0.5	14	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kevin Smith	1.0	1	0	19
OLB Takeo Spikes	1.0	0	1	20
OLB Bryan Jones	1.0	0	0	13
DE N.D. Kalu	0.0	2	0	24
DT Bill Johnson	0.0	1	0	17

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Daryl King	0.5	0	1	25
OLB Mo Lewis	0.5	0	0	15
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	1	0	27
OLB Ike Reese	0.0	0	2	31
DT Bert Tharpe	0.0	0	1	20
S Dexter Jackson	0.0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Gary Jones	3	0	0	29
OLB Bryan Jones	3	0	0	13
S Darren Woodson	2	0	0	29
OLB Vincent Vega	2	0	0	28
ILB Tyrus McCloud	2	0	0	9
OLB Takeo Spikes	2	0	0	20
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	1	1	26
CB Stanley Richard	1	0	1	16
CB Eric Davis	1	0	0	27
CB Tony Darden	1	0	0	5

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Le Roy Butler	6	1	1	40
OLB Chris Slade	6	0	0	37
S Dexter Jackson	5	0	0	38
ILB Tedy Bruschi	3	1	1	35
CB Eric Allen	2	1	0	40
CB Dexter McCleon	2	0	0	32
CB Patrick Surtain	1	1	0	36
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	0	15
OLB Ike Reese	1	0	0	31
S Dave Whitmore	0	1	0	15
S Jay Bellamy	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kendall Gammon	1	1	17	0	31
Jerry Ostroski	0	5	23	0	40
Melvin Hayes	0	5	23	0	39
Jon Runyan	0	4	23	1	38
Howard Griffith	0	3	13	0	17
John Gerak	0	2	23	0	38
Chris Wiltz	0	1	23	0	44

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	2	10	35	0	29
Brendan Stai	2	7	37	2	29
Kyle Turley	2	6	37	0	29
Todd Steussie	2	5	34	0	29
Doug Karczewski	1	3	34	1	29
Tommy Vardell	0	2	22	0	15
Ed Ellis	0	1	3	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Williams	2	13
Bryan Jones	2	12
R-Kal De Poyster	1	23
Carl Pickens	1	16
Kevin Smith	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ickey Woods	2	17
Marvin Jones	1	12
George Jones	1	7

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vincent Vega	---	---	37	28	12	77
Gary Jones	---	---	34	29	10	73
Carl Pickens	23	33	---	---	16	72
John Gerak	23	38	---	---	9	70
Eric Davis	---	---	31	27	9	67
Chris Wiltz	23	44	---	---	---	67
Timm Rosenbach	23	43	---	---	---	66
Darren Woodson	---	---	34	29	2	65
Jerry Ostroski	23	40	---	---	---	63
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	34	26	2	62
Melvin Hayes	23	39	---	---	---	62
Jon Runyan	23	38	---	---	---	61
Kevin Smith	---	---	30	19	9	58
Kendall Gammon	17	31	---	---	9	57
N.D. Kalu	---	---	30	24	2	56
R-Kal De Poyster	6	20	---	---	23	49
Amani Toomer	15	30	---	---	4	49
Bryan Jones	---	---	23	13	12	48
Greg Spires	---	---	24	22	1	47
Takeo Spikes	---	---	25	20	1	46
Stanley Richard	---	---	17	16	11	44
Howard Griffith	13	17	---	---	12	42
Dorsey Levens	16	25	---	---	1	42
Mark Campbell	5	18	---	---	19	42
Bill Johnson	---	---	20	17	2	39
Tyrus McCloud	---	---	12	9	18	39
Derrick Ransom	---	---	17	15	4	36
Brian Blades	8	22	---	---	1	31
Stalin Colinet	---	---	18	12	---	30
T.J. Cebulla	2	11	---	---	16	29
Michael Timpson	8	14	---	---	---	22
Tony Darden	---	---	6	5	11	22
Chance Baxter	---	---	3	0	16	19
Ricky Williams	2	4	---	---	13	19
Bob Hallen	0	8	---	---	9	17
Mario Whigham	0	7	---	---	9	16
Barret Robbins	0	5	---	---	9	14
Matt Finkes	---	---	7	5	---	12
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brad Edwards	---	---	5	2	---	7
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Terry	0	6	---	---	---	6
Kanavis McGhee	---	---	0	1	1	2
John Supernaw	0	2	---	---	---	2
Orlando Sheehan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Karczewski	34	29	---	---	7	70
David Klingler	37	29	---	---	---	66
Brendan Stai	37	29	---	---	---	66
Kyle Turley	37	29	---	---	---	66
Le Roy Butler	---	---	23	40	2	65
Charlie Garner	35	29	---	---	1	65
Jim Dombrowski	35	29	---	---	---	64
Patrick Surtain	---	---	22	36	6	64
Eric Allen	---	---	21	40	2	63
Todd Steussie	34	29	---	---	---	63
James Jett	27	26	---	---	9	62
Dexter Jackson	---	---	21	38	1	60
Chris Slade	---	---	18	37	4	59
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	21	35	2	58
Terrell Owens	31	25	---	---	---	56
Dwayne Carswell	20	17	---	---	16	53
Dexter McCleon	---	---	13	32	6	51
Ike Reese	---	---	17	31	1	49
Kevin Carter	---	---	15	28	2	45
Mo Lewis	---	---	14	15	14	43
Tommy Vardell	22	15	---	---	6	43
Keith Hamilton	---	---	10	27	4	41
Daryl King	---	---	14	25	2	41
Troy Brown	11	4	---	---	23	38
Bert Tharpe	---	---	9	20	8	37
Gilbert Brown	---	---	13	19	3	35
Keith Jackson	17	7	---	---	9	33
Dave Whitmore	---	---	2	15	16	33
Marvin Jones	---	---	6	15	12	33
David Boston	12	17	---	---	---	29
Ickey Woods	6	5	---	---	17	28
Jay Bellamy	---	---	2	8	18	28
Donnell Woolford	---	---	1	11	14	26
Kimo Von Oelhoffen	---	---	8	17	1	26
Sherman Williams	0	0	---	---	24	24
Germane Crowell	2	0	---	---	13	15
Dennis Stallings	---	---	3	6	3	12
Sale Isaia	3	0	---	---	7	10
Ed Ellis	3	0	---	---	7	10
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	9	9
George Jones	2	0	---	---	7	9
Adam Treu	2	0	---	---	7	9
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	2	2
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	3	0.4
Middle	15	42	2.8
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	21	1.5
Middle	12	63	5.3
Right	8	49	6.1
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	42	27	4	0	3	5	5	0	1
John Supernaw	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	26	18	6	1	0	1	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	57	14.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	144	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	86	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	47	5.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-5	-2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	54	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	102	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	78	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Pickens	10	7	1	90	2	33
WR Amani Toomer	8	4	0	81	1	30
WR Brian Blades	6	3	1	31	0	22
TE Kendall Gammon	6	5	0	71	1	31
WR Michael Timpson	4	2	0	13	0	14
TE Mark Campbell	3	3	0	14	0	18
WR T.J. Cebulla	3	1	0	15	0	11
RB Dorsey Levens	2	2	0	19	0	25
FB Howard Griffith	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB R-Kal De Poyster	1	0	1	0	0	20

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	8	5	83	2	26
WR Terrell Owens	5	4	69	2	25
TE Dwayne Carswell	4	2	9	0	17
WR David Boston	4	3	33	1	17
RB Charlie Garner	3	3	32	1	29
TE Keith Jackson	2	1	3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dorsey Levens	2	-1	-0.50	-0.07

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	6	12	2.00	4.00
George Jones	1	0	0.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	2	1	10	5.00	7.95

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	5	3	19	3.80	8.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carl Pickens	2	1	10	5.00	9.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jett	3	2	18	6.00	10.38
WR Terrell Owens	1	1	1	1.00	13.80
WR David Boston	1	0	0	0.00	8.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	6	4
David Klingler	1	0
George Jones	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	14	7	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	6	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Pickens	3	2	1
WR Amani Toomer	3	2	2
WR Brian Blades	2	1	1
WR T.J. Cebulla	2	1	1
WR Michael Timpson	1	0	0
FB Howard Griffith	1	0	0
RB Dorsey Levens	1	1	0
RB R-Kal De Poyster	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Boston	3	3	1
WR James Jett	1	1	1
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	0
WR Terrell Owens	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)