Week 3, 1997

played in Houston, AL

73 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 PIT - Greg Davis 41 field goal
2Q: 00:57 HOU - Chris Jacke 34 field goal
3Q: 14:31 HOU - James Jett 27 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 PIT - Greg Davis 41 field goal
2Q: 00:57 HOU - Chris Jacke 34 field goal
3Q: 14:31 HOU - James Jett 27 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)

Team Statistics PIT HOU
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 9 15
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 5 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 131 338
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 2.11 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 31 140
- Rushing Attempts 19 42
- Yards per Rush 1.63 3.33
Net Passing Yards 100 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 23 - 3 26 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 114 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.33 7.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/21 8/77
Punt Returns/Yards 6/34 4/22
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:37 31:23

Team Statistics	PIT	HOU
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	9	15
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	5	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	131	338
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	2.11	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	31	140
- Rushing Attempts	19	42
- Yards per Rush	1.63	3.33
Net Passing Yards	100	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 23 - 3	26 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	114	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.33	7.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/21	8/77
Punt Returns/Yards	6/34	4/22
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:37	31:23

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	3:18	OWN 49	7	27	Field Goal
1	8:03	1:04	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
1	4:06	1:26	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
1	1:16	1:30	OWN 3	3	0	Punt
2	13:36	3:49	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	7:32	2:20	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	0:29	OWN 35	1	0	Interception
3	14:18	1:28	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	10:03	1:28	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	7:31	2:27	OWN 37	6	25	Punt
3	3:53	1:45	OWN 49	3	-6	Interception
3	0:34	4:53	OWN 34	9	48	Interception
4	8:23	1:15	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
4	1:57	1:01	OWN 45	4	-6	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	9:56	1:53	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
1	6:59	2:53	OWN 24	6	17	Punt
1	2:40	1:24	OWN 42	5	9	Punt
2	14:46	1:10	50	3	9	Punt
2	9:47	2:15	OWN 10	5	53	Punt
2	5:12	4:21	OWN 8	8	75	Field Goal
3	14:31	0:13	OPP 27	1	27	Touchdown
3	12:50	2:47	OWN 30	7	49	Fumble
3	8:35	1:04	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	5:04	1:11	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
3	2:08	1:34	OPP 47	4	20	Missed FG
4	10:41	2:18	OWN 12	6	16	Punt
4	7:08	5:11	OWN 3	9	24	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 39	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Ricardo McDonald, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Cole Trickel	13	7	0.54	9
Steve Lee	3	7	2.33	8
John Supernaw	2	12	6.00	9
John Stephens	1	5	5.00	5

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Jackson	37	120	3.24	22	3	0
David Klingler	5	20	4.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Supernaw	40	23	114	3/14	0	19	3	31.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	26	13	198	0/0	1	48	0	88.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kevin Alexander	5	5	38	7.60	15	15
WR Anthony Edwards	4	7	17	4.25	1	11
RB Cole Trickel	4	6	10	2.50	4	6
FB Aaron Craver	4	4	10	2.50	5	9
WR Bert Emanuel	4	12	17	4.25	0	11
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Pierre Mosley	1	2	19	19.00	0	19
TE Kendall Gammon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bo Jackson	3	4	19	6.33	9	8	0
WR James Jett	3	8	78	26.00	61	48	1
WR Terrell Owens	3	6	37	12.33	19	23	0
WR Bruce Hill	2	2	40	20.00	22	27	0
TE Len Bias	1	2	15	15.00	14	15	0
WR Carl Pickens	1	4	9	9.00	6	9	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Donnell Woolford	1	26	26.00
S Le Roy Butler	1	13	13.00
CB Nate Clune	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Supernaw	1	0	0
Fred Strickland	0	1	0
Melvin Tuten	0	1	0
Steve Hendrickson	0	0	1
John Mangum	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bo Jackson	1	0	0
David Klingler	1	0	0
Ellison Onizuka	0	1	0
Bert Tharpe	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	10	505	50.5	48.3	56	5

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	10	436	43.6	36.2	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	1/2	0/1	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pierre Mosley	5	22	4.4	0
Hart Lee Dykes	1	12	12.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hill	4	22	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hart Lee Dykes	1	16	16.0	0
Kevin Alexander	1	22	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Glenn Cadrez	8	2	0.0	35	22
OLB Steve Hendrickson	7	1	0.0	22	8
S Victor Green	7	0	0.0	36	23
DE Ray Agnew	5	2	0.0	36	23
S Gary Jones	5	1	0.0	38	25
CB Stanley Richard	5	0	0.0	12	17
OLB Fred Strickland	4	1	0.0	36	21
DE Donnell Johnson	3	1	0.0	35	20
CB Ashley Ambrose	2	1	0.0	42	26
CB John Mangum	2	0	0.0	35	17
CB Eric Davis	2	0	0.0	8	9
WR Bert Emanuel	2	0	---	---	---
DT D'Marco Farr	1	2	0.0	28	14
WR Anthony Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Alcides Cantanho	1	0	0.0	14	6
DT Stalin Colinet	0	1	0.0	22	16

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	8	0	0.0	16	38
S Sam Shade	4	1	0.0	17	42
CB Donnell Woolford	4	0	0.0	16	36
OLB Ricardo McDonald	3	2	2.0	17	42
DT Bert Tharpe	3	1	1.0	11	24
OLB Mo Lewis	3	3	0.0	15	34
ILB Marvin Jones	3	1	0.0	7	10
CB Dexter McCleon	3	1	0.0	11	32
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	3	0	0.0	2	7
S Le Roy Butler	2	1	0.0	18	40
CB Nate Clune	2	1	0.0	16	34
DE Daryl King	2	0	0.0	15	28
CB Ray Mickens	2	0	0.0	5	11
OLB Roman Phifer	1	1	0.0	6	10
ILB Dennis Stallings	1	1	0.0	4	6
DE Kevin Carter	0	1	0.0	14	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Steve Hendrickson	0.0	0	1	0	8

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ricardo McDonald	2.0	3	0	42
DT Bert Tharpe	1.0	1	1	24
DE Kevin Carter	0.0	1	0	29
OLB Roman Phifer	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Stanley Richard	3	0	17
OLB Steve Hendrickson	2	0	8
CB Eric Davis	2	0	9
S Victor Green	2	0	23
OLB Fred Strickland	1	2	21
OLB Alcides Cantanho	1	1	6
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	0	26
ILB Tyrus McCloud	1	0	4
CB John Mangum	0	1	17
S Gary Jones	0	1	25
ILB Glenn Cadrez	0	1	22

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tedy Bruschi	4	1	0	38
OLB Mo Lewis	3	1	0	34
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	3	0	0	7
CB Dexter McCleon	3	0	0	32
CB Nate Clune	2	1	1	34
CB Donnell Woolford	2	0	1	36
S Sam Shade	2	0	0	42
OLB Roman Phifer	1	1	0	10
S Le Roy Butler	1	0	1	40
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	0	24
CB Ray Mickens	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kendall Gammon	2	3	16	0	26
Dave Waddy	0	7	19	1	43
Tucker Joseph	0	3	19	1	43
Jon Runyan	0	3	19	0	43
Steve Wisniewski	0	1	19	1	43

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Gary Zimmerman	2	9	1	42	26
Jim Dombrowski	1	12	0	42	26
Ellison Onizuka	1	6	0	42	26
Todd Peat	1	5	0	42	26
Tommy Vardell	1	1	0	16	14
Todd Steussie	0	3	1	42	26
Len Bias	0	1	0	30	15

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Craver	2	12
Anthony Edwards	1	24
Scott Galbraith	1	16

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Carswell	2	14
Bruce Hill	1	25
Carl Pickens	1	24
Tyji Armstrong	1	17
Rashaan Salaam	1	17
Tommy Vardell	1	13
James Jett	1	5

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Melvin Tuten	19	43	---	---	11	73
Tucker Joseph	19	43	---	---	11	73
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	42	26	1	69
Gary Jones	---	---	38	25	2	65
Steve Wisniewski	19	43	---	---	---	62
John Supernaw	19	43	---	---	---	62
Dave Waddy	19	43	---	---	---	62
Jon Runyan	19	43	---	---	---	62
Ray Agnew	---	---	36	23	2	61
Victor Green	---	---	36	23	2	61
Anthony Edwards	9	27	---	---	24	60
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	35	22	3	60
Donnell Johnson	---	---	35	20	4	59
Fred Strickland	---	---	36	21	1	58
Kevin Alexander	17	36	---	---	3	56
John Mangum	---	---	35	17	2	54
Stanley Richard	---	---	12	17	25	54
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	14	6	34	54
Kendall Gammon	16	26	---	---	10	52
Tracy Rocker	---	---	30	17	4	51
Bert Emanuel	14	35	---	---	---	49
D'Marco Farr	---	---	28	14	6	48
Stalin Colinet	---	---	22	16	1	39
Cole Trickel	15	23	---	---	---	38
Aaron Craver	10	16	---	---	12	38
Hart Lee Dykes	7	23	---	---	6	36
Steve Lee	3	8	---	---	25	36
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	22	8	2	32
Torin Dorn	---	---	10	9	13	32
Pierre Mosley	0	10	---	---	15	25
N.D. Kalu	---	---	6	3	12	21
Eric Davis	---	---	8	9	2	19
Israel Raybon	---	---	10	6	1	17
Scott Galbraith	0	0	---	---	16	16
Tyrus McCloud	---	---	7	4	4	15
Ted Popson	1	6	---	---	5	12
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	11	11
Matt Willig	0	0	---	---	11	11
Barret Robbins	0	0	---	---	11	11
John Stephens	3	5	---	---	---	8
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brad Edwards	---	---	0	0	2	2
Kerwin Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earnest Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Peat	42	26	---	---	12	80
Gary Zimmerman	42	26	---	---	---	68
Jim Dombrowski	42	26	---	---	---	68
Ellison Onizuka	42	26	---	---	---	68
David Klingler	42	26	---	---	---	68
James Jett	38	25	---	---	5	68
Todd Steussie	42	26	---	---	---	68
Bo Jackson	42	25	---	---	---	67
Ricardo McDonald	---	---	17	42	1	60
Sam Shade	---	---	17	42	1	60
Le Roy Butler	---	---	18	40	1	59
Carl Pickens	20	13	---	---	24	57
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	16	38	2	56
Terrell Owens	35	21	---	---	---	56
Len Bias	30	15	---	---	10	55
Donnell Woolford	---	---	16	36	1	53
Nate Clune	---	---	16	34	2	52
Mo Lewis	---	---	15	34	1	50
Bruce Hill	10	9	---	---	25	44
Daryl King	---	---	15	28	1	44
Kevin Carter	---	---	14	29	1	44
Dexter McCleon	---	---	11	32	1	44
Tommy Vardell	16	14	---	---	13	43
Roman Phifer	---	---	6	10	26	42
Bernard Whittington	---	---	4	15	18	37
Bert Tharpe	---	---	11	24	1	36
David Rocker	---	---	9	26	---	35
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	2	7	24	33
Tyji Armstrong	10	2	---	---	17	29
Dwayne Carswell	7	4	---	---	14	25
Marvin Jones	---	---	7	10	6	23
Rashaan Salaam	0	0	---	---	17	17
Ray Mickens	---	---	5	11	---	16
Gilbert Brown	---	---	5	7	2	14
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	12	12
Derek Cook	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jay Bellamy	---	---	1	2	9	12
Zack Wiegert	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mike Cheever	0	0	---	---	12	12
Payton Feeley	0	0	---	---	12	12
Keith Poole	2	2	---	---	7	11
Dennis Stallings	---	---	4	6	1	11
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	5	5
Neil O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0
George Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	10	1.3
Middle	11	21	1.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	41	3.2
Middle	17	53	3.1
Right	10	48	4.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Supernaw	40	23	0	2	3	4	5	2	3

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	26	13	4	3	3	6	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	6	16	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	68	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	1	11	1.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	152	11.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	18	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Bert Emanuel	12	4	1	17	35
WR Anthony Edwards	7	4	0	17	27
RB Cole Trickel	6	4	1	10	23
WR Kevin Alexander	5	5	0	38	36
FB Aaron Craver	4	4	0	10	16
WR Hart Lee Dykes	3	1	0	3	23
WR Pierre Mosley	2	1	0	19	10
TE Kendall Gammon	1	0	1	0	26

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jett	8	3	1	78	2	25
WR Terrell Owens	6	3	0	37	1	21
RB Bo Jackson	4	3	0	19	0	25
WR Carl Pickens	4	1	1	9	0	13
TE Len Bias	2	1	1	15	0	15
WR Bruce Hill	2	2	0	40	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Jackson	2	2	1.00	3.24

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Supernaw	1	0	0	0.00	2.85

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	2.43

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Cole Trickel	2	1
John Stephens	1	0
Steve Lee	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Jackson	8	2
David Klingler	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Supernaw	13	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	9	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Emanuel	6	3	1
WR Anthony Edwards	2	1	0
RB Cole Trickel	2	0	0
WR Pierre Mosley	2	1	1
WR Hart Lee Dykes	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Pickens	3	0	0
WR James Jett	3	1	1
WR Terrell Owens	3	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)