Week 3, 2000

played in Pittsburgh, PA

72 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Houston Texans	6	21	0	10	-	37
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 39 field goal
1Q: 04:22 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 32 field goal
2Q: 08:51 HOU - Tommy Vardell 4 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 05:26 HOU - David Boston 16 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - James Jett 43 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
3Q: 09:48 PIT - Arthur Marshall 4 pass from Kordell Stewart (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 07:08 HOU - Charlie Garner 5 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
4Q: 01:16 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 39 field goal
1Q: 04:22 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 32 field goal
2Q: 08:51 HOU - Tommy Vardell 4 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 05:26 HOU - David Boston 16 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
2Q: 02:00 HOU - James Jett 43 pass from David Klingler (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
3Q: 09:48 PIT - Arthur Marshall 4 pass from Kordell Stewart (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 07:08 HOU - Charlie Garner 5 run (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)
4Q: 01:16 HOU - Sebastian Janikowski 49 field goal

Team Statistics HOU PIT
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 351 177
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 5.32 2.85
Net Rushing Yards 129 77
- Rushing Attempts 38 23
- Yards per Rush 3.39 3.35
Net Passing Yards 222 100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 35 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 230 130
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 4/30
- Yards per Pass Play 7.93 2.56
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/60 4/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/37 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/125
Interception Ret./Yards 3/35 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:06 24:54

Team Statistics	HOU	PIT
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	351	177
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	5.32	2.85
Net Rushing Yards	129	77
- Rushing Attempts	38	23
- Yards per Rush	3.39	3.35
Net Passing Yards	222	100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	35 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	230	130
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	4/30
- Yards per Pass Play	7.93	2.56
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/60	4/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/37	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/125
Interception Ret./Yards	3/35	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:06	24:54

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:03	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
1	7:16	3:02	OWN 46	8	39	Field Goal
1	2:33	2:42	OWN 33	5	21	Punt
2	13:10	1:20	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	9:52	1:10	OPP 12	3	12	Touchdown
2	7:04	1:44	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
2	3:53	2:08	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 20	2	3	Half
3	9:41	1:46	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	4:46	1:51	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	14:16	2:00	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	11:44	4:42	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown
4	5:43	2:26	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
4	3:09	2:00	OPP 33	3	1	Field Goal

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:57	2:41	OWN 11	4	20	Punt
1	4:14	1:41	OWN 33	3	-7	Interception
2	14:51	1:41	OWN 3	3	2	Punt
2	11:50	1:58	OWN 8	5	22	Interception
2	8:42	1:38	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
2	5:20	1:27	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
2	1:45	1:34	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	5:19	OWN 29	14	71	Touchdown
3	7:55	3:09	OWN 31	7	33	Punt
3	2:55	3:39	OWN 21	8	38	Punt
4	12:16	0:32	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	7:02	1:19	OPP 43	4	2	Downs
4	3:17	0:08	OWN 17	1	0	Interception
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 18	3	11	Game

Game MVP: David Klingler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Lewis	22	90	4.09	13	4	0
Charlie Garner	15	33	2.20	10	1	1
James Jett	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Reuben Droughns	12	53	4.42	25	2
Dorsey Levens	9	12	1.33	11	1
Timm Rosenbach	1	5	5.00	5	0
Kordell Stewart	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	27	19	230	1/8	3	43	0	133.2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kordell Stewart	23	13	96	4/30	1	28	0	81.0
Timm Rosenbach	10	4	34	0/0	0	16	2	10.0
Fred Hopkins	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Boston	7	11	75	10.71	16	19	1
WR James Jett	4	5	92	23.00	62	43	1
RB Jamal Lewis	4	4	38	9.50	21	27	0
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	1
TE Jermaine Wiggins	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Laveranues Coles	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Germane Crowell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Kleinfeld	6	10	66	11.00	30	28	0
WR Ron Dugans	6	10	35	5.83	11	17	0
WR Arthur Marshall	2	3	6	3.00	0	4	1
WR T.J. Cebulla	2	5	19	9.50	0	15	0
WR Carl Pickens	1	7	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mo Lewis	2	8	4.00	0
CB Dexter McCleon	1	27	27.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	6	261	43.5	43.5	48	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	8	375	46.9	34.8	71	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dante Hall	2	37	18.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Kleinfeld	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reuben Droughns	5	125	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dexter Jackson	9	3	0.0	19	28
ILB Tedy Bruschi	5	1	1.0	17	30
OLB Ike Reese	4	0	1.0	17	32
CB Patrick Surtain	4	0	0.0	18	30
OLB Chris Slade	3	0	0.0	17	27
CB Ramos McDonald	3	0	0.0	18	34
ILB Marvin Jones	2	2	0.0	9	8
OLB Mo Lewis	2	1	0.0	7	13
DT Gilbert Brown	2	0	0.0	4	4
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	1.0	13	19
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	1.0	17	29
CB Dexter McCleon	1	3	0.0	20	35
DE Hunter Fatafehi	1	3	0.0	13	19
S Le Roy Butler	1	1	0.0	6	12
CB Carlos Brooks	1	1	0.0	6	13
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0.0	16	30
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	1	0	0.0	7	11
DT Brian Young	1	0	0.0	13	26
DE Kevin Carter	0	2	0.0	10	20

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	11	1	0.0	32	26
S Tim Watson	10	1	0.0	31	26
S Darren Woodson	4	0	1.0	35	25
ILB Kanavis McGhee	4	1	0.0	11	6
CB Eric Davis	4	0	0.0	31	26
DE N.D. Kalu	3	0	0.0	26	25
OLB Takeo Spikes	3	0	0.0	26	20
DT John Randle	2	5	0.0	31	22
OLB Vincent Vega	2	2	0.0	18	10
DE Bobby Hamilton	2	2	0.0	24	24
DT Bill Johnson	2	1	0.0	26	17
S Kenoy Kennedy	2	1	0.0	11	7
DT Derrick Ransom	2	0	0.0	18	7
WR Ron Dugans	2	0	---	---	---
CB Stanley Richard	1	1	0.0	29	24
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	0	0.0	14	10
DT Stalin Colinet	1	0	0.0	12	11
DE Greg Spires	0	1	0.0	14	4
OLB Bryan Jones	0	1	0.0	6	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Hamilton	1.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Ike Reese	1.0	0	1	0	32
DE Robert Porcher	1.0	0	0	0	19
ILB Tedy Bruschi	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Kevin Carter	0.0	1	1	2	20
ILB Marvin Jones	0.0	0	1	0	8
OLB Chris Slade	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE Hunter Fatafehi	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Darren Woodson	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE N.D. Kalu	0.0	1	1	0	25
DT Bill Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	17
DT Stalin Colinet	0.0	1	0	0	11
DE Bobby Hamilton	0.0	0	1	0	24
OLB Takeo Spikes	0.0	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Patrick Surtain	4	4	0	30
OLB Ike Reese	3	1	0	32
ILB Tedy Bruschi	2	0	0	30
S Dexter Jackson	2	0	0	28
OLB Mo Lewis	1	0	2	13
S Le Roy Butler	1	0	0	12
ILB Marvin Jones	1	0	0	8
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0	30
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	1	0	0	11
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	0	34
CB Dexter McCleon	0	0	1	35

Pittsburgh	Caught	PPlay
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	7	26
CB Eric Davis	5	26
S Tim Watson	2	26
ILB Kanavis McGhee	1	6
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	10
DE N.D. Kalu	1	25
OLB Takeo Spikes	1	20
CB Tony Darden	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Steussie	3	10	35	1	28
Brendan Stai	2	8	38	0	28
Doug Karczewski	2	6	33	0	28
Kyle Turley	2	6	35	0	28
Harvey Knaack	1	4	32	0	28
Jermaine Wiggins	1	2	25	0	22
Adam Treu	0	1	6	0	0
Zach Pillar	0	1	5	0	0

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Bertelsen	1	5	18	1	31
Melvin Hayes	1	4	19	2	35
Courtney Hall	1	3	23	1	38
Bob Hallen	1	3	6	0	12
Jon Runyan	0	3	19	0	28
Chris Wiltz	0	2	20	0	33
Chad Clifton	0	1	5	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Carlos Brooks	2	31
Charlie Garner	2	19
Dante Hall	1	26
Dwayne Carswell	1	17

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Kanavis McGhee	1	31
Arthur Marshall	1	17

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Karczewski	33	28	---	---	8	69
David Klingler	38	28	---	---	---	66
Brendan Stai	38	28	---	---	---	66
Todd Steussie	35	28	---	---	2	65
Dexter McCleon	---	---	20	35	9	64
Kyle Turley	35	28	---	---	---	63
Harvey Knaack	32	28	---	---	---	60
Keith Hamilton	---	---	17	29	12	58
James Jett	24	23	---	---	11	58
Jermaine Wiggins	25	22	---	---	10	57
Jay Bellamy	---	---	16	30	9	55
Ramos McDonald	---	---	18	34	---	52
Carlos Brooks	---	---	6	13	31	50
Patrick Surtain	---	---	18	30	2	50
Ike Reese	---	---	17	32	---	49
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	17	30	---	47
Dexter Jackson	---	---	19	28	---	47
Tommy Vardell	14	16	---	---	16	46
Charlie Garner	15	12	---	---	19	46
David Boston	25	21	---	---	---	46
Chris Slade	---	---	17	27	1	45
Dwayne Carswell	20	6	---	---	17	43
Mo Lewis	---	---	7	13	22	42
Brian Young	---	---	13	26	3	42
Jamal Lewis	23	16	---	---	---	39
Ben Coates	14	8	---	---	11	33
Robert Porcher	---	---	13	19	1	33
Germane Crowell	9	6	---	---	18	33
Hunter Fatafehi	---	---	13	19	---	32
Dante Hall	5	0	---	---	26	31
Kevin Carter	---	---	10	20	---	30
Marvin Jones	---	---	9	8	10	27
Laveranues Coles	16	10	---	---	---	26
Le Roy Butler	---	---	6	12	1	19
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	7	11	1	19
Bob Scanlan	---	---	6	9	2	17
Angel Hardy	6	0	---	---	9	15
Adam Treu	6	0	---	---	8	14
Zach Pillar	5	0	---	---	9	14
Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gilbert Brown	---	---	4	4	---	8
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony Graziani	0	0	---	---	3	3
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0
George Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stanley Richard	---	---	29	24	14	67
Darren Woodson	---	---	35	25	3	63
Courtney Hall	23	38	---	---	---	61
Eric Davis	---	---	31	26	4	61
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	32	26	3	61
Tim Watson	---	---	31	26	2	59
John Randle	---	---	31	22	4	57
Brandon Bertelsen	18	31	---	---	8	57
Melvin Hayes	19	35	---	---	---	54
Ron Dugans	15	31	---	---	8	54
Chris Wiltz	20	33	---	---	---	53
N.D. Kalu	---	---	26	25	2	53
Reuben Droughns	13	16	---	---	23	52
Bobby Hamilton	---	---	24	24	2	50
Takeo Spikes	---	---	26	20	3	49
Kanavis McGhee	---	---	11	6	31	48
Bill Johnson	---	---	26	17	5	48
Jon Runyan	19	28	---	---	---	47
Carl Pickens	13	27	---	---	3	43
David Kleinfeld	13	24	---	---	6	43
Arthur Marshall	9	15	---	---	17	41
Tony Darden	---	---	17	14	10	41
Kendall Gammon	7	13	---	---	18	38
Dorsey Levens	10	18	---	---	8	36
Kordell Stewart	9	27	---	---	---	36
T.J. Cebulla	7	13	---	---	14	34
Benjamin Blue	14	12	---	---	7	33
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	14	10	6	30
Vincent Vega	---	---	18	10	1	29
Mark Campbell	7	10	---	---	11	28
Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	11	7	10	28
Derrick Ransom	---	---	18	7	2	27
Jim Branson	7	10	---	---	9	26
Bob Hallen	6	12	---	---	8	26
Greg Spires	---	---	14	4	8	26
Chad Clifton	5	12	---	---	8	25
Stalin Colinet	---	---	12	11	1	24
Timm Rosenbach	12	10	---	---	---	22
Lewis Kelly	5	6	---	---	8	19
Alvin Mack	---	---	6	2	10	18
Bryan Jones	---	---	6	2	2	10
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Walker	0	6	---	---	---	6
Fred Hopkins	2	2	---	---	---	4
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	53	4.1
Middle	18	50	2.8
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	-7	-1.2
Middle	9	50	5.6
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	27	19	3	1	2	0	2	1	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kordell Stewart	23	13	1	2	0	3	4	1	0
Timm Rosenbach	10	4	0	0	1	1	2	1	2
Fred Hopkins	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	123	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	105	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	41	20.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	35	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	54	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Boston	11	7	1	75	0	21
WR James Jett	5	4	0	92	2	23
RB Jamal Lewis	4	4	0	38	1	16
TE Jermaine Wiggins	3	1	1	8	0	22
FB Tommy Vardell	2	2	0	10	0	16
WR Germane Crowell	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Laveranues Coles	1	1	0	7	0	10

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Kleinfeld	10	6	0	66	1	24
WR Ron Dugans	10	6	0	35	0	31
WR Carl Pickens	7	1	1	4	0	27
WR T.J. Cebulla	5	2	0	19	0	13
WR Arthur Marshall	3	2	0	6	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	3	1	0.33	2.20
Jamal Lewis	2	8	4.00	4.09
James Jett	1	6	6.00	6.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	5	5	31	6.20	8.52

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kordell Stewart	2	2	8	4.00	4.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Boston	3	3	31	10.33	6.82
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	4	4.00	5.00
RB Jamal Lewis	1	1	-4	-4.00	9.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arthur Marshall	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR T.J. Cebulla	1	1	4	4.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	4	1
Jamal Lewis	4	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Reuben Droughns	3	2
Dorsey Levens	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	6	5	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kordell Stewart	6	3	2
Timm Rosenbach	4	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	2	2	1
WR David Boston	2	1	1
FB Tommy Vardell	1	1	1
WR Laveranues Coles	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Pickens	3	0	0
WR David Kleinfeld	3	0	0
WR Ron Dugans	3	2	1
WR T.J. Cebulla	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,700 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)